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Published: 18.12.07 : Source protection – and the latest privacy and libel payouts
IN AN ERA when UK judges often ask ‘what does Europe say on this?’, two European court rulings are noteworthy for supporting the protection of journalistic sources. In the first, th... Read more »

Published: 30.11.07 : Magazine’s “responsible journalism” bid fails
AN ENGLISH libel case involving Romanian royalty shows the media cannot relax in the reassuring glow of recently bolstered reportage and “public interest” privilege defences. The ca... Read more »

Published: 19.11.07 : Protection For Sources And Private Identities Is Limited
  Disclosure of sources and private information is top of the media law agenda after recent rulings on the limits of confidentiality. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club and its executives... Read more »

Published: 01.11.07 : ‘Make Allowance For Editorial Decisions’ – Court of Appeal
Following the important Court of Appeal ruling in Charman v Orion and McLagan, libel judges will have to make proper allowance for the editorial decisions of professional journalists and authors. ... Read more »

Published: 22.10.07 : Bent Coppers Libel Victory – And “Greater Problems” Over Data Protection
Publisher Orion and author Graeme McLagan have won an important victory for press freedom in a libel battle over Bent Coppers, a book alleging police corruption. The book suggested there were c... Read more »

Published: 08.10.07 : Copyright – How Much Can Be Safely Plagiarised?
In the recycled world of news journalism, one question crops up repeatedly. How much of an article can be legitimately copied without the copyright owner’s permission? The issue has become... Read more »

Published: 05.10.07 : The Paparazzi And The Satellites – Focus On The Law Of Intrusive Photography
THE old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words is as true of detailed satellite images as it is of paparazzi photographs. Pictures are packed with information, and technological advance... Read more »

Published: 05.10.07 : The New Way For Protecting A Trademark
The law affecting the registering of trade marks is about to change on 1st October 2007. Trade marks and service marks, often referred to as brands, are valuable assets for companies and indivi... Read more »

Published: 19.09.07 : Appeal Expected Over Media Contempt Convictions
Three media organisations have been convicted of contempt of court for publishing photographs of a footballer during his trial for alleged assault and breach of the peace at an Edinburgh pub. S... Read more »

Published: 11.09.07 : J K Rowling Decision Avoids Media “Revolution”
A JUDGE resiled from starting a “revolution” in Britain’s journalism when he threw out a privacy claim by author JK Rowling. Mr Justice Patten said there was nothing objection... Read more »

Published: 16.08.07 : Latest Privacy Landmarks – And The PCC Talks Tough North Of The Border
THE ambit of privacy law is in sharper focus after two High Court cases involving an oil magnate and best-selling author. Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso, son of the Congolese President and head ... Read more »

Published: 13.08.07 : Latest Appeal Court Guidance On Reporting Restrictions
Every erroneous reporting restriction that the media are willing to appeal gives reporters and judges an important steer. The latest appeal, by Times Newspapers Ltd and other publishers, con... Read more »

Published: 03.08.07 : Protecting Money-Spinning Ideas And Formats
ON-GOING copyright litigation in America involving social networking site Facebook raises interesting questions about intellectual property protection for money-spinning business concepts. To w... Read more »

Published: 24.07.07 : Hold The Front Page - ‘Reportage’ Flowers In BNP Case
Emerging shoots of a new libel defence were nourished in a case brought by British National Party members. The Court of Appeal has ruled that political magazine Searchlight was protected by a qu... Read more »

Published: 05.07.07 : Internet Copyright – Are Search Giants Playing Fair?
Internet search engines play a vital role, enabling us to navigate the web and locate other people’s information in an organised way. But in doing so, are they unfairly lining their pocket... Read more »

Published: 25.06.07 : Hold The Front Page - House of Lords Under Fire As Free Speech Loses Ground To Privacy
A TOP publisher has criticised the House of Lords for ducking its “constitutional duty” to clarify rapidly developing privacy law. Associated Newspapers’ allegation comes as a ... Read more »

Published: 25.06.07 : Newspaper Wins Fair Comment Argument In Libel Case
Freedom of expression for critics and commentators has been upheld by the Court of Appeal in an important ‘fair comment’ victory in a libel case. The case would have been a chilling... Read more »

Published: 12.06.07 : Sony - And The Battle Of Manchester Cathedral
Games creators, online authors and publishers, in fact everyone involved in the South West’s burgeoning IT industry, would do well to watch how the row between a Japanese electronics giant and ... Read more »

Published: 04.06.07 : Babies, Websites, and Libel
At first sight, a dispute between a baby guru living in Edinburgh and a parenting website based in Islington does not appear to have implications for the South West’s burgeoning IT industry,... Read more »

Published: 04.06.07 : Media Law Round Up
A recent case illustrates the risk journalists take if they embellish defamatory material from a ‘privileged’ source. The Irish edition of the Sunday Times reported comments by Democ... Read more »

 

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