Dr Joachim Schwerin gives his personal view of the approach that is needed to make crowdfunding a success in a democratic, market-based society. This article follows on from the series of articles arising from the recent SCL Technology Law Futures Conference, where Joachim was one of the lead speakers…
Caroline Thompson asks ‘Can Google just pick and choose which laws apply online?’…
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that persons whose personal data are subject to transfer and processing between two public administrative bodies must be informed in advance…
Read More… from Bara Judgment: Data Exchange between Administrative Bodies Needs Notice
Audit Scotland’s new report on managing Information and Communication Technology contracts provides a useful insight into the management and future of Scottish Government ICT contracts both for those in the public sector and for those in the private sector who tender for such contracts. David Gourlay and Susan Robertson provide a summary and offer some thoughts on its impact…
Sarah Hill and Ciara Cullen clarify a complex area – the quantum that applies where software infringement is established….
Read More… from Assessment of Quantum for Software Infringement: Are You Ready to Elect?
The Advocate General has released his Opinion in a case referred to the CJEU which concerned the transfer of the data of European Facebook subscribers to servers located in the United States. If his Opinion is followed by the Court, safe harbour will crumble….
Read More… from Not so Safe Harbour: Advocate General’s Opinion in Schrems
Following the UsedSoft ruling, Robin Fry asks where we are now…
The Information Commissioner’s appeal against a decision of the First-tier Tribunal has been unsuccessful….
Paul Mander explains how a Facebook brag left a British Waterways employee in the drink…
The High Court has again been called upon to rule on a disputed subject-access request in a case which has most unusual facts and which raises some difficult procedural issues…
Read More… from Subject-access Requests: Crime Exemption, Proportionality and Procedure