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DVD Copying 321
Studios is fighting a battle in court with the Motion Picture Association
of America because 321 alledgedly are profiting from the violation of
copyright laws 29.09.03 Eversheds,
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Part Time Workers
Case bought on behalf of retained (part-time) fire fighters, under the
Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations
2000, claiming they had been less favourably treated with pension scheme
and other pay benefits. EAT rejected claim 24.09.03 Keeble
Hawson,
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Internet Piracy
US music industry made history yesterday by filing 261 lawsuits against
individuals who are alleged to have illegally traded music files on the
Internet 10.09.03 Eversheds,
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Confidential One of the most interesting
aspects of the Hutton inquiry has been the publication of documents of
the most confidential nature, mainly in the form of e-mails, as part of
the evidence 29.09.03 Keeble
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Global Privacy Report The Electronic
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published 08.09.03 Masons,
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Air Passenger Details The European
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Rolled Up Holiday Pay The EAT makes
a decision on rolled up holiday pay 30.09.03 Keeble
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Unfair Dismissal The Period of 51
weeks and not twelve months is the actual qualifying period for unfair
dismissal claims 30.09.03 Keeble
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Pregnant at Work
Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) launched nationwide research into
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Online Franchising
How cybersquatting can cause problems for online franchising 22.09.03
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Regulations The DTI announced yesterday
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Apple v Apple
Apple computers is being sued for trademark infringement for the third
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Family + Injury + Property
Personal Injury A hospital contributed
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