From Simon Briskman, a partner in the Technology Law Group at Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP: www.ffw.com US corporations will lobby Europe to simplify privacy laws, allowing smarter Web advertising. We will also see new Web 2.0 entrants causing valuation jitters for current platform owners. Joost and other peer-to-peer solutions will spread, whilst applications such as…
The recent events at HMRC have thrown the issue of data security into sharp focus. This article will examine some of the key technological and social drivers, which are underpinning the increasing focus of the media and the legislators on the issue of data security. I will also examine the ICO’s current guidance on the…
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SCO Group, Inc. (SCO) is a US corporation primarily known for the development and distribution of products based on the UNIX System V (UNIX SVRx) operating systems. By 2003 the open source operating system Linux had become a serious competitor to UNIX and, in an apparent attempt to derive revenue from Linux users and, ultimately,…
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From Alex Dunstan-Lee, a Legal Specialist in KPMG’s Forensic Technology Services group: www.KPMG.co.uk Thinking in data: Lawyers will start to understand the power of thinking in data, not in paper. They will start to realise that word documents, e-mails etc are not pieces of paper inserted into a computer screen. They are large bodies of…
From Anna Cook, Partner, Wedlake Bell: www.wedlakebell.com I think that the suppliers of outsourced services are gaining confidence and they are being less flexible in the provision of services. Also, services are becoming more commoditised. In turn, this is giving rise to simpler contracts. Customers are also seeking to negotiate shorter term contracts and more…
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…
The Olswang Convergence Consumer Survey 2007 is an online survey of 1,793 GB consumers, aged 13 to 55. What follows is an edited version of its Executive Summary and a link to the full survey appears below. Currently in its third year, the annual survey was conducted for Olswang by international polling agency YouGov Plc,…
We are running a series of articles on the site which give a flavour of top legal blogs, with the focus on those dealing with IT law topics and the like. This posting is from Laurence Kaye on Digital Media Law, a blog about the future of digital media law from Laurie Kaye, Laurence Kaye Solicitors. Laurie has promised a donation to Children in Need for every new ‘sign-up’ to his blog….
Read More… from Blog Taster: Privacy and Social Networks – Bees to the Honeypot
Thanks to Simon Deane-Johns, SCL added another string to its bow recently with the creation of a new Group on Facebook. Andrew Sharpe has since created a very popular LinkedIn group for SCL too. One consequence is that, for the first time since the old LINK days (when every contributor to online discussions seemed to…
A Web site is ‘closed down’ for creating links to illegal content. Read the FACT press release and links to comment….