Online Harms White Paper published
The Home Office and Department of Media, Culture and Sport have jointly published an Online Harms White Paper…
Intellectual Property
Techsplainer: The Code behind Cryptocurrency
In the first of a regular column explaining the terminology behind the tech, the SCL’s resident geek, Simon Forrester, looks at asymmetric keypairs and hashing and how they underpin cryptocurrencies….
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Space 2.0: regulating growth in the space industry
Christian Fahey looks to the stars and introduces the concept of Space 2.0, looking at the technological and regulatory changes the satellite communications industry is undergoing and how those changes could support and foster new technologies to underpin the UK’s role in that revolution….
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Jurisdiction in online trade mark infringement cases: the AG’s Opinion in Case C-172/18 AMS Neve v Heritage Audio
The Advocate General has issued an opinion in Case C-172/18 AMS Neve Ltd and others v Heritage Audio SL and another….
This week’s techlaw news snippets
A round-up of other techlaw news from the past week not covered separately on the site (w/b 29/04/2019)…
Controversial Copyright Directive agreed by European Parliament
The European Parliament has agreed the draft Copyright Directive in plenary session….
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What is the difference between a cryptocurrency trading platform and a kitchen blender?
Lawrence Akka QC reviews a recent judgment in the Singapore courts that examined algorithms, contract liability and the law of mistake…
Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 have been made which amend UK copyright law and revoke the Portability of Online Content Regulations….
The AG’s Opinion in Google France: would it provide a proper remedy?
Dr Paul Lambert wonders whether the AG’s recent opinion on the Google France case would, if followed, provide a proper remedy for victims of online abuse….
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European Data Protection Board calls on EU legislators to intensify their efforts to adopt an ePrivacy Regulation,
The European Data Protection Board has adopted a number of statements at its recent plenary session held on 12/13th March 2019 covering, among other things, the GDPR and the proposed ePrivacy Regulation….