Radar: Technology & Communications Update - March 2011

Radar covers a wide range of subjects relevant to technology and communications law, from matters of general interest and industry developments, to more specific issues, including new legislation or case law. We aim to keep you informed by reporting on new developments in a brief and easily digestible form. Where we think something is particularly important, we will include more detailed analysis and of course, if you would like more information on anything in this update, please let us know.

This month we look at:

• Social media & user-generated content
  Press Complaints Commission ruling on privacy (or not) of tweets
• Cookies
  Are cookies crumbling?
• Bribery Act 2010
  The new Bribery Act 2010 will affect every commercial organisation. What do you need to know?
• Broadcasting and digital publishing
  Broadcasters and digital publishers may have to compete on a pan-European basis
• Sharing commercial data
  Avoiding competition issues when sharing commercial data

Lawyers Graham Hann, Glyn Morgan, Christopher Jeffery, Patrick Clark