Top 10 IT & Telecoms Headlines from UK A joke has been doing the rounds recently of a facebook entry where an individual has updated her status on facebook to refer to the fact that she hates her job and that her boss is always making her do “sh*t” work and that he is a “pervy wan**r.” In a much awaited decision, the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has considered a number of legal references from France with regard to the legality of Google's use of key words which are the same or similar to well known trade marks in its AdWords advertisement service. Over 50% of the 100 most popular web sites use a type of surreptitious cookie without their knowledge. The UK government has made a dramatic U-turn on proposed measures to tackle Internet pirates who illegally download films and music from the net. In June 2009, the UK government published the Digital Britain Report, setting out an ambitious set of plans intended to secure the UK’s position as a leader in the global digital economy. Google's plan to create a database of all books online has hit problems. Ofcom – the UK media and communications regulator – has announced plans for the enforcement of a new law which implements regulations concerning TV-type content online. On 15 October 2009 the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) announced that it is undertaking two new market studies which are aimed at clarifying and updating the understanding of consumer harm that arises from potentially misleading advertising and pricing. Two Internet Service Providers - Akanoc Solutions And Managed Solutions – Together With The Person Running Them (Steven Chen) Have Been Ordered By A US Jury To Pay $32m For Trade Mark And Copyright Infringement Carried Out By The People Operating Web Sites Which They Were Hosting. The government is looking at changing the law with regard to how long someone has to bring a defamation claim for material posted online. | 
