Internet Libel: Gentoo v Pallion
Ashley Hurst of Olswangs, the firm that acted for the successful claimants in the Internet libel case, explains the background to the case….
Publishing & social media
Copyright in Look and Feel: The Last Shot in the Locker?
Richard Morgan wonders whether one approach to ‘look and feel’ has been neglected….
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Filter or Else! Music Industry Sues Irish ISP
Ireland’s largest ISP, Eircom, is being sued by the four major record companies, who are demanding that it take action to prevent users from illegally downloading or sharing music. TJ McIntyre reports and reflects on these new developments….
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Last Orders for Cut-price Foreign Football
A recent High Court decision considers whether publicans who subscribe to cheaper foreign broadcasters of FA Premier League matches commit an offence under s 297 of the CDPA 1988. Section 297 prohibits the use of unauthorised decoders in the UK. The court concluded that there was an offence committed, but Ben Allgrove and Alastair Cox wonder whether the outcome reflects the mischief that s 297 was intended to address….
FaceBook Data Concerns
Social networking sites such as MySpace and FaceBook are becoming increasingly popular. Most adults between the age of 18 and 30 seem to be registered on either or both of these social networking sites. FaceBook was among the fastest growing websites (according to comScore) last year – it saw a staggering 2,167% growth in the…
Cross-border Small Claims in the EU
Pablo Cortés reviews the proposal for a Regulation establishing a European Small Claims Procedure, which is due to be implemented by January 2009…
KM and Clients
‘Knowledge Management’ is an expression that has been around in law firms for a while now, but the term is often confined to organisation within the firm of its internal legal know-how. In this article we explore the use of knowledge management techniques to disseminate knowledge about clients to all within the firm who need…
Editorial
My first prediction is that SCL members are in for a bumper year. Even if your stocking was not filled with all that you hoped, I am sure that SCL will more than make up for the fact that the feverishly anticipated wii turned out to be socks. With lots of plans afoot for a…
Predictions 2008 – Social Trends and IT Law
From Roger Bickerstaff, Partner at Bird & Bird and SCL Trustee: www.twobirds.com 1. I predict an increasing focus on open source software in the business applications environment for major corporate users – not for cost or ideological reasons but more for vendor independence reasons. Open source gives major corporate users an opportunity to develop and…
Predictions 2008: Technology in Law Firms
From Charles Christian, the editor of the industry newsletter Legal Technology Insider Industry news is going to be the big thing in 2008. Will the IRIS Legal group (which now encompasses the old AIM, Laserform, Mountain and Videss businesses, as well as the Bar supplier Meridian) convince the market that its future strategy – including…