Setting the Right Goals, in the Right Order
Laurence Eastham comments on the ICO’s strategic plan….
Litigation & DR
SCL Event Report: Foundations of IT Law Programme – Renegotiation and Disputes
The 11th module in the Foundations of IT Law programme was ‘Renegotiation and Disputes’. The seminar, chaired by James Farrell, a partner in the Disputes Division of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, set out some of the key points that both contentious and non-contentious lawyers should have in mind in relation to disputes in the IT…
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Age Verification and Online Pornography under the DEA 2017: whose fine is it anyway?
Neil Brown takes a detailed look at the scope of the Digital Economy Act 2017’s age verification obligations, and the various actors upon which they fall….
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The Notional Business Person – a New Actor on the IP Stage?
John Leeming explains a new concept in light of recent decisions on patent applications relating to payment systems…
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Digital Economy Act 2017 Published
The final version of the Digital Economy Act 2017 has been published online. Some significant provisions come into force on 25 June….
Smart and Connected Cities: Surmounting the Challenges
David Berry highlights the practical and legal challenges inherent in any smart city initiative and suggests some approaches that might minimise the risks arising from those challenges…
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Personal Data Disclosure: Latest CJEU Judgment
The Court of Justice of the European Union has considered whether there is any obligation to disclose personal data in the context of attempts to identify the driver allegedly responsible for a road traffic accident…
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Smart Contracts and Web 3.0: The Evolution of Law?
Peter Brogden offers an appealing and neat account of the mechanics, applications and potential of blockchain, with nods to Bitcoin and Ethereum and a focus on ‘real-life law’…
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Cases Catch-up
Lending of e-books According to the CJEU in Case C-174/15 Vereniging Openbare Bibliotheken v Stichting Leenrecht lending of an electronic book (e-book) may, under certain conditions, be treated in the same way as the lending of a traditional book. The public lending exception, which provides inter alia for the fair remuneration of authors, is applicable. Background In the…
Subject Access Requests: Four Key Cases
Khurram Shamsee draws the key lessons from the recent cases on SARs…