New Directive to Prevent Cyber-attacks?
The EU Commission has put forward proposals designed to boost Europe’s defences against cyber-attacks…
Litigation & DR
Domain Names: UDRP Ruling on DandG
David Taylor and Jane Seager look at a recent case in the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center and explain how Dolce & Gabbana failed to obtain the domain name dandg.com…
EU Commission Takes UK to Court on Confidentiality Protection
The EU Commission has decided to refer the UK to the ECJ over its alleged failure to full implement EU rules on privacy and personal data protection…
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ACS Law Data
SCL members will be aware of mainstream media reports of a major breach in security and consequent publication of confidential data. Does anybody else feel sympathy for ACS?…
Gateway to Information
An Information Tribunal ruling means that much of the information about the government’s contract for the design and build of the Gateway is now available….
UK to Give Green Light to Cookies?
Marly Didizian and Peter Church look at the latest Government proposals on cookies…
Community, Forum and Conference
The SCL Policy Forum just finished and Annual Conference just to come give effect to our IT law “community”….
UGC Tripping
Has TripAdvisor tripped up?…
DEA 2010: Copyright Infringement Costs Allocation
The Government proposes that rights holders should bear 75% of the copyright infringement costs and that ISPs should bear the remaining 25%…
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Accountability: Made to Measure Data Privacy Compliance for the Proactive?
Cynthia O’Donoghue and Nick Tyler give an account of the Article 29 Working Party Opinion 3/2010 on the Principle of Accountability and explain its importance…
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