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BT and TalkTalk renew challenge to Digital Economy Act

...relate to the EU's Technical Standards Directive, the Authorisation Directive, the E-Commerce Directive and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive. BT and TalkTalk... Read more

27 May, 2011 by David Meyer

Facebook, Yahoo and ISPs plead for UK free speech

Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, Mumsnet and the ISPA have all called for the upcoming libel reform bill to reflect the internet age, in an open letter to David Cameron and justice minister Lord McNally Read more

19 November, 2010 by David Meyer

Google picks holes in EU's 'right to be forgotten'

The search giant has asked EU regulators to clarify proposed rules forcing social networks and hosting services to remove people's photos and data on request, saying they place unreasonable demands on providers Read more

17 February, 2012 by David Meyer

Email and web snooping plans draw back-bench fire

...invoked in the context of copyright enforcement limitations, Article 15 of the E-Commerce Directive of 2000 clearly states that member states "shall not impose... Read more

2 April, 2012

Web takedowns come under EU scrutiny

...are not always respected," the Commission said.Site-blocking According to the E-Commerce Directive of 2000, ISPs cannot be held liable for what gets... Read more

11 January, 2012 by David Meyer

Courts cannot order ISPs to filter P2P, ECJ rules

...the ruling was in tune with neither EU privacy law nor the e-Commerce Directive. That directive places a ban on forcing ISPs to set... Read more

24 November, 2011 by David Meyer

EU looks to service providers for copyright enforcement

...the approach did not mean changing the safe harbour provisions of the e-Commerce Directive, which broadly protect service providers from liability for what goes... Read more

25 May, 2011 by David Meyer

Google loses autocomplete defamation case in Italy

...on Tuesday. Google lost its bid to claim the protection of the E-Commerce Directive's safe harbour provisions, which partly shields hosting and ISPs... Read more

5 April, 2011 by David Meyer

Court grants fourth ground for Digital Economy review

...failed to notify the European Commission as it should have; that the E-Commerce Directive should stop ISPs from being held liable for data going... Read more

15 November, 2010

ISPs ask government to protect them from 'policing' role

...to liabilities". The limitations on legal exposure derive from the EU's e-Commerce Directive, which gives ISPs 'mere conduit' status. This exempts them from... Read more

22 July, 2010 by David Meyer

UK to miss EU e-commerce deadline

...countries to miss the European Union (EU) deadline for implementation of the E-Commerce Directive. All 15 member states are required to have enforced the... Read more

11 January, 2002 by Wendy McAuliffe

AOL broadband will dodge VAT

At £34.99 per month, with no VAT to pay, AOL's broadband product could net it substantially more per customer than competing UK ISPs earn Read more

12 June, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

How the e-commerce directive affects your business

...2002 came into force on 21st August. They implement the EU's e-Commerce Directive which aims to boost e-commerce by removing internal market... Read more

20 October, 2002 by Olswang

New e-commerce rules published

...the Treasury and the Financial Services Authority (the "FSA") to implement the e-Commerce Directive in the financial services arena. Those consultations concluded in early... Read more

6 June, 2002 by Olswang

A level playing field for financial services online?

...are inviting a further round of submissions on proposals for implementing the E-Commerce Directive (the "Directive") in respect of financial services. The proposed changes... Read more

15 April, 2002 by Andy Moseby and Andy Sunderland

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