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Operators of child pornography Web sites will have no place to hide, under a program being started by the European Union. The names of people suspected of putting illegal pictures and videos online will be sent to authorities in each of the 27 European Union nations under the plan agreed to Friday by the EU justice and interior ministers. The aim is to ensure that illegal Web site operators do not escape from one EU country to another EU undetected, said French Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie, who presided over Friday’s talks.

EU Nations to Pool Info About Online Child Porn Purveyors

In the case of Tiffany vs. eBay, a U.S. district judge has presented the e-commerce giant with the best gift it could get in this litigious, digital age: a victory in a four-year-old trademark protection lawsuit. Judge Richard Sullivan of New York found that eBay’s process of vetting suspected counterfeit items is sufficient and that Tiffany bears more responsibility for watching over its brand in cyberspace. The ruling is a rare win for eBay in this rapidly evolving arena, and it could have an impact on its legal challenges overseas.

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Judge: Knockoff-Tracking Not eBay’s Job

The Bee Gees’ Robin Gibb and other European music composers warned Thursday that standardizing music royalties across Europe could hurt musicians and the songs they write. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, is close to finishing an antitrust investigation into how royalties are collected. The outcome might help large music retailers like Apple’s iTunes sell from one store across Europe, rather than different stores with different products in each of the 27 EU nations.

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European Musicians: Don’t Mess With Royalty System

uBid, the US-based online marketplace for discounted products, is preparing to enter the UK in the coming months following a reorganisation of its business.

The company joins rival Overstock in targeting Europe for the first time this year as US merchants