Information Governance Issues
Laurence Eastham writes about the forthcoming SCL Information Governance Conference. The latest Conference, Managing Identity in a Digital World, is to be held on 12 May….
Intellectual Property
Microsoft and TomTom Settlement
It has been announced that the long-running patent dispute between TomTom and Microsoft has been settled….
Web 2.0 and Online Reputation Monitoring
Shireen Smith tells us about online reputations: how to protect them and how to monitor them. She suggests that there may be a new role for lawyers here….
Regulating Technologies
On 30 March, in the first of a new series of lectures titled ‘New Law for a New World’ sponsored by SCL in collaboration with the Oxford Internet Institute, Professor Roger Brownsword of King’s College, London, tackled the topic of the interaction between regulation and technology. Bill Jones reports on the event….
Protection of Databases
Andrew Dodd and Louisa Albertini review the latest case law from the European Court of Justice on the database right…
CPD: SCL Annual Lecture 2009: Crafting an Effective Copyright Law. The online CPD questions relating to the SCL Annual Lecture 2009
CPD questions arising from the Lecture given by William Patry on 24 March at the IET, the SCL Annual Lecture 2009 – SCL Online Course Code HW/SFCL12 – 1 hour….
Crafting an Effective Copyright Law
William Patry gave the SCL Lecture to 200 eager and appreciative listeners at the IET on 24 March….
Patry Lecture
Thoughts arising from a stimulating Lecture that left me wanting more meat….
Libel Lounge
Andrew Joyce and Jessica Lee believe that England remains the king of libel claims. They review the latest case on the multiple publication rule and question its efficacy….
Open Source Software for Corporate Buyers
The uptake of, and interest in, open source-based software solutions is on the increase and this is reflected in the increasing number of articles on the topic in journals and the popular press. Callum Sinclair considers open source software from the perspective of the corporate buyer, reminding us of the basics and going on to explore some practical steps for managing the risks associated with a corporate customer’s adoption of this licensing model….