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New BSI Standards on Evidence and Admissibility of Electronic Information

December 10, 2008

BSI British Standards has published BS 10008, Evidential weight and legal admissibility of electronic information – Specification. The standard sets out the requirements for the implementation and operation of electronic information management systems, including the storage and transfer of information, and addresses issues relating to authenticity and integrity of information….

Predictions 2009: Part 2

December 4, 2008

Following on from Predictions Preview, 17 new predictions on IT law, IT applications and the way technology will impact on business and society. Everything but next week’s lottery numbers from Birley, Briskman, Burgess, Davis and Onwusah, Harbison, Haslam, Jones, Katz, Kaye, Marsden, Morrison, Newson, Speed, Spencer, Trimmer, Tuke and Uebergang….

The Open Source Software Crunch

December 2, 2008

David Boutcher and Bob Stankey ask: Will unmanaged OSS use make it harder to get financing and ultimately find a buyer for a technology-dependent business?…

Federation Against Software Theft and Investors in Software Join Forces

August 31, 2008

Two organisations join forces ‘to strengthen and clarify the advice given to the end user community relating to best practice for Software Asset Management (SAM) and achieving cost efficient licence compliance’….

Analysing Unstructured Data: Electronic Discovery and Computer Limits

August 25, 2008

Touching on porno hedgehogs and Croatian language recognition systems, Andrew Harbison and Pearse Ryan offer a fascinating insight into the problems associated with analysing unstructured data and the limitations inherent in using computers for electronic discovery. They also explain how the problems are not just of concern to litigators but to data protection lawyers and others too….

Open Source: The Affero General Public Licence

August 25, 2008

Guy Burgess focuses on the Affero General Public Licence as its role expands with the increasing popularity of open source in SaaS environments….

Not Every Cloud: Dell Patent Failure

August 19, 2008

Dell’s attempt to trade mark ‘cloud computing’ has been turned down by the USPTO….

Open Source Software: Top Ten Licences

August 17, 2008

So many open source licences, so little time. In a twist on Top of the Pops, Bill Jones, Brian Meenagh and Sally Mewies ask which licences matter most and give a brief guide to the essential features of each….