Napster, Scour, Gnutella – will they fundamentally change the way we deal with copyright? Joanna Boag-Thomson of Shepherd & Wedderburn explains the issues, and asks
the crucial question….
Read More… from Napster et al: Has copyright law passed its sell-by date?
David Lock MP, the Parliamentary Secretary at the Lord Chancellor’s Department, reviewed progress in the civil justice strategy when speaking at the SCL Award on 22 January….
Read More… from David Lock, MP: Speech at SCL Award Presentation
Fast, always-on Internet connection at reasonable prices – that’s the dream. And the dream might just come true with ADSL….
The SCL first Boot Camp on 2nd to 4th February was an enormous success. Joanne Ashley tells you what you missed….
Lou Marshall of The Simkins Partnership reports on a new case on database infringement….
Portals are the hot topic of the moment. And in a reverse of the natural order of things, many are looking for people to go through them. Delia Venables gives a personal guide to some of the portals on offer….
Andrew Haslam describes how Lovells designed, built and launched their latest Web site….
Continuing our look at IT law from different international perspectives, Dr Jean Paul van Marissing considers the effect of EU competition law on commercial Internet values. His article asks whether some windows ofopportunity are closed by the effects of competition restrictions….
Read More… from Is EU Competition Law the Limit for the Internet?
What happens when an IT project is cancelled? Clive Freedman and David Quest look at the legal issues and the rights and liabilities of the parties….
Last year, in the United States, the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act (UCITA) was passed at a federal level. At the time of writing,it had been adopted in two states and will be in force in Maryland from 1October of this year. It is expected that other states will shortly follow suit.Kit Burden and Creole Palmer explain what you need to know about it….
Read More… from UCITA – The Storm to Come for Software Licencees