Protection of Databases
Andrew Dodd and Louisa Albertini review the latest case law from the European Court of Justice on the database right…
Litigation & DR
Cybersquatting Record
WIPO has revealed that 2008 was a record year for cybersquatting disputes and has expressed concern about the forthcoming new gTLDs….
Showdown! ISPs and the Music Industry in Ireland
The Eircom settlement with IRMA was not the end of conflict over online privileges and copyright theft. The ISPAI has issued a strong statement, which suggests that it will fight any attempt to turn it into an enforcement arm for the music industry….
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Privacy Notices: Cut Out The Gobbledegook!
The ICO has issued a draft code of practice on the content and nature of privacy notices. Marly Didizian and Peter Church describe and comment on the draft code’s plus, and its shortcomings, and offer their own suggestions for drafting….
Learning to Trust Cloud Computing
Bridget Treacy analyses how over-regulation and concern over data privacy may keep the cloud from rising high…
SCL Response to Latest IPO Consultation
SCL has delivered its response to the IPO consultation © The Future: Developing a Copyright Agenda for the 21st Century…
SCL Comments to Civil Litigation Costs Review
SCL has now submitted its comments to Lord Justice Jackson’s Review….
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Digital Britain Interim Report
This report has been widely publicised. There is very little in the interim report that does not have importance for IT lawyers but we highlight the elements of most obvious importance….
Emerging Legal Issues: OII and SCL Collaborate on Lectures
The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at the University of Oxford is collaborating with SCL to offer a series of lectures addressing emerging legal issues concerning the Internet and allied emerging technologies….
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Towards an (Electronic) Communications Act 2011
Jean-Jacques Sahel, writing purely in a personal capacity, considers the approach which should underpin any legislation on electronic communications and argues that the extraordinary nature of the Internet requires a principles-based approach to inform legislation rather than narrow sectoral regulation. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
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