CyberLaw Blog

Archive for August 11th, 2008

Home Office lost CDs on 3,000 workers: “

Details go missing in post

The Home Office has lost the names, nationalities, passport numbers and dates of birth of 3,000 seasonal agricultural workers on two CDs in transit to the UK Borders Authority.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

Italian authorities attempt to take on Pirate Bay: “Italian internet service providers have attempted to block access to peer-to-peer (P2P) link-sharing site The Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay claims that the action was taken on the orders of Italian prosecutor Giancarlo Mancusi.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

Teenager gets damages reduced after copyright ignorance claim: “A 16-year-old girl has successfully argued that she was too young to understand that her copyright-infringing downloading of music was unlawful. A US court said she will only have to pay $200 per song downloaded instead of the $750 demanded in the case.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

UK signs up to Rome I rules on cross-border contract disputes: “The UK Government has signed up to an EU deal on whose law should govern cross-border disputes over contracts. It says that the agreement will protect UK businesses trading in Europe.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

Phorm papers reveal BT’s backwards approach to wiretap law: “

Would you trust these men with your network security?

Exclusive BT’s long-held claim that legal advice said its Phorm trials did not breach wiretapping laws came under renewed scrutiny today, as documents revealed the firm approached government experts after it had secretly co-opted 18,000 broadband customers into the advertising targeting system.…

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(Via The Register – Comms.)