Book publisher demands BitTorrent jury trial
A global book publisher has demanded that four people face piracy charges for allegedly using peer-to-peer network BitTorrent to share its titles online.
EU data protection body warns over ACTA
An independent data protection body in the EU has warned that proposed anti-counterfeiting and piracy legislation could breach privacy provisions under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
iiNet not liable for online piracy
Copyright owners have lamented a decision by the Australian High Court, which ruled that Internet service provider (ISP) iiNet did not authorise copyright infringement by its users.
YouTube loses GEMA court battle
A German court has forced YouTube to remove seven copyrighted music clips and said it is responsible for content posted by users.
Rugby joins the game
In other gTLD news, the International Rugby Board (IRB) confirmed that it has applied to operate the .rugby domain.
Deloitte confirms .brand gTLD application
Multinational auditing company Deloitte has confirmed that it has applied to operate a .deloitte generic top-level domain (gTLD).
CJEU rules on keywords jurisdiction dispute
Keyword advertising disputes can be heard by courts either in the country the disputed trademark is registered in, or the country the advertiser is located in, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has ruled.
Speechly Bircham undertakes design law research
Law firm Speechly Bircham LLP and two other groups are to research the effectiveness of UK design law and assess how it can be improved.
WIPO data reveal cybersquatting rise
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has announced a record number of cybersquatting cases for 2011.
Oracle and Google fight over Android patents
Database-maker Oracle took Google to court on April 16, alleging that Android smartphone software infringes patents owned by its subsidiary company Sun Microsystems.
