Consumer protection associations may bring representative actions against infringements of the GDPR
Those actions must be based on infringements of rights which the data subjects derive directly from the GDPR….
Miscellaneous
Beating the Bots: What are the options for retailers?
Frustrated by repeatedly missing out on the PlayStation 5 console during lockdown? Andrew Taplin and Leah Grolman look at ‘scalping’ and what can be done to prevent it in the absence of legislation….
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Court of Appeal rules that a court order regarding disclosure of personal electronic devices did not violate the GDPR or privacy rights
Issue arose out of Phones 4 U competition proceedings….
High Court rules on sales of trade-marked goods on Amazon websites
The High Court has issued a ruling regarding sales of trade marked goods on Amazon’s US website to consumers in the UK and EU…
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Ensuring that responsible humans make good AI
Peter Leonard sets out a manifesto for embedding good governance in the design of automation applications.*…
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High Court dismisses appeal against decision that an ‘AI genome’ is not patentable
The IPO had not interpreted the guidance for examining software-related inventions in the Manual of Patent Office Practice too narrowly….
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Computer forensics and the ACPO guide
In his latest column on cybersecurity and cybercrime, Peter Yapp looks at the development of guidelines for forensic digital evidence….
ICO resumes adtech investigation and welcomes UK-EU trade agreement
The ICO has announced that it has resumed its adtech investigation, which was paused due to the pandemic. In a second announcement, it considers data flows and cooperation under the TCA….
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High Court holds that domain name is intangible personal property
This was the first time the English High Court had held that a domain name was a form of intangible personal property….
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Advocate General opinion on copyright, P2P networks and “copyright trolls”
“Copyright trolls” may not receive information about users sharing copyright-protected works on peer to peer networks and even a fragment transferred can be a communication to the public….
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