Google Employees Convicted in Italy
An Italian judge has found four Google employees guilty of breaches of the Italian privacy code in relation to a video showing abuse which was posted onto Google Video…
Publishing & social media
Trends: E-disclosure and Legal Practice in the Recovery Position
Triggered by positive feelings following LegalTech 2010, Chris Dale offers his reflections on an impending upswing, bringing opportunities for litigation software and services suppliers. Developments in e-disclosure give the clue to how law firms can make the most of better times ahead….
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Internet Publication: Jurisdiction over Foreign Web Sites
An interesting light is thrown on jurisdictional issues arising from publication by a foreign web site in a new case in the Court of Appeal which dealt with offences relating to racially inflammatory material….
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How To Make Bad Law
Professor Chris Reed draws some lessons from the experience of law-making in the computing and communications sector. He suggests that a focus on technical precision has given us some pretty bad law….
Criminal Prosecution and Online Copyright Infringement
Mikko Manner considers the utilization of criminal prosecution against copyright infringement in the context of online distribution services by specific reference to The Pirate Bay…
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Lord Mandelson waters down controversial Clause 17 of the Digital Economy Bill
UK government publishes amendments to Digital Economy Bill that significantly water down the powers proposed to be given to the Secretary of State to enable amendment of UK copyright law….
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Do We Need a Constitution for the Information Age?
Mark Turner examines the defects in existing systems for agreeing international obligations of the kind that are vital to the flowering of the information age. The disintermediation of government leads him to suggest a constitutional convention for the information age….
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Data Protection: The New Technical and Political Environment
Ian Brown paints a picture of a rapidly changing data protection landscape, with the dangers arising from technical revolutions and political adjustments in the foreground…
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Privacy Locks
There’s nothing like a trip to the DIY store to bring home the importance of privacy, or lack of it….
Predictions 2010: Technology & Strategy for Lawyers
We asked experts in various fields for their take on likely developments for 2010 and beyond. The predictions are published on the SCL Web site. This is a selection of predictions relating to law firm management, legal software, strategy and the like….
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