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The Information Tribunal has been abolished and its functions have been subsumed into the General Regulatory Chamber.

Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) publishes new guidance to help individuals in Northern Ireland take a claim to court under the Data Protection Act.

This report highlights developments that have taken place since the publication of the Data Handling Review.

ICO issues guidance on its new powers to impose monetary penalties of up to £500,000 for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act.

A Birmingham high school has been required to sign a formal undertaking after a laptop containing the unencrypted personal details of around a thousand staff and students was stolen. 

An American graduate found guilty of copyright infringement for illegally downoading and uploading songs on Napster and Kazaa is seeking a new trial or a reduction of damages.

French court finds Google guilty of infringing copyright by digitising books and putting extracts online.

Penningtons Solicitors have reported on a recent settlement between Getty Images and a removals firm which had used without licence a Getty Images photo.

The consultation on a revised code of practice can be found on the Scottish Government website.

The Information Tribunal has ruled that redaction time cannot count towards Freedom of Information (FOI) cost capping. 

EU approves two agreements on copyright law.

The UK Intellectual Property Office has released for consultation detailed legislative proposals designed to implement the adopted parts of the Gowers Review.

The Information Commissioner's Office has launched a consultation on new guidance governing online privacy.

Changes to Facebook mean users are being encouraged towards more open privacy settings.

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The Information Commisioner's Office has published new guidance on the Data Protection Act.

The email system of a leading research unit based at the University of East Anglia has been hacked.

This report proposes improving access to works, resolving issues around copyright and contract and ensuring copyright exceptions are right for the digital age.

Congratulations to Philip Wane from Nottingham Trent University who wins the Sony e-Book Reader.

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