Volume VI

Issue : 12: June 12, 2008

• U.K. Broadcaster to Create Web Page for each TV Episode Going Back 80 Years
• Class Action Status Granted to Municipality Against Online Travel Companies For Uncollected Tax
• French Court Finds eBay Liable for Sale of Counterfeit Handbags
• U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Intervene in Dispute over Fantasy Sports Game
• Overstock Sues New York over New Retail Sales Tax Legislation
• US Appellate Court Upholds Virginias Law on Online Solicitation of Minors
• Australian Survey Finds Email Leaks Leading to Increased Dismissal of Employees
• US Supreme Court Rules Against Multiple Royalties Claims in Patent Disputes
• Bell Canada Sued For Shaping Internet Traffic

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U.K. Broadcaster to Create Web Page for each TV Episode Going Back 80 Years

BBC, the U.K. based broadcasting corporation, plans to create a perpetual, online archive of its TV programming by creating individual web pages for each episode of every programme that it has produced since the 1930’s. Each page will contain basic data about the show and video or audio clips, as well as directions on where the full content of the programme is available on the Internet, whether on the bbc.co.uk web site or a third party web site such as iTunes or Kangaroo. BBC hopes that the move will release the public value in the archive and increase the shelf life of the programmes.

For additional information, visit:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jun/10/bbc.digitalmedia