eIDAS Day
A new regulation takes effect on 1 July…
Intellectual Property
The Digital Economy Bill
For clarity, I am talking about proposals for legislation, not the digital economy bill (damage assessment) that many would like to send to the Leave Campaign for payment…
Smart? Blockchain, DAO and Decentralization
Andres Guadamuz returns to blockchain, including an introduction to some basic concepts for those not familiar with the technology, and goes on to cover recent developments, particularly the latest multi-million hacking attacks involving Ethereum’s DAO, which suggests that smart contracts are only as smart as the people drafting them…
Book Review: The Closing of the Net
Laurence Eastham reviews the latest publication from Monica Horten. The Closing of the Net is published by Polity Press, £15.99 in paperback. ISBN 13:978-1-5095-0689-7. Kindle £11.99, Hardcover £45….
Protecting the Real Value of Computer Programs: Functionality and Source Code
This piece from Lorraine Chimbga was a runner-up in the SCL Student Essay Prize competition. It addressed the following topic (from a range of suggested topics): To what extent should the functionality, as opposed to the source code, of computer programs be protected by copyright….
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The Internet of Things and Dragons
This piece from Rebecca Keating was a runner-up in the SCL Student Essay Prize competition. It addressed the following topic (from a range of suggested topics): Analyse the key legal issues which might hinder the so-called “Internet of Things”, and offer comments on how these might be overcome….
Feasible ODR
This piece from Naomi Mortimer was a runner-up in the SCL Student Essay Prize competition. It addressed the following topic (from a range of suggested topics): ‘A great idea, but unlikely to work in practice’. Critically evaluate this view of the Civil Justice Council’s ODR Advisory Group’s proposal for a system of Internet-based dispute resolution for (relatively) low value dispute resolution….
Regulation of the Internet of Things
This piece from Thomas Foster was a runner-up in the SCL Student Essay Prize competition. It addressed the following topic (from a range of suggested topics): Analyse the key legal issues which might hinder the so-called “Internet of Things”, and offer comments on how these might be overcome….
Advocate General’s Opinion on Lending of e-books
In the view of Advocate General Szpunar, the lending of electronic books is comparable to the lending of traditional books. It follows that the general regime of the lending right, which provides in particular for fair remuneration for authors under the public lending exception, is applicable….
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IFCLA Conference Feedback
IFCLA Vice-President Roger Bickerstaff looks back at some of the take-aways from last week’s successful IFCLA Conference, which was organised and hosted by SCL, and seeks your thoughts on some of the issues raised…