Author: Team Outlaw
BSI consults on first British Standard for accessible websites
A British Standard will give business owners and marketing managers new guidance for building and maintaining web content that is accessible to disabled people. A draft version of BS 8878 was released for public comment today
Internet shoppers to get duty relief for Christmas
Internet shoppers who wait until December to look for a Christmas bargain may save more money than they thought when HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) eliminates customs duty on personal purchases costing less that £105. The customs-free limit until now was £18
MySpace finds a way to keep user-uploaded videos online
Social networking site MySpace will place advertising on some user-uploaded videos that will be recognised by advertising software
Count page views, not site visits, when suing for internet libel
Courts cannot assume that online material has been read without some evidence in libel cases, a court has ruled
Contractor loses memory stick with Government Gateway
Another Government contractor lost track of equipment containing citizens' personal data, newspaper reports have revealed.
US court narrows scope for business method patents
One of the US's highest courts has ruled that business methods cannot be patented unless they meet a test laid down by the Supreme Court
American Airlines sues Yahoo! over keyword sales
American Airlines is suing search engine company Yahoo! over the use of its trade marks to trigger adverts for competing airlines. The company has previously settled a similar case with Google
Privacy watchdog calls Home Office plans threat to British way of life
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said that a single database of phone and internet usage records would undermine the "British way of life
IP and media regulation will be examined in digital review
Copyright laws and the way that media and telecoms services are regulated could be due for change under a review the Government will conduct into the UK's digital economy. Ex-chief executive of Ofcom Stephen Carter will conduct the review
Data protection officials to lobby for new child-protecting laws
Data protection authorities from all over the world have agreed to call for legislation specifically limiting the collection and use of children's personal data
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