Subject Access Requests: Four Key Cases
Khurram Shamsee draws the key lessons from the recent cases on SARs…
Intellectual Property
Call to Enthusiasts
Mark O’Conor reaches out to his fellow enthusiasts and seeks their input…
CJEU Judgment on Multimedia Player and Copyright Breaches
In a surprising judgment, the Court of Justice of the European Union has held that the sale of a multimedia player can be a communication to the public and breach of copyright…
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Patent Licensing: 5G and the Internet of Things
With 5G on the horizon, Matthew Hunt looks at some of the patent licensing implications in the context of the impending EU Commission ‘Communication on Standard Essential Patents for a European digitalised economy’…
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Countdown to GDPR: Call for Contributions
The clock is ticking. We are getting more guidance by the month, but there is still room for lots more clarity. Laurence Eastham is looking to SCL members to add real insight….
Pihl v Sweden: Liability for Comments
Dirk Voorhoof recounts the facts and judgment in Pihl and comments on the findings of the European Court of Human Rights and the potential for restrictions on internet freedoms…
Don’t argos.com it, argos.co.uk it
Richard Ferguson looks at a recent High Court dispute surrounding the use of the Argos domain name and the complications that the use of a common trading name might create…
FA v BT: The Streaming Block Case Explained
Joel Smith and Laura Deacon report and comment on the recent judgment in which the High Court ordered ISPs to block their customers from receiving unauthorised streaming of Premier League football matches…
Algorithms and the Rule of Law
Rónán Kennedy explores fundamental issues surrounding the use of algorithms…
AI and DP
Laurence Eastham offers a guarded welcome to a lengthy discussion paper from the ICO…