31st October 2006 | marketinglaw

waynerooney.co.uk on free transfer?
Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Oct 2006
Huw Marshall saw Wayne Rooney play for Everton FC youth team and then registered wayne.rooney.co.uk in April 2002. Huw said it was for a non commercial fan site, but Wayne…
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VAT headache for DM service providers to financial services clients?
Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Oct 2006
The EU is currently mulling the narrowing of the VAT exemption granted to Europe’s financial services sector in 1977. How could this possibly affect providers of DM services to the…
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Spamhaus blacklisting unleashes US whirlwind
Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Oct 2006
When UK based, not for profit anti spam campaigner Spamhaus branded US emailer David Linhardt and his business e360 spammers, it may not have expected to face an $11.7 m…
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Ofcom consultation results kick product placement review into long grass
Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Oct 2006
Ofcom has just published the much anticipated results of its in-depth consultation on paid-for product placement, following hot on the heels of WPP’s Mediaedge:cia recent research into attitudes to the…
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Now a French on line gambling battlefront?
Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Oct 2006
Following similar US events, in France the ceos of online gambling group Bwin were arrested and bailed just before announcing a sponsorship deal with AS Monaco football club. Then the…
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New ICSTIS Code to debut
Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Oct 2006
The imminent new 11th edition of the Code of Practice of the premium rate line regulator ICSTIS contains some notable changes from the previous version. Topic: Telecoms Who: Independent Committee for the…
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EU pack revolution beckons
Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Oct 2006
Since the ’70s, EU manufacturers have had to comply with a highly prescriptive and complex regime for pack sizes. Now in a major blow for anti red tape lobbiers, EU…
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Eighth Annual Marketing Law Forum places going fast
Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Oct 2006
Look Back Face Forward VIII 06/12/06 now booking This year we look set to reach capacity for ‘LBFF’ even earlier than ever. To be sure of your place act now.…
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Door ajar for EU DTC prescription drug advertising?
Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Oct 2006
It’s a $4b business in the USA, New Zealand has gone there but pulled back and the EU bans it. But does a recent Brussels announcement open the door to…
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Disclaimer possibilities after German ruling
Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Oct 2006
Although a recent Federal Supreme Court judgement said a ‘No shipments to Germany’ disclaimer on a Dutch website selling pharmaceuticals was not effective to oust German jurisdiction, the judges’ reasoning…
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Data protection watchdog bites cold callers
Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Oct 2006
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued ‘Preliminary Enforcement Notices’ naming Toucan Telecomm, Zenith Windows, Carphone Warehouse and four others for allegedly ignoring TPS opt outs But when does a customer…
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Cricket sponsors sent to the pavilion by Ofcom
Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Oct 2006
Viewers of TV cricket coverage will appreciate that the game was not designed with commercial breaks in mind. One TV company’s lateral approach to the problem was to offer onscreen…
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