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,…
The Law Society has published a practice note on the use of cloud computing services in law firms….
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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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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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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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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Paul McMahon reports on the second module in the SCL’s ground-breaking Foundations of IT Law Programme, an event which took place at Bird & Bird on 16 January 2014….
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Kuan Hon examines the best approach to take when applying data protection rules in a cloud computing context. She argues that the current EU focus on location is inappropriate and that logical control is what counts….
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With most High Streets largely made up of betting shops and the Government intent on encouraging even more gambling, I thought it was time to get with the trend and have an exciting new competition on the SCL site with lots of chances to win £££s. I should mention though that there is no ball, and you may not actually win anything….
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It is a long time since I had such a wealth of material to choose from when deciding which articles to include in an issue. Of course we have predictions – although there are even more on the web site – and these feature very strongly. But it is an unusual issue because we have…