A VeRO Real Threat
Shelley Hill reports on the interim application in Quads 4 Kids v Campbell and speculates on the implications for IP rights holders and eBay….
Litigation & DR
Article 29 – Privacy Directive
Helen Hart considers the opinion published by the Article 29 Working Party on the European Commission’s consultation on the regulatory framework for communications….
Phishing in a Brands New Pool
Phishing is not just about unlikely millions stranded in foreign banks, awaiting deliverance from a virtuous soul. Christopher Varas knows that it is much more insidious and lets you know what steps lawyers can take to protect commercial clients from association with phishing fraud….
Life After Grokster
Maureen Daly analyses the varying approaches to the battle against unlawful file sharing and developments on this front in a number of jurisdictions….
The Reynolds Public Interest Defence
Andrew Joyce gives his illuminating account of the recent House of Lords judgment in Jameel v Wall Street Journal. This is a case which has a real impact on all engaged in responsible journalism, whether online or in print. But online publishers, driven by new time constraints and with worldwide vulnerability for defamation, must pay it special attention….
LSSA and Legal Aid Reforms
The Legal Software Suppliers Association sees chaos looming as the Legal Services Commission presses for more use of IT by firms who undertake publicly funded work without allowing adequate consultation or time for software adaptation….
SCL Responds to House of Lords Select Committee
SCL has now submitted its evidence to the House of Lords Committee on personal Internet Security. The full submission can be accessed here….
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IT Contracts in the Public Sector
Prior to the forthcoming SCL Conference, Public Sector-Private Challenge, Clive Davies offers a wide-ranging analysis of the complex developments in public sector IT contracting….
Personal Internet Security: SCL Evidence for the Lords
SCL has organised a meeting to help inform its evidence to the Broers Committee on personal internet security….
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Deleting Data Protection
A recent report from Privacy International has highlighted concerns about the difficulties in deleting accounts and the sharing of data and has led to a complaint to the Information Commissioner calling for an investigation….