Rotten Windows and Government Cuts
This post is about cuts – beginning with my irritation over media attitudes to IT projects (that some politicians seem to reflect), and ending with some speculation about what might be cut that affects IT lawyers….
Intellectual Property
Ocean’s Apart: Data Transfers between the EEA and USA
Susan Mann offers a current view of data transfer between the EEA and USA, examining the cultural and philosophical divides. She looks at Safe Harbor, Binding Corporate Rules and Model Contractual Clauses….
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Oceans Apart: Overview of the US Legal Framework
In a companion piece to Susan Mann’s coverage of EU/USA data transfer issues, Liz Harding summarises the main relevant US legislation and regulatory mechanisms….
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A Streetcar Named Mistake
Google has mistakenly been collecting wi-fi data in the course of its Street View data collection exercise. What’s it going to do about it?…
The Meaning of ‘Perpetual’: A Lasting Decision?
In BMS Computer Solutions Limited v AB Agri Limited [2010] EWHC 464 (Ch), the High Court has considered the meaning of the word ‘perpetual’ in a software licence. Mike Butler and Gillian Dennis report and comment on the decision….
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The Coalition and Digital Politics
What does the new government and new Parliament mean for IT and IT lawyers?…
Red Sky in the Morning: Sellers’ Warning
An important High Court ruling on software exemption clauses is a further reminder of the need for suppliers to give full and accurate information to potential buyers….
Computer Patents: EPO Ruling Published
The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has handed down its opinion on the referral concerning software patents….
Fixture List Protection
Susan Barty and Lucy Kilshaw report on a High Court ruling of 24 April which held that football fixture lists can be protected by copyright and which makes interesting reading for those interested in the database right….
Criminalising Patent Infringement in the EU
Rob Jackson reviews a history of attempts to seek the criminalisation of patent rights, including recent moves by the EU Competitiveness Council, and considers the implications of such a change….