A proposal for a Directive harmonising aspects of rules on copyright and related rights in the Information Society has been presented by single market commissioner Mario Monti. The proposal would adjust and complement the existing legal framework, with particular emphasis on new products and services containing intellectual property (both on-line and on physical carriers such… Continue reading EU: Copyright Directive Resented
The Times may face a further attack on its pricing scheme as a number of national newspaper owners are taking their complaints to the director-general of the Office of Fair Trading, John Bridgeman. Newspaper Publishing, publishers of The Independent, Telegraph Publishing and the Guardian Media Group have made an offer to meet with Mr. Bridgeman… Continue reading National Newspapers Seek Meeting With OFT
The Danish Government has announced that it will organise an international conference on electronic signing and encryption next year. In particular, the conference will address the issues of a European regulatory framework for electronic signing, cross-border use, the promotion of electronic commerce in the EU, cryptographic products and services for business, data protection and public… Continue reading EU: Danes Propose e-commerce Conference
LineOne , the joint venture between News International and BT, has received its first Web audit from ABC //electronic.From 1 October to 31 October the site, at http://www.lineone.net/, recorded 3.346 million page impressions.Andy Doe, LineOne’s business development director, commented: “This large traffic volume combined with our state of the art targeted advertising system, makes LineOne… Continue reading LineOne Receives Web Audit
It has been suggested that the complaint lodged by European toy manufacturers against the TV ad ban on toys in Greece will be endorsed by the Commission this week following its unexpected postponement last week, although many observers remain puzzled by the European Commission’s failure to facilitate all four of the key infringements at issue.… Continue reading EU: Infringements Cases Pending
Under an agreement just reached between Parliament and Council following a meeting of the joint Conciliation Committee, Member States may now exempt certain small shops, for a transitional period, from the obligation to indicate the price of goods per unit of quantity. This was the final aspect of the agreement which will now lead to… Continue reading EU: Small Shops To Be Exempted
TSB is to link up with the Box cable music channel to create an interactive sponsorship called ‘Contact’.The deal, worth £120,000, involves TSB sponsoring the Box’s interactive programming which allows viewers to request videos from an interactive “jukebox”.The sponsorship credits will run throughout the daily show which is broadcast between the hours of 2am and… Continue reading TSB Sponsors Interactive Box
The EU Telecoms Council adopted, without debate, the directive on the protection of personal data transmitted by means of telecommunications, known as the ‘ISDN’ directive. The directive aims to ensure a high level of privacy protection in the face of the growth in digital telecoms networks which has made it possible to introduce new functions,… Continue reading EU: Council Adopts ‘ISDN’ Directive
The Advertising Association has announced that, following a Council meeting, two new members will be joining the organisation. The Direct Selling Association (DSA) and Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) will become members as from 1 January 1998.…The AA, with the support of the Department of Trade and Industry, has published a revised edition of its… Continue reading Advertising Association News
The European Commission has proposed the compulsory labelling of food made from genetically modified soya beans or maize. This follows on from the Commission’s adoption of the Regulation on labelling of such food, in line with Article 4 of Directive 79/112 EEC, which allows the Commission to introduce particular labelling requirements for specified foodstuffs. As… Continue reading EU: Compulsion Proposed
