This book (now in its third edition) and its author probably do not need introduction to the readers of Computers & Law. Richard Susskind has been a pioneer in the use of information and communications technology for legal practice and the courts for decades and indeed is President of the Society for Computers and Law….
There have been a few notable examples of far-sighted individuals accurately predicting dramatic technological innovations that have changed the world. Arthur C Clarke accurately predicted the internet as far back as 1974, Douglas Adams predicted Alexa (“the book” in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy). Some readers may remember KITT the robotic sports car with…
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The Court of Justice of the EU has issued its ruling in Case C-300/21 |Österreichische Post. From 2017, Österreichische Post collected information about the political affinities of the Austrian population. Using an algorithm, it defined “target group addresses”, using socio-demographic criteria. Österreichische Post used the data to establish that certain individuals had a high degree of affinity with a…
UK law CMA refused permission to appeal CAT judgment regarding mobile browsers and cloud gaming The Competition Appeals Tribunal has refused the CMA permission to appeal against its ruling in Apple and others v CMA [2023] CAT 21. The CAT had quashed the CMA’s decision to make a market investigation reference into the supply of…
The European Commission has proposed Regulations on standard essential patents, compulsory licensing of patents in crisis situations, and amendments to the laws about supplementary protection certificates. These aim to create a more transparent, effective and futureproof intellectual property rights framework. The Commission says that intangible assets like brands, designs, patents and data are increasingly important…
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SCL members will be aware that foundation models are a type of AI technology that are trained on vast amounts of data that can be adapted to a wide range of tasks and operations. Foundation models have many possible applications including chatbots, writing assistant and code writing, and generation of images for artistic or commercial…
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On 8 March 2023, the UK government introduced the Data Protection and Digital Information (No 2) Bill. The Bill (which passed its second reading in the House of Commons on 17 April) is an amended version of the bill that was originally introduced in July 2022. Hailed by the Government as ‘modern laws for a…
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The Advocate General has issued his opinion in the case of Case C-340/21 | Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite. In 2019, there was unauthorised access to the information system of the Bulgarian National Revenue Agency (NAP) and that various items of tax and social security information regarding millions of people had been published on the internet….
UK law Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (Commencement No 2) Regulations 2023 SI 2023/469 made The Regulations have been made to bring into force certain provisions in the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022. They are the second commencement regulations made under the Act. Regulation 2 brings into force on 26th April…
The TV turns on, without prompt, and switches to the news. The company you are working for has decided to implement a new AI system, rendering your role and the roles of many of your colleagues redundant. You ask your virtual assistant to bring up your social media and attempt to post your distaste at…