CyberLaw Blog

Archive for September 11th, 2009

IWF takes ‘pragmatic’ stance on level one images: “

Doesn’t want to be ‘forever embroiled’ in grey areas

The head of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has reiterated the organisation’s focus on the most serious images of child abuse, implying a recalibration of its efforts to police borderline material.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

EU court upholds national restrictions against online gambling(EUOBSERVER)
The EU’s top court ruled that national governments can uphold domestic restrictions on online gambling and ban foreign websites if the intention is to stop fraud and crime. In a case brought by Austrian online betting provider Bwin against the Portuguese state lottery, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the state monopoly’s restrictions ‘may be regarded as justified by the objective of combating fraud and crime. The ruling is a setback for online gambling groups, which have been pushing for an EU-wide open market in this field.

(Via QuickLinks Update.)