While skimming through some of the revised codes relating to copyright infringement and the DEA 2010, I jotted down a few initial thoughts. I would love to encourage debate on this topic on the SCL site since SCL members are so well equipped to comment….
Sections 17 and 18 of the Digital Economy Act are to be repealed…
A recording of a recent SCL meeting…
Chris Dale expands on his view that predictive coding brings proportionality to e-disclosure in civil proceedings in England and Wales. A video of Chris’s interview/conversation with Senior Master Whitaker, addressing predictive coding issues, is embedded at the end of this article (8-minute video)….
For those few who do not know, Richard O’Dwyer is a 24 year old British student at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK. He is facing extradition to the USA and up to ten years in prison, for creating a website – TVShack.net – which linked to places to watch TV and movies online. O’Dwyer is not a US citizen, he’s lived in the UK all his life, his site was not hosted there, and most of his users were not from the US. Why are we refusing to prosecute him in England and Wales?…
According to Advocate General Cruz Villalon, online database infringement occurs both where sent and received. Thanks to John Wilks of DLA Piper for this report….
Read More… from Football Dataco/ Sportradar case: Attorney General’s Opinion
In a topical development, the ASA has ruled that a Twitter campaign for Nike featuring Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere was contrary to the CAP Code because it was not sufficiently recognisable as advertising. Helen Hart looks at the Code, the rulings to data and the wider guidance to which attention must be paid….
A Belfast Trust has been fined £225,000 after leaving thousands of patient records in disused hospital premises…
A recent case has illustrated once again the dangers of seeking to impose unfair terms when allocating liability in contracts, especially where consumers are involved. Helen Hart explains how this case shows that aiming to give your business flexibility might mean that you do not have a contract at all….
Read More… from Online Contract Formation: Consideration and Fairness
The Information Commissioner’s Office has written to Google asking questions about Street View and its data collection. Google has responded. The ICO is clearly unhappy with Google’s behaviour during the initial investigation period in light of the fuller picture that has now emerged and Google is surprised that the ICO wants to re-open the investigation….