PI Sentenced for Data Protection Scam
Isleworth Crown Court has sentenced a private investigator who was convicted of conspiracy to commit offences under the Data Protection Act. The lead conspirator has been ordered to pay £89,000….
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Editorial
Special deal While IT law continues to have its niche practices and IT lawyers still occasionally focus on issues of great obscurity, the awful truth that IT law is central to legal practice can no longer be denied. I was reminded of the downside of this by a humorous tweet from an academic tweeter, @Cybermatron,…
Interpreting Technology Contracts: Clarity is King
Mark Crichard and Ben Nicholson look at the lessons that can be taken from a recent High Court dispute involving Fujitsu and IBM…
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Triumph for the Small Print: Consumer Rights in Virtual Products
Scott Allardyce considers the effects of digital licences on consumer rights, in a world where simple ownership is of fading importance…
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EU Data Protection Authorities Endorse Microsoft’s Cloud Computing Agreement
Joel Harrison reflects on the Article 29 Working Party’s endorsement of Microsoft’s agreement for cloud services, which he sees a very significant development for the cloud computing industry. This is partly because Microsoft is such a major vendor and its terms are of interest to so many, but also because the DPAs have always been very reticent about commenting on individual vendors’ terms and this may signal an important shift in approach…
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Time Machine for Sale
Stunning new technology is now available on the SCL web site…
Nominet Policy Changes
Nominet has announced policy changes that it describes as formalising its approach to tackling criminal activity on .uk domains but which also deals with domain names associated with sexual offences…
Public Sector IT: Room for Improvement
An OFT market study has found scope for improvement in purchase and supply of public sector ICT…
Is 2014 the Year UK Privacy Law Catches up with Mobile App Developers?
Sarah Pearce, Jonny McDonald and Katy Whitfield take a close look at the interface between apps and privacy, wondering whether it is time for privacy regulation to really bite….
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Book Review: Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law
Matthew Lavy, Richard Osborne and Gideon Shirazi of 4 Pump Court combine to provide a detailed review of the latest edition of Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law, Bainbridge, 6th Ed, Bloomsbury 2014, 700 pp, £130 (but see dscount offer atthe end of this review), ISBN 9781-1-78043-1246…
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