Terminating the PA Consulting Contract
Andrew Rigby looks at the likely legal issues surrounding the Government’s decision to terminate its contract with PA Consulting for breach of data security provisions in its contract….
Intellectual Property
P2P File-sharing: SCL Response to the BERR
SCL’s Internet Interest Group has framed a striking response to the BERR Consultation on legislative options to address illicit file-sharing. The response expresses particular concern about the danger of smaller ISPs opting out of any voluntary solution and questions the underlying assumption that the current regime does not work or is too expensive….
Penalties for Online Infringement: SCL Response to Consultation
SCL has responded to the Copyright and Enforcement Directorate’s consultation on Gowers 36 and other proposals….
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Patenting Computer Programs: The Symbian Effect!
Mark Daniels and Nick McDonald examine the latest judgment from the Court of Appeal on computer patents and its wider implications….
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Intelligent Agents and Internet Commerce in Ancient Rome
Andrew Katz highlights the lessons that might be learned from the conduct of commerce in Ancient Rome. He identifies the parallels between the role of slaves and the regulation of intelligent agents in the modern world….
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Private Prosecutions for Copyright Infringement
This article from Nick Kounoupias is a guide to the what, when, how, and how much, of bringing criminal proceedings when your copyright is stolen….
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Does Street View Have Street Cred?
Mark Weston considers the many privacy and data protection issues associated with Google’s new Street View project….
Open Source and Branding
Branding really matters in the free and open source software (FOSS) world. Alex Newson explores the legal issues and the protection available to open source contributors and projects who care about their brand….
Symbian and Computer Patents: Court of Appeal Judgment
The Court of Appeal has given a judgment in Symbian Limited v Comptroller General of Patents which favours the granting of computer patents. But the UK-IPO practice and the EPO practice remain at odds….
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New Podcasts: Legislating for Web 2.0
The podcasts from this highly successful Policy Forum are now available….