The Perils of E-mail
If you thought Year 2000 was a potentially explosive issue, wait until people start banging on your doors demanding tamper-proof records of all e-mails sent and received for the past three years….
Intellectual Property
PSA: Gaining Business Benefit from IT
Tony Korn, Head of the Professional Services practice at independent management and IT consultants Cornwell Affiliates plc, reviews Professional Services Automation (PSA)…
IT Breakdown – Prevention and Cure
Joe Reevy advises on how to approach and manage an IT dispute. He considers the basic legal issues and the steps to take to minimise problems when things go wrong….
Pickwick updated
An extract from an edition of the Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club originally by Charles Dickens…
Book Review: E-Mail, The Internet and the Law
Mark Owens reviews E-Mail, The Internet and the Law by T. Kevan and P. McGrath, EMIS Professional Publishing Ltd, 223pp ISBN 1-85811-268-0…
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Database Right: Publishers’ Delight
Ian Jeffrey thinks that database right is proving to be even more important than predicted. This article looks at the scope of the right and applies it in a number of commonly occurring scenarios….
Electronic Rights in Publishing
The rules on the rights in material published electronically are still developing. Lisa Boyd of Lochners Technology Solicitors looks at a US case which may affect developments….
Data as a Form of Property in Commercial Contracts
In today’s e-commerce-led and IT-dependent business environment, possession and control of data is all important.
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Legal Aspects of the Information Society
Brigitte Zammitt reviews Ian Lloyd’s book, Legal Aspects of the Information Society (Butterworths), and reviews the topics covered in the book….
Bringing a Portal to Life: A 12-step Programme for Law Firm Success
Andrew Levison and Alan Nathanson of Baker Robbins & Co explain how to make the most of a portal, and what it will not do.
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