Virtualisation and software warranties
Anna Cook gives a heads up on the potential of virtualization software to have a very real effect on software agreements….
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Open Source Software: An Opening Resource
Andrew Katz explains what open source software is, why it matters and provides starter signposts, indicating the ways in which it is likely to influence your IT law practice….
AIM Acquired by Computer Software Group
Computer Software Group plc (“CS Group”) announced on 2 May that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AIM Group….
Unreal Property – Owning Binary Goods
For some people what were once thought of as games have acquired a sort of reality. Stephen Dooley and Harry Karaoulou bravely venture through the back of the wardrobe, step through the looking-glass and consider legal problems in other worlds….
Location, Location, Location
Catherine Reed explains why the three most important rules in house purchase are also important rules in data handling. Your location can be data and some stringent rules apply to that data….
When “Good Enough” May Be Best
Anna Cook examines the difficulties arising from defining what the customer wants from outsourcing and services contracts. She suggests that there may be a lesson to be drawn from the approach taken in many software development contracts….
Payment Mechanisms in Outsourcing Agreements
Outsourcing transactions have increasingly sophisticated payment options. Kit Burden looks at developments in payment mechanisms….
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IT Outsourcing deals – taking employee rights into account
Jimmy Desai looks at the new TUPE Regulations and lays particular emphasis on their implications for IT outsourcing deals….
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Mobile TV: Content will be King
Davina Garrod Convergence makes mobiles into entertainment centres. Davina Garrod and Alana Tervo look at developments as big-screen content migrates to small-screen devices. Hailed as the next “killer mobile application”, mobile TV is taking off in Europe. 2005 saw the launch of pilot programmes, new handsets and new consumer and audiovisual services. Amongst significant deals…
Predictions 2006: A Miscellany
This is a selection of the predictions on the SCL Web site made by leading legal IT experts and IT lawyers….