CJEU Judgment in SABAM v Netlog
The CJEU rules that the owner of an online social network cannot be obliged to install a general filtering system in order to prevent the unlawful use of protected works…
Intellectual Property
Meltwater: Copyright Tribunal Decision
The Copyright Tribunal has given its decision in proceedings concerning the Meltwater monitoring service – the latest stage in what remains a long-running dispute…
More Monetary Penalties for Councils: Updated
The ICO has issued monetary penalties in respect of breaches by Croydon Council , Norfolk County Council and Cheshire East Council….
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Funeral Music
You can’t take it with you – will my digital assets disappear in a puff of smoke? I offer a depressing musical journey and a plea for enlightenment….
The Police and Criminal Justice Data Protection Directive: Comment and Analysis
Paul De Hert and Vagelis Papakonstantinou offer a first comment on the proposed draft Directive. This article is a much updated reflection of a contribution to the SCL’s 6th Annual Policy Forum held in September 2011….
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Photograph Copyright and Web Breach – Not Such Innocent Infringement
Jill Bainbridge and Ben Evans examine the lessons from a recent case, Hoffman v Drug Abuse Resistance Education (UK) Ltd, and underline the useful guidance it gives on quantum…
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SOPA and Network Architecture
Surely SOPA and PIPA are just bills that would create US legislation. So why are people outside the USA protesting about them? Andrés Guadamuz explains….
Disclosure of Username Data: Patel v Unite
The High Court has ordered a trade union to allow an independent expert access to their database and prepare a report for a claimant in an action involving allegedly defamatory postings on a forum….
Commission Opens Anti-trust Proceedings against Samsung
The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into whether Samsung has used certain patent rights to distort competition in European mobile device markets…
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SCL Meeting Report: ‘Back to Basics: Data Protection and Intellectual Property for IT Lawyers’
Jenny Wilson reports on the recent SCL Northern Group meeting held at DLA Piper UK LLP on 25 January 2012….