US newspapers to battle over headline copyright in court
A small regional newspaper publisher in the US is suing The New York Times Company over the online republication of news headlines. The case could help to define at what point republication becomes copyright infringement.
Google chief joins Commission privacy advisory body
Google's privacy law expert has been appointed to a committee which will advise the European Commission on data protection policy. Google has previously clashed with EU privacy watchdogs on data protection issues.
New powers used for first time, says copyright lobby group
A forensic examination of the software used by a Welsh business has been conducted under powers recently granted to Trading Standards officers under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act.
Japanese privacy advocates object to Google's Street View
A Japanese privacy group has asked Google to stop operating its Street View service there. The group says that the photographs of the country's streets violate a "basic right" to privacy.
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