Privacy & Data Protection
Web Sites and Copyright Infringement
Eduardo Ustaran is a solicitor specialising in electronic commerce and Internet law in the Computer, Media and IP Group at Paisner & Co. He can be contacted by e-mail at eustaran@paisner.co.uk….
Processing Personal Data and Privacy
Jackie Wilson is a solicitor in private practice and Chair of the SCL Solent Group. She can be contacted at jackiewilson@compuserve.com…
Solent Group Report: The Millennium Bug – The Legal Issues
Jackie Wilson, Chair of the Solent Group and a solicitor in private practice, reports on the meeting of 29 April….
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Microsoft: Victim or Villain?
Microsoft’s battles with anti-trust regulators will continue even if Microsoft win their appeal in April 1998 and set aside the interiminjunction awarded in December 1997….
The Application of Information Technology
In this piece, Alastair Morrison reviews the pressures on solicitors and the courts arising from IT implementation. He analyses the position of smaller firms and looks at the prospects for XML and AI. This was originally submitted as a dissertation for the degree of LLM at the University of Strathclyde. It is rare for SCL to accept such material but this is a useful examination of various commentators’ views….
Reversal of UDRP Decisions in South Africa
Domain names continue to be a fertile ground for disputes. Although this article focuses on South African laws, some of Dr Gerrie Ebersöhn’s analysis on UDRP decisions on domain names is of much wider application….
Software Correction and the Year 2000 Problem
Zaccheaus Knox-Hooke is a barrister who specialises in IT law and related matters. He was for many years a programmer, analyst and projectmanager. He has a thorough knowledge of programming languages, structure andtechniques as well as systems development. He is currently Year 2000 lawyer fora major city financial institution. He can be contacted on zaccheaus@btinternet.com….
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E-Commerce
Comments on the Draft Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 and on the Guidance Notes issued to explain them…
E-Commerce
The Society for Computers and Law Internet Interest Group Comments on the Draft Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 and on the Guidance Notes issued to explain them [The draft Regulations are available at http://www.dti.gov.uk/cii/docs/regulations.pdf,the guidance for business is available at http://www.dti.gov.uk/cii/docs/guidance.pdf.] Introduction The Society for Computers and Law is the leading UK organisation for…