Categorised as: Legal Eagle & News
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ISPs need to wise up on movie piracy – Xtra-vision boss News
21.04.2011 Issues like ‘three strikes’ and scaremongering in the ICT sector over changes to Ireland’s copyright laws are distracting from the real issue of movie and music piracy, the head...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Multimedia, Legal Eagle, Legal, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Cloud -
Hacker denies fleeing to South America to avoid Sony lawsuit News
24.03.2011 A hacker who is being sued by Sony for jailbreaking PlayStation 3 consoles has denied he has fled to South America to avoid legal action. -
Apple sues Amazon over ‘App Store’ name News
22.03.2011 Apple has filed a lawsuit against Amazon over the use of the word “App Store” in time for the launch of the retailer’s online mobile software store.Tags: Amazon, App Store, Apple App Store, Mobile Apps, Mobile, Smartphone, Angry Birds, Lawsuit, Apple -
Zynga applies for 'Ville' trademark in Europe News
09.03.2011 Zynga has filed an application to trademark the word 'Ville' in Europe under three different classifications. -
Apple strikes back at Microsoft’s action against App Store News
07.03.2011 Apple has hit back at Microsoft’s request to deny it the trademark of the 'App Store' name, pointing out that Microsoft has trademarked a similarly generic term – Windows. -
Sony files legal action against PS3 jailbreakers News
12.01.2011 Sony has filed for a temporary restraining order against a number of people who jailbroke PlayStation 3 consoles, in order to remove information on what they do from the public. -
Apple puts stop to Steve Jobs dolls News
26.11.2010 A doll in the likeness of Apple CEO Steve Jobs will no longer be available after Apple's legal department threatened the manufacturer with legal action. -
Maternity leave News
16.06.2010 Pregnant employees are entitled to take 26 consecutive weeks of standard maternity leave, regardless of how long they have worked for their organisation or the number of hours... -
Paternity leave News
16.06.2010 Fathers are not entitled to paternity leave – either paid or unpaid – under Irish employment law. -
Redundancy News
15.06.2010 In general, if you are made redundant your job will no longer exist and your company will not hire someone else to replace you. -
Sick leave News
15.06.2010 In general, you have no legal right to be paid by your employer when you are sick. It is up to the individual employer to decide their own policy on sick pay and sick leave.