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UK publishers win right to protect brewer leak source: “Five UK news publishers have won the right not to hand over leaked documents after defying successive UK court rulings ordering them to release the files. The papers claimed doing so would reveal their sources.”
Rome I comes into force, clarifies whose laws apply to contract disputes: “Companies that negotiate contracts without specifying which country’s law should govern any contractual disputes between them will face a new legal regime in two weeks’ time. From 17th December, a new EU law, Rome I, will decide which law should apply.”
Police in copyright case can retain evidence and pass to trade body, says Court of Appeal: “A company whose computers and disks were kept by police even after the force had dropped its case will appeal the case to the Supreme Court. A lawyer for Scopelight told OUT-LAW.COM that it will seek leave to appeal by 4th December.”
Mod chip seller infringed copyright in game elements, even if not in whole game: “A man who sold computer chips that enabled pirated video games to be played on consoles was rightly convicted of copyright offences, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
Law Commissions oppose EU abolition of consumer right to reject faulty goods: “The UK should resist a proposal from Europe that would abolish the right of consumers to reject goods that turn out to be faulty, according to a report from the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.”
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