At the request of the French Prime Minister, Le Forum des droits sur L’internet (The Forum for Rights on the Internet) is setting up a committee to consider the circumstances in which the existence of a hyperlink can attack the intellectual property rights on the internet and public order generally, according to an article by French site transfert.net.
There is current ambiguity as to the law which applies to hyperlinks, not just in France. Some legal observers suggest that it is against French law to link to MP3 files that infringe copyrights, but this is uncertain. A Danish court earlier this year ruled that linking to MP3 files is illegal.
A consultation to strengthen regulations around fiat-referenced tokens in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) is another sign of the free zone’s forward-thinking approach to how it regulates digital currency, an expert has said.
Qatar’s cabinet has approved plans to reduce working hours for mothers employed by government entities to allow them to undertake childcare responsibilities at certain times of the year, setting a clear precedent for broader reforms to workplace flexibility across the Middle East, experts say.
Sports bodies should be able to ‘name and shame’ athletes in their sport responsible for doping offences without worrying about whether doing so will infringe those athletes’ data protection rights.
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