Phishing Best phishing sites are near impossible to distinguish from real thing, survey shows 5% of recipients respond to fake emails 07.04.06 BBC, Phishing
E-Scams OFT has launched campaign to raise awareness of internet scams, younger middle-classes are as likely to be victims as elderly or poor 23.02.06 Times, OFT Press Release, Cybercrime, Fraud
China Net Reports appearing in Chinese media accusing Google of operating without licence, refusing to cooperate with Chinese law on filtering 'pornography' 22.02.06 Washington Post, China Censorship
Chinese Internet Congress committee criticises Google, Microsoft, Cisco and Yahoo! for complying with Chinese govt demands for censorship, Yahoo! said to be 'sick and evil' for providing information leading to imprisonment of Shi Tao and Li Zhi 16.02.06 Times, Human Rights
China Censorship MPs raise concern at block on UK business as a result of censorship of internet in China Telegraph Chinese old gaurd warn censorship of internet will lead to 'social disaster' 15.02.06 Guardian, Human Rights
Controlling Internet The pompous, over-blown tone of UN conference on Information Society completely misconceives the interenet, which is all about lack of control 21.11.05 Observer
ICANN Control U UN internet deal will leave ultimate control of top level domains with US govt controlled ICANN, international forum will be established for consultation, fear China, Iran and otherw would stifle free expression, innovation 17.11.05 BBC, Media Law Links
Internet Governance US is resisting EU pressure for greater international participation in governance of the internet, support of Iran, China and Saudi Arabia undermining EU case 12.10.05 Guardian
Easy Mobile Carphone Warehouse has been ordered to hand domain name easiermobile.com to rival entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou, World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) rules registration in bad faith 14.07.05 Telegraph, Mobile Telecoms Links
Domain Tasting PIR concerned about domain tasting, automated registration of domain names, analysing traffic and then cancelling those registrations which do not generate hits and retaining those with financial value 20.04.06 Eversheds, Intellectual Property, Internet Regulation
.eu Phase II The launch of the .eu top level domain entered a new phase on 7 February when brand owners of unregistered rights were allowed to apply to register domain names corresponding to their brand names, prior to the public launch of .eu on 7 April 01.03.06 Eversheds, Trademark
Blogger Blackout Microsoft has co-operated with the Chinese authorities by shutting the site of a well-known blogger after he discussed a recent high-profile newspaper strike 06.01.06 New York Times
.eu Launched The top-level domain .eu was successfully launched, with EuRid receiving just under 130,000 applications to register .eu names 17.12.05 Eversheds, Trademark
.eu registration 7 December marks the start of a phased 'sunrise' period for registration of the new .eu domain, to then be followed by registration on a first-come-first-served basis 02.12.05 Law Now
.eu Pre-registration applications for .eu domain names are now being accepted, making this a crucial time for businesses with a presence in Europe 02.11.05 Eversheds, Trademark Links
Shared Servers The use of shared servers to host unrelated companiesâ websites can potentially compromise security or lead to their sites being blocked without their knowledge when the shared IP address appears on a blocked list 02.10.05
Website Access Rules Bert Massie, the chairman of the Disability Rights Commission (DRC), recently made a speech titled: Stopping Websites that prevent people buying: The case for accessibility. Major points to note re that new procedural guidelines will be available later this year and that the DRC clearly sees this as an area for more vigorous enforcement 09.08.05 Eversheds, Disability Links
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Contracts R Us Court rules that allowing other toy retailers to sell over its website put Amazon in breach of contract giving exclusive rights to Toy R Us 06.03.06 BBC
Easy Mobile Carphone Warehouse has been ordered to hand domain name easiermobile.com to rival entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou, World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) rules registration in bad faith 14.07.05 Telegraph, Mobile Telecoms Links
Adwords & Trademarks Firms from insurer Geico to Louis Vuitton are launching suits against Google, trying to stop search engine selling ads linked to searches for trademarks and product names 26.05.04 Washington Post, Trademark Links
Pop Up Ads LL Bean is suing competitors Nordstrom, J.C. Penney, Atkins and Gevalia, allege they use Claria spyware to create pop up ads that appear when visitors come to LL Bean website, 'poach trademark' 19.05.04 CNN, Trademark Links
Freshfields Advises on Wii Freshfields has advised Nintendo on product development and worldwide introduction of the Wii console, led by Frankfurt IP/IT partner Stefan Krüger, advice focused on regulatory aspects of data protection, e-commerce, copyright, contract and the protection of young people online 14.12.06 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Data Protection, Intellectual Property
