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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Intellectual Property
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….
Last Orders for Cut-price Foreign Football
A recent High Court decision considers whether publicans who subscribe to cheaper foreign broadcasters of FA Premier League matches commit an offence under s 297 of the CDPA 1988. Section 297 prohibits the use of unauthorised decoders in the UK. The court concluded that there was an offence committed, but Ben Allgrove and Alastair Cox wonder whether the outcome reflects the mischief that s 297 was intended to address….
Facing up to Encryption
IT Columnist, Rupert Kendrick, reports on a recent survey that highlights the inadequate approach that many law firms show towards encryption and looks at some proprietary solutions…
Computer Patents: Symbian Confusion
The latest ruling in the High Court appears to be a clear acceptance of computer patentability. The IPO is to appeal, but in the meantime it is tricky to know what is going on….
Hands Up! Who Wants to be Phorm Monitor?
Phorm provides technology to monitor surfing patterns so that advertising can be more closely targeted to the surfer’s needs. Its recent deals with prominent UK ISPs have caused a good deal of concern about the privacy and data protection implications of using Phorm software. It seems that practically everybody wants to be Phorm monitor….
Conservative Party Report on Cybercrime
Shadow Home Secretary David Davis has launched a report that looks at the threats posed by cybercrime and proposes measures to tackle it….
Editorial
IT law has been proper news for more than a month. The HMRC data debacle has been shown to be far from unique as government departments and commercial organisations have competed for top spot on the shame lists that the press have compiled. Every minor breach merited some sort of coverage, although one suspects that…