Ad blocking could pose a threat to the existence of businesses in the creative industries, the UK’s culture secretary has warned. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →OPINION: EU policy makers would be wrong to regulate ‘over-the-top’ (OTT) communication services like Skype and WhatsApp in the same way as they do traditional telecoms operators like BT and […]
Continue Reading →Facebook’s data use policy is under investigation by Germany’s main competition authority. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The European Commission has approved the purchase of data storage company EMC by Dell. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The UK government has stepped back from making major changes to freedom of information (FOI) laws after the publication of an independent report it had commissioned into the FOI regime. […]
Continue Reading →Administrators can find it more difficult to preserve a business’ commercially sensitive data and intellectual property (IP) when employees have been able to store that information on their own personal […]
Continue Reading →An ‘assessment process’ for new wave and tidal energy technologies will give developers more “structure” when developing and testing new concepts, its authors have said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The “systemic risks” that disruptive technologies could pose to the global financial system are high on the agenda of international watchdogs, the chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) has […]
Continue Reading →Online platforms provide a range of benefits to consumers and businesses that new regulations should not erode, a UK minister has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →FOCUS: The simulation of a patent hearing under the new Unified Patent Court (UPC) system has highlighted some of the issues businesses that choose to use it will need to […]
Continue Reading →The UK government has “no fundamental objection” to consumer rights being extended in cases where consumers trade their personal data for access to ‘free’ digital content, according to a new […]
Continue Reading →UK telecoms giant BT will be required to open up its network infrastructure to access by rival businesses under proposals outlined by Ofcom. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The Court of Appeal in London must maintain the right of brand owners to obtain website blocking orders against internet service providers (ISPs) as a means of enforcing their trade […]
Continue Reading →The growing debate about the legitimacy and effects of ‘ad blocking’ could shape how the telecoms market will look like in future, an expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →FOCUS: The ease with which businesses will be able to win interim injunctions to defend against rivals’ infringements of their patents will be influential in determining whether companies engage with […]
Continue Reading →A framework to underpin the auctioning off of spectrum in Singapore later this year has been designed in a way intended to encourage a new mobile network operator to set […]
Continue Reading →In order to determine the meaning of a publication in defamation, what matters is the publication taken as a whole, a High Court judge has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Edinburgh is the UK’s second largest hub for fledgling technology companies, according to a body that promotes investment in Scotland. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →FOCUS: New EU trade mark rules, changes to the minimum wage laws and a new regulatory regime for internet payments are among the legal and regulatory changes retailers need to […]
Continue Reading →FOCUS: Businesses in highly regulated industries such as financial services or air transport may have to submit to a whole new regulatory process or move to another EU country if […]
Continue Reading →CK Hutchison, the owner of the Three mobile network, has promised to work with its rivals on sharing mast networks to maintain competition in the UK market if the European […]
Continue Reading →Existing telecoms laws are “discriminatory” and have a negative impact on competition, innovation and consumers, a mobile industry body has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →New safety measures are to be introduced to the packaging of medicine in Europe, including a unique identifier and tamper-evident features. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The UK government has still to demonstrate that intelligence and security agencies in the country need to obtain ‘bulk personal datasets’ (BPDs) to preserve national security, a parliamentary committee has […]
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