Secret Infractions
I am glad I am not married to the EU Commission….
Intellectual Property
The Curse of the Change Control Mechanism
Contract change management and the limitations of the traditional system for dealing with change are the topics covered by Susan Atkinson and Gabrielle Benefield. They espouse a better way…
Editorial
SCL Forum For the third year in a row, the Feb/March issue of the magazine is dominated by contributions reflecting the proceedings at the SCL Annual Policy Forum. The Forum is always a special event that provokes thought and encourages its participants to edge out of their comfort zone. This year’s was no different in…
Paved with Good Intentions
Andrew Charlesworth focuses on universities, freedom of information and open research – and reveals that combining these promising ingredients results in an unpalatable and potentially dangerous cocktail…
Towards ‘Open Lawyering’ – Revisiting The Future of Law
In an article arising from the SCL Policy Forum 2010, Jeremy Newton looks back at Richard Susskind’s ground-breaking book and examines the extent to which the paradigm has in fact shifted…
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About Network Neutrality 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0
In a reflection of his contribution to the SCL Forum 2010, Nico van Eijk puts network neutrality in context, predicts the future flow of debate on the topic and makes a series of telling observations on network neutrality dilemmas….
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Media CAT File-sharing Judgment
Judge Birss has handed down his judgment in the volume file-sharing litigation brought by Media CAT…
Open Culture – Rethinking the Legal Framework
In this article, inspired by the SCL Forum 2010, Chris Reed looks at the basics of legal protection of works and questions whether the focus on the right to copy remains appropriate in radically changed circumstances….
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Creative Commons Licences: What to Do with the Database Right?
Contrary to other types of open content licences, Creative Commons licences are intended to be translated and adapted to the laws of many jurisdictions. Local or regional peculiarities of the copyright regime can sometimes require an adaptation to the licences that would disrupt their worldwide similarity. In another article arising from the SCL Forum 2010, Lucie Guibault focuses on one of these peculiarities: the European sui generis database right….
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Ofcom Review of Digital Economy Act
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has announced that a review will assess whether website-blocking powers could work….