Cracking the Code
In a further preview of our Tech Law Masterclass, here is Rosemary Jay on the role of codes of practice under the Data Protection Act 2018….
Intellectual Property
German File-sharing Defence Undermined in CJEU Judgment
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that the owner of an internet connection used for copyright infringements through file-sharing cannot be exonerated from liability simply by naming a family member who might have had access to that connection. There has to be an effective remedy for owner of the copyright….
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When to Conduct DPIAs?
Kuan Hon analyses the EDPB’s first set of consistency opinions on national DPIA lists…
The Regulated End of Internet Law, and the Return to Computer and Information Law?
It seemed unfair to hang on to this article from Professor Chris Marsden, another in our Tech Law Masterclass series for the October/November issue, when Internet regulation is such a hot topic. Chris looks back at the Internet’s legal history, with a view to helping us to move forward in an informed manner…
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A Message about Media
In this, the second ‘teaser’ for the Tech Law Masterclass series of articles which will appear in the October/November issue of Computers & Law, Daithí Mac Síthigh considers approaches to regulation of communications of all kinds, reflecting on lessons from the past – especially lessons about categorisation and how specific regulation should be…
Book Review: Blockchain and the Legal Profession
Neil Brown reviews ‘Blockchain and the Legal Profession’ and isn’t convinced……
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CJEU Judgment on Accessing Personal Data for the Purpose of Investigating Less Serious Crime
According to the Court of Justice of the European Union, criminal offences that are not particularly serious may justify access to personal data retained by providers of electronic communications services provided that that access does not constitute a serious infringement of privacy…
SCL Conference 18 – Flash Event Flashes Past
Laurence Eastham reflects on the SCL Annual Conference 2018, which had keynotes, panels, a conversation and flash talks…
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Hashing out the Implications of Smart Contracting under English Law
Rachel Lidgate and Charlie Morgan offer an in-depth look at smart contracts and the teasing challenges which they display…
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Delays in IT Projects and Delay Analysis
Mehmet Karakoc and Edward Williams give an overview of widely-used delay analysis methodologies in engineering projects….