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Lexis®PSL IP & IT monthly highlights—October 2015

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Published on: 30 October 2015

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Headlines (News updates & analysis)
Advertising and marketing—Optical Express v Information Commissioner
Copyright—'Happy birthday to you' case before a US federal court
Copyright—The Authors Guild v Google, Inc.
Copyright—European Parliamentary Research Service's briefing on the EU copyright reform
Cybersecurity—government surveillance of cybersecurity threats
Data protection—Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner
Data protection—Weltimmo
Data protection—Bara
Data protection—Right to be forgotten: Google v CNIL

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Article summary

Welcome to the October 2015 highlights from the Lexis®PSL IP & IT team. This month’s edition includes updates on: (1) Advertising and marketing; (2) Copyright; (3) Cybersecurity; (4) Data protection; (5) Defamation; (6) Freedom of information; (7) General IP & IT; (8) Life Sciences; (9) Media, broadcasting and entertainment; (10) Patents and (11) Trade marks as well as other intellectual property and information technology updates.

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