Search Engines: Balancing Data Retention with Privacy
Lisa Comber looks at recent concerns over the data protection policies of Google and the EU’s attitude to them….
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Litigation & DR
Domain Disputes Changes
Edward Phillips summarises the proposals for change to the Nominet DRS system. He questions whether the default transfer plan is a winning formula or a misjudgement….
Due Diligence – How Outsourcing Can Learn from Private Equity
Clive Davies recently moved from private practice to an in-house role. He shares a recently discovered approach to due diligence that he feels involves a better way….
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Cross-border Retail and Consumer Credit in the EU: Facilitate, Don’t Regulate
Simon Deane-Johns explains why he thinks plans for further regulation of online transactions will work against the interests of consumers….
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Conference Report: Web 2.0 Internet Law in the 21st Century
A report from Carl Davies on the Society for Computers and Law 7th Annual Conference, held at St Anne’s College, Oxford on 22 and 23 June 2007.
The Conference sessions and related online CPD test are available on the SCL Web site….
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Collecting Personal Information Using Web sites
Helen Hart summarises and comments on the latest ICO advice….
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From Avatars to ‘at the bar’ – a User’s Guide to the SCL Web 2.0 Conference
Gillian Cordall of Maclay Murray & Spens LLP gives us her round-up of a resoundingly successful SCL Conference….
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Long Player: BPI and CD Wow!
Last month saw the conclusion (or did it…?) of a long running battle between the BPI, on behalf of record companies, and CD Wow!. Chris Scroggs gives the background….
The Good Life?
Gillian Cordall seeks to enlighten readers about Second Life – a world of avatars, anarchy and infinite variety – and the approach to legal problems within that world….
KM and the Changing Legal Environment
Juliet Humphries and Justin Harness reflect the views expressed at, and thoughts arising from, a recent KM Group meeting on KM and Commoditisation….