In an article arising from the SCL Policy Forum 2010, Jeremy Newton looks back at Richard Susskind’s ground-breaking book and examines the extent to which the paradigm has in fact shifted…
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In a reflection of his contribution to the SCL Forum 2010, Nico van Eijk puts network neutrality in context, predicts the future flow of debate on the topic and makes a series of telling observations on network neutrality dilemmas….
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Judge Birss has handed down his judgment in the volume file-sharing litigation brought by Media CAT…
In this article, inspired by the SCL Forum 2010, Chris Reed looks at the basics of legal protection of works and questions whether the focus on the right to copy remains appropriate in radically changed circumstances….
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I thought you were supposed to find out if measures work before you include them in an Act of Parliament?…
Dean Gonsowski comments on the emergence of a new trend and suggests complementary ways to ensure that there is relief from rising e-disclosure costs…
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EU regulators have issued new guidance on how to determine which Member State’s data protection rules apply in cross border commercial scenarios, including cloud computing. Claire Walker and Shona Kerr analyse that Opinion, but ask whether the objectives of the legislation might be better served by proper harmonisation of standards across Europe (and beyond)?…
Simon Bradshaw, Christopher Millard and Ian Walden recount the results of a survey into cloud computing contracts and examine a few of the issues brought into focus by the survey…
Jordan S Hatcher reflects his contribution to the SCL Forum, ‘The Future of Open’, focusing on the legal side of open data….
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Simon Croall QC and Anna Cook give an account of the Technology and Construction Court case De Beers UK v Atos Origin…
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