Online legal deposit survey
07 Feb 2008
Proposals to extend legal deposit requirements for print to UK websites could end up costing publishers more than they might expect - depending on which option is chosen.
Convergence Think Tank first meeting
07 Feb 2008
Andy Burnham, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport launched the Convergence Think Tank this morning, announcing that the Government wants to encourage a converged content market which has low access barriers and gives universal coverage to all consumers.
Parenting sites’ input urged on baby milk ad guidelines
25 Jan 2008
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is threatening to restrict revenues with a draft set of new guidelines for the advertising of infant and follow-on formulas.
ISPs' role in copyright to increase?
24 Jan 2008
The E-commerce Directive provides internet service providers (ISPs) with copyright exemptions (or ‘mere conduit’ status) - they only have to remove infringing materials when they are made aware of them.
Protecting and monetising content with ACAP
24 Jan 2008
AOP was represented at a meeting organised by PPA on protecting and monetising content on 17 January. ACAP's project leader, Mark Bide, was there to explain how it can be part of publishers' digital strategies.
Online regulation big in 2008
11 Jan 2008
2008 is shaping up to be the year both UK and EU administrations switch their focus online - several new reviews have been announced.
PLS urges publishers to claim royalties
14 Dec 2007
The Publishers Licensing Society (PLS) has launched a campaign to track down publishers who may be owed significant sums of money in royalties.
ACAP: New York update
07 Dec 2007
ACAP, a ‘toolkit’ to enable publishers to communicate their varying online content access and usage policies in a language that search engine crawlers can understand, was launched in New York last week. AOP legal and public affairs were present.
AOP members represented at ACAP
23 Nov 2007
A scheme to give publishers increased control of their online content is set to launch in New York, where AOP members will be represented by legal executive James Evans.
US calls for online age verification
18 Oct 2007
Regulators in the US are calling for social networking sites, including Myspace and Facebook, to introduce age verifying software in order to address and improve the safety of children online.
DCF appoints Rawlinson as chair
17 May 2007
The Digital Content Forum (DCF) has appointed Michael Rawlinson, managing director of the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), as its new chair.
Online ad complaints rise by third
11 May 2007
The number of complaints made about online advertising has risen by a third, according to new statistics released by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
Food ad rules to include online
11 Apr 2007
The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) is releasing a revised code on the advertising of food to children under 12 in non-broadcast media such as magazines, paid-for ad space on the internet, newspapers, billboards and cinema.
AOP attends summit with Culture Minister
30 Mar 2007
AOP attended an industry summit last week with Minister for Culture Shaun Woodward. The summit brought together representatives from the publishing industry to get feedback in advance of a Green Paper on the Creative Industries.
Last chance for AOP legal requirements input
16 Mar 2007
AOP will shortly close its review of members’ requirements in the area of legal and public affairs, intended to ensure that AOP maximises its resources and focuses activity in the areas of greatest value to members.
Minister warns online regulation threat not yet averted
16 Mar 2007
Shaun Woodward, Minister for Culture, Media and Sport has warned that the threat of content regulation for online magazines with audiovisual content, proposed by the European Commission, has not yet been averted.
Microsoft criticises Google over IP
07 Mar 2007
Addressing the Association of American Publishers at their annual conference, Tom Rubin, associate general counsel at Microsoft, accused Google of exploiting copyright and intellectual property through its search engine business.
Belgians win suit over Google News
14 Feb 2007
Copiepresse, the copyright protection group representing 17 mostly French-language newspapers, last week won its lawsuit against Google Inc. "Google cannot call on any exceptions set out by law relating to copyright or similar rights," the ruling said.
PCC’s remit to include audio-visual material
09 Feb 2007
The Press Standards Board of Finance Ltd (PressBoF) has announced that following industry-wide consultation it has agreed to extend the remit of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) to include editorial audio-visual material on newspaper and magazine websites.
Lords oppose new media directive
09 Feb 2007
The Lords European Union Committee this week produced a report outlining why the Commission's Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMS) should be resisted. Source: Out-Law.com
