Big Data, Open Data, Midata… It’s All Linked
Simon Deane-Johns joins up the dots to show the full picture concerning the hottest data-related issues…
Read More… from Big Data, Open Data, Midata… It’s All Linked
Intellectual Property
CJEU Highlights Catch with TVCatchup
According to the latest judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union, television broadcasters may prohibit the retransmission of their programmes by another company via the Internet as such retransmission constitutes, under certain conditions, ‘a communication to the public’ of works which must be authorised by their author…
An Introduction to Legal Project Management
Antony Smith explains what LPM is and the part IT can play in its effective implementation…
Microsoft Fined by EU Commission
The EU Commission has fined Microsoft for its non-compliance with browser choice commitments…
The Big Data Explosion: A New Frontier in Digital Law
Richard Graham and Adam Lewington paint a Big Data landscape, and highlight the risks in the foreground and those looming on the horizon…
Read More… from The Big Data Explosion: A New Frontier in Digital Law
Sub-licence Survivor
Rod J. Cowper, Ben Goodger and Ellen Hughes-Jones report on a case in which the High Court ruled that a sub-licence for the use of software survived the termination of the head licence under which it was granted…
Have You Got IT Covered?
Pearse Ryan reports on a recent SCL meeting which explored insurance in an IT context…
An SCL Standard-form IT Services Contract?
This is a joint blog post from Clive Davies (immediate past SCL Chair) and Roger Bickerstaff (current SCL Chair) suggesting an important new initiative for SCL…
Data Protection and Credit Reference Agencies
The Court of Appeal has allowed the appeal in Smeaton v Equifax, to cries of relief from credit reference agencies and many other handlers of complex data…
Read More… from Data Protection and Credit Reference Agencies
Database Right: Joint Tortfeasor Fear
The Court of Appeal’s judgment in Football Dataco v Sportradar has implications for claims against Pinterest, Tumblr and other social media sites. There may be more to come, with a further appeal in prospect. Akash Sachdeva and Gareth Dickson explain….