Law Firm Web Site Winners, and Losers
Intendance have announced the winners and losers among law firms’ Web sites for 2008…
Intellectual Property
Editorial
Lexology SCL members can expect a new source of information to be offered to them in the next few days. We have agreed with Lexology that a co-branded daily feed of articles and news written by their peers on IT and e-commerce developments in the EU and UK will be offered to members. We feel…
Surf and Skive: Work and Play
Adam Westbrooke deals with the technology of monitoring and controlling Internet use – and suggests that technology may not be the answer to what is too easily characterised as a technology problem….
RePhormed ICO Statement
The ICO has amended and reissued its statement on Phorm so as to deal with a wider range of Phorm-related issues. The debate continues….
The Art of Dispute Resolution in China
One of the many sayings of Confucius is ‘In death avoid hell – in life avoid the courts’. Adrian Hughes QC reflects on the complexity of dispute resolution in China and gives practical insight for those trading and contracting in China.’…
SCL Response to Taking Forward the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property
In January the UK Intellectual Property Office published its proposed changes to the copyright exceptions in a document entitled Taking Forward the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property. SCL has now responded….
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Copyright in Look and Feel: The Last Shot in the Locker?
Richard Morgan wonders whether one approach to ‘look and feel’ has been neglected….
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Filter or Else! Music Industry Sues Irish ISP
Ireland’s largest ISP, Eircom, is being sued by the four major record companies, who are demanding that it take action to prevent users from illegally downloading or sharing music. TJ McIntyre reports and reflects on these new developments….
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WIPO Worries about Cybersquatting and Domain Name Abuse
A new statement from WIPO suggests that there are real problems with the domain name registration system and widespread abuse of the system….
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Monitoring Employee Internet Use
Michael Bradshaw looks at how far an employer can go in monitoring its employees’ use of the Internet and particular Web sites….