Law 2.0?
Alastair Morrison examines the benefits of SaaS (Software as a Service)….
Intellectual Property
Facing Up To Facebook
Allan Yeoman outlines some of the dangers, to employee and employer, of social networking and offers a view on workplace use of Facebook….
Wi-fi Leeching: A Pub Visitor’s Guide
The widely reported arrest of another person for ‘stealing an unsecured broadband connection’ has led to comment in all sorts of media. There have even been discussions of the morality of such actions on the BBC web site. IT lawyers may wish to brush up on the matter so that they can retain credibility in the pub or at the Bank Holiday BBQ….
House of Lords Report on Personal Internet Security
The Science and Technology Committee of the House of Lords published a report on 10 August. It includes a series of interesting conclusions and recommendations. Read a brief summary and comment and access the full report….
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Who Owns Contacts Lists?
A new ruling on a list of business contacts suggests that employers may have rights over personal contact lists held on their computers….
GPL – the Linking Debate
With GPL very much in the spotlight, Andrew Katz focuses on the linking mechanism used by programmers and its special implications….
Remote Gambling – Lessons from a Small Jurisdiction
Claire Milne, based in the Isle of Man, shares her experience of the interface between IT law and remote gaming….
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The FOSS Way: An Introduction to GPL3
Software licensing has changed as free and open source software influences every aspect of programming. The launch of a new version of GPL is therefore of great importance to all concerned with software licensing. Alex Newson examines GPL3….
Search Engines: Balancing Data Retention with Privacy
Lisa Comber looks at recent concerns over the data protection policies of Google and the EU’s attitude to them….
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Tissue Samples and Graffiti: Personal Data and the Article 29 Working Party
Christopher Millard and Peter Church summarise and comment on the opinion of the Article 29 Working Party on the Definition of Personal Data….
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