ICO’s View on the Street View Mistake
The Information Commissioner’s Office released a statement on 29 July giving its assessment of the data protection implications of the wi-fi data collected by Google’s Street View vehicles….
Intellectual Property
Google AdWords and Advert Text: Policy Changes
Google has announced changes in its policies on the use of trademarks in the text of adverts and on the use of trade marks as keywords. The policy changes are, at least in part, influenced by the rulings of the Court of Justice in the AdWords case and the Portakabin case….
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Google and France: Place Your Bets
The latest announcement of changes in policy on the acceptance of adverts for AdWords seems like a bit of a gamble….
Nintendo v Playables: Piracy and DS Home-brewing
Nintendo were granted summary judgment on 28 July in a case brought by them against importers of the R4 game copier device….
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Internet Gambling and Free Trade
Jimmy Desai offers a summary of recent developments affecting the law on Internet gambling in the EU….
Bilski and the US Software Patent Threat?
Dr Robert Harrison and Jordan S Hatcher analyse the US case of Bilski v Kappos and consider its importance for IT lawyers in the UK….
Software Clones: World Programming v SAS (Updated)
The High Court has given judgment in a dispute about a clone of an SAS system but has referred a series of issues to the ECJ…
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Sound and (Simulated?) Fury
The latest Which? (over)reaction to volume claims on file-sharing may have a hollow ring but their contribution on unsecured wi-fi is genuinely valuable….
Software Development: How Agile Are You?
Susan Atkinson describes the Agile software development methodology and explains its crucial relevance to lawyers….
FOI, Data Protection and Copyright – Irresolvable Conflicts?
Marion Oswald discusses the impact of the Freedom of Information Act and explores recent case law and technological developments…
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