The Court of Appeal has held that blocking injunctions affecting ISPs may be appropriate where protection is sought for intellectual property rights other than copyright. Laurence Eastham summarises the case….
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The newly-published Digital Economy Bill 2016 includes a new framework for the (attempted) regulation of online pornography. Neil Brown offers some initial thoughts….
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A new regulation takes effect on 1 July…
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued a warning letter about illegal resale price maintenance following action taken against online suppliers…
Andres Guadamuz returns to blockchain, including an introduction to some basic concepts for those not familiar with the technology, and goes on to cover recent developments, particularly the latest multi-million hacking attacks involving Ethereum’s DAO, which suggests that smart contracts are only as smart as the people drafting them…
This piece from Naomi Mortimer was a runner-up in the SCL Student Essay Prize competition. It addressed the following topic (from a range of suggested topics): ‘A great idea, but unlikely to work in practice’. Critically evaluate this view of the Civil Justice Council’s ODR Advisory Group’s proposal for a system of Internet-based dispute resolution for (relatively) low value dispute resolution….
Martin von Haller Groenbaek looks at some of the basic issues concerning smart contracts. Martin is one of the speakers at the IFCLA Conference on the topic ‘Virtual Currencies and other Blockchain Environments’…
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John Beardwood and Mark Bowman offer some insights from a Canadian perspective into the impact of the IoT on privacy in an extract from a much longer paper The Internet of Things and Privacy: An Analytic Framework. This extract tackles one of the crucial issues. The full paper may be downloaded as a pdf from the panel opposite. John Beardwood is one of the speakers at the IFCLA Conference 2016….
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Chris James gives us a tour of the IoT and highlights the many security threats lurking within it. Chris is one of the speakers at the IFCLA Conference 2016…
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IFCLA Special This is a special issue of the magazine. In its small way, it celebrates and provides a souvenir of a special event. I would like to add my voice to those welcoming those attending the Conference, especially those travelling from far afield. I hope the Conference goes well; I know that Roger Bickerstaff,…