The OFT published a market study setting out its preliminary views on behavioural advertising and targeted pricing practices on 25 May…
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Susan Mann offers a current view of data transfer between the EEA and USA, examining the cultural and philosophical divides. She looks at Safe Harbor, Binding Corporate Rules and Model Contractual Clauses….
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In a companion piece to Susan Mann’s coverage of EU/USA data transfer issues, Liz Harding summarises the main relevant US legislation and regulatory mechanisms….
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According to the latest Recommind survey, UK firms are still not ready for e-disclosure despite the increasing prevalence of relevant requests…
Rob Jackson reviews a history of attempts to seek the criminalisation of patent rights, including recent moves by the EU Competitiveness Council, and considers the implications of such a change….
When it first appeared as a twinkle in the Queen’s Speech, I never believed for one moment that the Digital Economy Bill could become the Digital Economy Act 2010. I was wrong. Of course, if we lived in a rational world, I would have been right. But the Act went through most of its legislative…
Grounded by an ash cloud of confusion? Stranded in ignorance and facing a profiteer’s inflated CPD rental bill? A benign eruption of SCL events offers you a safe and cost- effective passage to enlightenment….
A very interesting High Court judgment in Ireland has tackled the data protection implications of ISPs sharing data for the purpose of limiting illegal file-sharing…
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The Press Complaints Commission has upheld a complaint about an entry by Rod Liddle in his blog for the Spectator….
Michael Frisby extracts one clear message from BSkyB v EDS, a message that needs to be carefully digested: it can be a thin line between overselling and fraudulent misrepresentation…
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