Dutch court orders block on Pirate Bay website
Two Dutch cable companies were ordered by a court on Wednesday to block access to the website The Pirate Bay to prevent the illegal downloading.....
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The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) priorities for 2012
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) sets out on january 10th, his priorities for 2012 in the area of legislative consultation by publishing his strategic.....
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European Court of Justice clarifies when customs authorities may detain imitations or copies in transit within EU territory
According to a recent judgement of the European Court of Justice, member states customs authorities would be entitled to act in cases where goods which.....
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Spain rescinds private copy tax, adopts anti-piracy law
Spain’s newly elected conservative government has annulled the country’s conterversial ‘Canon Digital’, a tax applied to media content storage devices and supports. After..
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Apple fined € 900K in Italy for misleading warranty claims
Apple was fined a total of €900,000 ($1.2m) by the Italian Antitrust Authority in december for failing to properly inform customers of their legal right.....
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