Live Streamed Sex Videos
Angus Hamilton contemplates the legality of live streamed video containing sexual activity in the UK….
Intellectual Property
Securing the Security Standard
In the light of recent reports that the DTI is considering imposing the ISO17799 information security management standard as mandatory, IT & E-commerce lawyers Nigel Wildish and Viv Nissanka of Field Fisher Waterhouse argue the case for compliance….
Losing Money on Licensing
Software licensing is a fine balancing act. With the change in licensing legislation, the tightrope is getting thinner. Richard Althorp, MD at Sol-Tec, talks about the penalties involved in under licensing and keeping compliant with the law and how you can actually save money if you are over licensing….
The Grokster Decision: Knowledge is Nothing without Power
James Mitchell of Maclay Murray & Spens looks at the latest failed attempt to put a stop to file swapping….
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Employee IT Inventors: Sharing in the profits?
Dr Rosanna Cooper looks at proposed changes to the UK Patents Act 1977 and reviews the current law on employee inventors….
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Home Working Options and Solutions
Simon Bennett, IT Director at Tarlo Lyons Solicitors, considers the increased demand for flexible working and the implications for IT departments….
Is There a Duty to Warn?
Those involved in advising in the context of systems and outsourcing disputes can find a lot of inspiration in the cases coming out of the Technology and Construction Court – even when those cases deal with purely construction matters. Many IT lawyers remain unaware of them, and this article from Richard Stevens is intended to highlight one aspect of a supplier’s (or service provider’s) duty: the so-called duty to warn….
Open Source : the GNU Face of Software Development
Martin Lau of Bird & Bird summarises the legal and practical issues surrounding open source software, and suggests some practical approaches….
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Freeserve Forces OFTEL to Reassess BT Broadband Pricing
Davina Garrod examines the long-running battle between Freeserve and Oftel….
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Digital Dictation
Delia Venables attended the series of talks on this topic at the LegalTech Solicitors 2003 Conference at the end of May and has expanded her report to cover the topic in a more general way….