FOSS Law Review Seeks Contributions
A new journal is seeking papers and other forms of contributions on free and open software issues….
Intellectual Property
Intercept Evidence and E-disclosure
If it is so expensive for the government to store and disclose intercept surveillance tapes, what about the poor old private sector?…
Civil Liability for Mass Data Loss: Lessons from the USA
The USA has seen cases brought by individuals claiming damages as victims of data loss. Robin Preston-Jones reviews the cases and considers the lessons that might be learned from the approach of the US courts….
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Predictions 2010: Fifth Post
Three very different perspectives provide the fifth intriguing set of predictions for 2010 and beyond. This time the contributors are Simon Briskman. Monica Horten and Graham Smith
Selections from the predictions will appear in the magazine, arranged by topic.
Check back regularly for more predictions – they will be posted in batches throughout December….
Disclosure’s Future: Bright but a Little Cloudy
Mike Taylor gazes beyond the clouds rolling in from the west. He forecasts the effect of the cloud on e-disclosure and sees sunshine arising from the adoption of cloud computing services by the e-disclosure industry….
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Predictions 2010: First Post
This is the first set of predictions for 2010 and beyond – presented strictly in alphabetical order. Selections from the predictions will appear in the magazine, arranged by topic.
Check back regularly for more predictions – they will be posted in batches throughout December…
Loss Causes: Centrica v Accenture
Paul Golding looks at the lessons to be learned about losses from GB Gas Holdings Limited v (1) Accenture (UK) Limited, (2) Accenture SCA, (3) Accenture International SARL, (4) Accenture Inc [2009] EWHC 2734 (Comm)….
Boo Hoo for Miss Boo
A High Court judgment has granted an interim injunction prohibiting the use of the domain name www.missboo.co.uk…
Aggregating Fundamentals
A dispute between Centrica and Accenture over a gas billing system highlights the fact that even the most carefully drafted of contracts have their ambiguities….
Modchips Conviction Upheld
Christopher Gilham’s conviction for offences under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act has been upheld in the Court of Appeal and further light has been shed on the meaning of ‘substantial’. The Court’s judgment includes implied criticism of the bringing of such cases before a jury….