27th June 2003 | marketinglaw

Wine site sale terms not so vintage

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jun 2003

Virgin Wines Online recently enjoyed the attentions of the Office of Fair Trading. It took an interest in some of the website’s terms of sale. For the changes VWO had…
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The latest judgement in the Arsenal FC/Reed ‘Gunners’ merchandise saga

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jun 2003

In a shock report without a footballing pun in site, we look at the recent Court of Appeal decision in Arsenal FC’s long running attempts to nail a Highbury stallholder.…
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Shock ‘rap overlay not immoral’ finding

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jun 2003

What does ‘shizzle my nizzle’ mean? Is rap a foreign language? Does ‘string dem up’ encourage lynching? Just some of the cutting edge issues in our report on the first…
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Parma victory over Asda leaves bitter Italian taste

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jun 2003

After four years, Parma ham producers finally got a result in their battle against Asda’s sale of Parma ham which was not sliced and packaged in the Parma region. But…
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New victory for ad self-regulation?

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jun 2003

Following recent hints dropped by Ofcom chair Lord Currie, the prospects for radical change to broadcast ad regulation in the UK look much brighter. For comment and pure speculation by…
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Member states get C+ for data privacy

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jun 2003

The European Commission recently reported on how EU Member States were getting on with implementing the 1995 Data Protection Directive. It also looked at possible upgrades to the law. …
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ECJ Nixes Belgian alarm registration decree

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jun 2003

Atral of France’s wireless alarm system complied with all relevant EU laws. But in Belgium, it still couldn’t launch or market its products without separate tests and approvals. It challenged…
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EasyJet not Becks’ favourite airline

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jun 2003

Budget airline EasyJet are pushing their luck with the third ad in weeks featuring St. David, but what are they doing wrong? We investigate. Topic: Personalities Who: David Beckham…
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Does ‘Subject to contract’ do what it says on the tin?

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jun 2003

In a recent music rights dispute over a “Heartless Crew” mix compilation, the court has explained the meaning and effect of the words ‘subject to contract’. We report and look…
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Corporate cold call opt-out gets the bum’s rush

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jun 2003

A recent DTI proposal to introduce a statutory right for corporations to opt-out of B2B cold calling has not gone down well with marketers. We summarise the Direct Marketing Association’s…
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CAP code fibs

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jun 2003

The CAP Code rules on when prize draw and competition organisers need to think about independent supervisors and judges have been the same for years. So why are some promotion…
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‘Copyright registration’ myth exploded

Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Jun 2003

Why was the Writers’ Guild recently encouraging its members to be very wary of ‘copyright registration’ websites? We look at how to copyright protects material and the myth of registration.…
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