On a Final Warning
Use of the Internet and social networking can cause trouble with employers…
Society & Justice
About Network Neutrality 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0
In a reflection of his contribution to the SCL Forum 2010, Nico van Eijk puts network neutrality in context, predicts the future flow of debate on the topic and makes a series of telling observations on network neutrality dilemmas….
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iPad – Harbinger of the Public Domain?
Neil Brown looks at copyright, copyleft, licensing and the public domain in the context of an expanding market for electronic versions of literary works….
E-disclosure: Preparing for the ESI Questionnaire
Daniel Kavan looks at the questions in the draft ESI Disclosure questionnaire and guides you through them…
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Net Neutrality: Ofcom ‘opens debate’
Ofcom has published a discussion paper and is seeking views on net neutrality issues…
OFT Report: Online Targeting of Advertising and Prices
The OFT published a market study setting out its preliminary views on behavioural advertising and targeted pricing practices on 25 May…
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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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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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Stuck in ‘Neutral’? Google, AdWords and the E-Commerce Directive Immunities
Lilian Edwards considers the foundation of the ‘immunity’ granted to information society service providers by the E-Commerce Directive. She asks whether the emphasis laid in the recent Attorney General’s Opinion in ‘the AdWords case’ on neutrality as a qualification for that immunity is justified….
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National Restrictions on Online Gaming Upheld
The ECJ has supported Portugal’s legislative restrictions on online gaming based in other EU jurisdictions, apparently endorsing a lottery monopoly there. The judgment is likely to have substantial implications for online gaming across the EU….
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