Advice on how UK businesses and organisations can comply with the ‘new EU law on the use of cookies technology’ was published by the Information Commissioner’s Office on 9 May. The relevant regulations and another SI are also now available….
Colin Fowle explains how to use a document management system to improve the visibility of real-world document usage….
The Information Commissioner’s Office has welcomed new powers to fine organisations for unwanted marketing calls and messages…
In our latest article in the Back to Basics series, Toby Crick and Helen Rose look at the various warranties often found in technology contracts. They consider arguments made by suppliers and users in relation to a number of common warranties and look at some of the practicalities behind those debates. This article does not address warranties relating to intellectual property which will be covered in a separate article later in the series….
BT and TalkTalk have lost on the major points in their action for judicial review of elements of the DEA….
Read More… from Digital Economy Act Judicial Review Judgment
The Government revealed on 15 April how changes to the EU rules covering electronic communications will be implemented….
Advocate General Pedro Cruz Villalon has issued his opinion in Scarlet v Sabam, in which a preliminary ruling is sought on whether a national court can order an ISP to install a system for filtering and blocking electronic communications in order to protect intellectual property rights….
Read More… from ISPs, Filtering and File-sharing: Advocate General’s Opinion Published
Chris James reviews the second edition of this book by Renzo Marchini…
Read More… from Book Review: Cloud Computing: A Practical Introduction to the Legal Issues
Francis Maude launched the latest Government ICT Strategy on 30 March….
Cynthia O’Donoghue, Nick Tyler and Katalina Chin report on the SCL Privacy and Data Protection Group Meeting held on 16 March at Reed Smith LLP…
Read More… from Meeting Report: Privacy by Design – ‘Grand Design’ or ‘Pipe Dream’