I don’t like the taste of straight vodka, however expensive. This can be a social obstacle while working in Russia, I’ve found. But apart from one’s particular taste in alcohol, I’ve found that there’s much to recommend outsourcing one’s software development there. The country is loaded with brainy, entrepreneurially-minded engineers who yearn for bigger and…
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From Roger Bickerstaff, Partner at Bird & Bird and SCL Trustee: www.twobirds.com 1. I predict an increasing focus on open source software in the business applications environment for major corporate users – not for cost or ideological reasons – but more for vendor independence reasons. Open source gives major corporate users an opportunity to develop…
Acting for Nevada-based games company Topware Interactive Inc, Davenport Lyons obtained a disclosure order from the High Court in London in February of this year requiring the relevant ISPs to disclose the identity of individuals owning the internet connections used to upload and illegally distribute Topware’s Dream Pinball 3D game….
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We asked a number of data protection experts for comment on the controversial loss of disks with details of 25 million individuals. The overwhelming reaction was that it was proof positive that greater care is needed and that a deeply ingrained cultural shift may be required in many organisations. Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, who described…
We are running a series of articles on the site which give a flavour of top legal blogs, with the focus on those dealing with IT law topics and the like. This posting is from Laurence Kaye on Digital Media Law, a blog about the future of digital media law from Laurie Kaye, Laurence Kaye Solicitors. Laurie has promised a donation to Children in Need for every new ‘sign-up’ to his blog….
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Davina Garrod and Benoît Keane analyse the significance of the judgment in the long-running EU action against Microsoft….
Three falls and a submission? Microsoft’s competition battle seems to be really settled at last….
Beverley Flynn recounts and analyses the recent guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office…
Lisa Comber outlines the anti-terrorism provisions and highlights the issues of particular concern to ISPs….
October has been quite a month for survey results. Read a summary here….