New Article 29 Working Party Opinions Published
The Article 29 Working Party has adopted Opinions on the data protection reform proposals and on facial recognition….
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Publishing & social media
Twitter Libel: Cricket Match-fixing Judgment
The judgment in the match-fixing libel case involving New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns focuses on a libel originating on Twitter but has little meat for IT lawyers….
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EU Commission Proposes to Establish a European Cybercrime Centre
On 28 March, the EU Commission proposed that a European Cybercrime Centre be established within Europol to become the Union’s focal point in the fight against cybercrime…
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Too Many Cooks?
Are there too many bodies interfering in Internet regulation?…
Online Defamation in UK: No Clarification from Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has published its judgment in the case of Flood v The Times, a libel case which included allegations of online defamation. But the judgments deal only with Reynolds privilege….
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Connect, Engage and Interact with Social Media
Kim Tasso offers 7 firm-wide and 11 personal points to help successfully integrate social media into marketing, selling and relationship management programmes…
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Commercial Use of Facebook and Twitter: Risks and Rewards
Chris Hutchings warns of the risks of using social media without due care and attention. He also suggests ways to harvest the benefits of social media without putting a business at risk…
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Social Media: Hidden IP Dangers
Alastair Cox and Iona Harding examine the intellectual property pitfalls associated with everyday uses of social media….
Council of Europe’s Internet Governance Strategy
The Council of Europe has adopted an Internet Governance Strategy to protect and promote human rights, the rule of law and democracy online….
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Goodbye Godfrey, Hello Tamiz
Graham Smith offers some thought-provoking reflections on the judgment in the recent Google libel case and considers its importance for online defamation claims. This article is taken from his Cyberleagle blog at www.cyberleagle.com….