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….
Publishing & social media
There’s something very familiar about all this…
Ben Hughes explores the opportunities presented by the deployment of current and impending disruptive technologies in the retail and consumer sector….
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Patent Licensing: 5G and the Internet of Things
With 5G on the horizon, Matthew Hunt looks at some of the patent licensing implications in the context of the impending EU Commission ‘Communication on Standard Essential Patents for a European digitalised economy’…
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Pihl v Sweden: Liability for Comments
Dirk Voorhoof recounts the facts and judgment in Pihl and comments on the findings of the European Court of Human Rights and the potential for restrictions on internet freedoms…
Algorithms and the Rule of Law
Rónán Kennedy explores fundamental issues surrounding the use of algorithms…
Online Defamatory Comments and Balancing Rights
The European Court of Human Rights has held that a refusal to hold the owner of a blog liable for a defamatory anonymous online comment did not violate the ECHR…
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Necromarketing and Delebs – A Guide
Joanne Frears gives an insight into an increasingly common phenomenon – necromarketing – with reflections on the little law that applies…
Trustee Changes and New SCL Fellows
There are new SCL Trustees and two of those retiring from the Board of Trustees have become SCL Fellows…
When Neighbours Fall Out: The DPA Twist
Martin Sloan and Leigh Gapinski consider a recent case where the court awarded £17,000 in damages for breaches of the DPA in relation to domestic CCTV…
Facebook, Illegality and the E-commerce Directive
In light of the judgment in CG v Facebook in the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal, Professor Lorna Woods asks: when is Facebook liable for illegal content under the E-commerce Directive?…
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