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EDITORIAL: Prepaid Cards and the new E-Money Directive
FORECASTS: Key developments in 2009 and predictions for 2010
DUBAI: The Dubai 'crisis': what went wrong in the emirate
UK PAYMENTS: The National Payments Plan an update on work delivered
CANADA: Online banking in Canada: what happens next
CONSUMER CREDIT: US consumers and changes in credit card practices
EDITORIAL: EU regulators get real
DATA MANAGEMENT: Data protection in corporate transactions: key issues
ITALY: in-depth analysis of the new rules on telemarketing
ASIA-PACIFIC: The APEC Privacy Framework: developments
GERMANY: Email marketing ruling: scope of liability extended
CANADA: IP address disclosure: users' 'expectation of privacy'
COMMENT: SWIFT and the new EU-US data transfer agreement
EDITORIAL: The year of the e-reader
ONLINE COPYRIGHT: Online copyright: challenges and recent developments
DIGITAL ECONOMY BILL: The Digital Economy Bill: restricting copyright breaches
PAY-PER-VIEW: Online news: pay-per-view and third party aggregators
IP RIGHTS: eBay vs LVMH: luxury brands and online protection
CONSUMER PROTECTION: Consumer protection reforms for cross-border e-commerce
OPINION: E-books and digital rights management
CASE LAW UPDATE: Key e-commerce cases
EDITORIAL: It's a women's world
Predictions for 2010
US: The privatisation of gambling activities in the US
OFFSHORING: UK spread betting firms looking offshore
COMMENT: What future for online gambling services in the EU?
SPAIN: The liberalisation of the Spanish gambling market
AUSTRIA: The Engelmann case: social objectives and licensing
BELGIUM: The new Gaming Act : freedom of services restricted
OPINION: FIFA's Early Warning System: protecting the integrity of sport
AUTOBIOGRAPHIES: Sanctioning ex-athletes for autobiographical revelations
DOPING: Trainers, negligence and antidoping rules
DOPING: NFL: federal exemption for drug rules to trump State law
ARBITRATION: CAS: analysis of revised rules of procedure
SPONSORSHIP: Affirmation of contract: Force India v Etihad
CHEATING: Feigning of blood injuries in rugby union: implications
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DOMAIN NAMES: An arbitration panel for the World Property Organisation decided that a 13-year delay in enforcing a trademark owner’srights to an existing trademark counts against a finding of bad faith.
BRAND PROTECTION: In 'eBay v LVMH', a French court fined eBay $2.5 million for failing to prevent the sale of Louis Vuitton Moet Henessy (LVMH) products on its website, after the online auction platform failed to comply with an injunction handed down in the previous year.
PATENTS: Considering three patents relating to electronic programming guides in 'Gemstar-TV v Virgin Media Limited', the UK High Court ruled that two of out three are excluded from patentability, amounting to nothing more than presentation of information.
CONSENT: The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada decided that telemarketers who collect and use personal information should clearly state the purpose of their intentions and make sure consent has been expressly given.
MISREPRESENTATION: In 'BSkyB Limited v HP Enterprise Services UK Limited', the UK High Court found that EDS was liable for misrepresenting its capacity to carry out the project it had bidden for during the tendering process.
PARALLEL IMPORTS: In 'Sun Microsystems v M-tech Data', the UK High Court ruled that Sun Microsystems' enforcement of its trademark rights did not constitute a quantitative restriction on imports between Member States, nor a restriction to competition.
DEFAMATION: In 'LonZim PLC, David Lenigas and Geoffrey White v Andrew Sprague', the UK High Court highlighted the importance of gathering good quality evidence of internet publication in support of a claim, in a case where the claimant sought to pursue the interviewee, rather than the publication, for alleged defamatory comments.
E-MARKETING: The Higher District Court for Düsseldorf ruled that a company using email addresses purchased from a third party must make sure each recipient has given explicit consent before sending out marketing emails.
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: In 'Gary Flood v Times Newspapers Limited', the UK High Court ruled that the Reynolds defence of 'qualified privilege' applies to libellous material printed in a newspaper but not to the online copy of the article in question.
BELGIUM: In 'Real Madrid Football Club and Others v Sporting Exchange and Others', a Belgian Court of Appeal confirmed that the use of names and images of football clubs and football players on sports betting operators' websites is for a due cause, namely for the identification of football matches on which bets can be placed.
ID THEFT: 'United States of America v Albert Gonzalez': One of the most prolific cases of identity theft and credit card fraud ever recorded is the case of Albert Gonzalez, a US citizen who stole more than a hundred million card numbers and personal details.
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Icelandic repayment delays cast doubts on EU liability
MasterCard clarifies PCI DSS requirements for merchants
Australia gets ready for new credit regime
New Chinese 'privacy right' as Google threatens to shut
Swiss court rules UBS financial data transfer to the US 'unlawful'
French highest court rules on whistleblowing
Digital Bill moves forward despite criticism from ISPs
Online-only publications now subject to PCC's jurisdiction
Australia: ISPs to introduce online filters
Proposals for a 'managed' liberalisation in Australia
Belgian law passed despite EU Commission's warnings
AG confirms Dutch gaming monopoly
UK Bill to criminalise doping and allow police drug searches
New gambling licence requirements could impact UK sports sponsorship
FIA to appeal Briatore ban annulment
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