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 3  3 October 2003
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Disability -
In Bruce Lindsay Maguire v Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2000) (Sydney, Australia), the Human Rights and Equalities Commission decided that provisions of Australian Disability Discrimination Act 1995 apply to website operators. Accessibility of websites to disabled - provisions apply to website operator
Fraud -
In The Simkins Partnership v Reeves Lund & Co Ltd, before Mr Stephen Hockman QC, an installer of a computerised phone system was held liable for fraudulent use.
Data Protection -
In David Relf v (1) Charles Rifkind, (2) Jonathan Levy, (3) Point Ventures Limited, (4) Slaughter & May (a firm); Peter Hibbert v (1) Charles Rifkind, (2) Jonathan Levy, (3) Point Ventures Limited, (4) Slaughter & May (a firm), before Mr Justice Laddie, the Court addressed issues on the obtaining and use of voice mail messages for the purposes of litigation. Implications for emails.
Copyright -
In MGM Studios Inc et al v Grokster Limited and Jerry Lieber et al v Consumer Empowerment BV (aka FastTrack) et al, a US Federal judge in Los Angeles held in contrast to Napster, that Grokster and Streamcast, two distributors of peer-to-peer file-swapping software are not liable for vicarious or contributory infringement of copyright laws by users.
Copyright -
In Handelsblatt v Paperboy, the Federal Superior Court of Germany (Bundesgerichtshof) held that in certain circumstances deep-links are compatible with German copyright and fair trading law.
Email Evidence -
In Regina v Rowe & Bhatt the evidential value of computer stored documents and email evidence was challenged.
Online Gambling -
In United States of America vs David Hampton Tedder a US Attorney was convicted for his role in an offshore internet gambling company.
Patents -
In Eolas Technologies Inc and The Regents of The University of California v Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft was found liable for infringement of Eolas’ ‘plug-in’ patent.
EU Competition -
In Opinion Advocate General STIX-HACKL, case C-42/02, Diana Elisabeth Lindman v Skatterättelsnämnden, General Stix-Hackl backs passive cross-border gaming.
Pop-up Advertising -
In U-Haul International v WhenU the United States Federal District Court ruled pop-up messages a burden for internet users but not illegal.
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