Google Glass: Issues for Wearers
Neil Cameron looks at some of the legal and practical issues that arise from using Google Glass in the real world…
Publishing & social media
Google Spain: A Question of (Lack of) Balance
Steve Peers believes that the CJEU’s Google Spain judgment fails to balance privacy and freedom of expression…
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Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s Annual Report 2013
John O’Connor reports on the latest report from the Irish Data Protection Commissioner…
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New SCL Irish Group
SCL is to launch a new Irish Group with its first meeting on 28 May…
Editorial
Special deal While IT law continues to have its niche practices and IT lawyers still occasionally focus on issues of great obscurity, the awful truth that IT law is central to legal practice can no longer be denied. I was reminded of the downside of this by a humorous tweet from an academic tweeter, @Cybermatron,…
Law Society Guidance on Use of the Cloud
The Law Society has published a practice note on the use of cloud computing services in law firms….
Is 2014 the Year UK Privacy Law Catches up with Mobile App Developers?
Sarah Pearce, Jonny McDonald and Katy Whitfield take a close look at the interface between apps and privacy, wondering whether it is time for privacy regulation to really bite….
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The Internet of Things: The Old Problem Squared
This comprehensive reflection on the Internet of Things, its wide-ranging effects and the related regulatory issues comes from Amy Collins, Adam J. Fleisher, Reed Freeman and Alistair Maughan…
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Online News Media and Svensson: A New Case for Paywalls?
Justin Dear worries about the effect of the Svensson decision on news media and online readers’ access to a wide range of sources…
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CJEU Rules that Hyperlinks are OK! Unless there’s a ‘New Public’
According to the Court of Justice of the European Union, the owner of a web site may, without the authorisation of the copyright holders, redirect internet users, via hyperlinks, to protected works available on a freely accessible basis on another site. But that ‘freely accessible’ reservation is important…
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