Autonomous Vehicles: An Ethical and Legal Approach
This is the essay from Lottie Michael which won the SCL Essay Prize for 2017…
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Telecoms & the Internet
The Pirate Bay and ‘Making Available’
The CJEU has held that online sharing platforms may be infringing copyright by enabling those accessing material in a way which undermines copyright protection…
The SCL Annual Conference 2017: A Sketch
David Chaplin, the SCL’s Development Editor, offers some brief observations on last week’s outstanding Annual Conference…
Time to Speak up for Article 15
Graham Smith is one of the speakers at the SCL Conference in the session covering new trends in data interception, use and retention. While this piece from Graham does not reflect his input in that focused session, it is an important contribution to the much-needed debate on Internet freedoms….
Human Rights Judgment: Access to Computer Files Without Judicial Authorisation
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that granting police access to computer files containing child pornography material without prior judicial authorisation, in a non-emergency situation, violated the owner’s right to respect for his private life…
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Age Verification and Online Pornography under the DEA 2017: whose fine is it anyway?
Neil Brown takes a detailed look at the scope of the Digital Economy Act 2017’s age verification obligations, and the various actors upon which they fall….
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Digital Economy Act 2017 Published
The final version of the Digital Economy Act 2017 has been published online. Some significant provisions come into force on 25 June….
Smart and Connected Cities: Surmounting the Challenges
David Berry highlights the practical and legal challenges inherent in any smart city initiative and suggests some approaches that might minimise the risks arising from those challenges…
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There’s something very familiar about all this…
Ben Hughes explores the opportunities presented by the deployment of current and impending disruptive technologies in the retail and consumer sector….
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Patent Licensing: 5G and the Internet of Things
With 5G on the horizon, Matthew Hunt looks at some of the patent licensing implications in the context of the impending EU Commission ‘Communication on Standard Essential Patents for a European digitalised economy’…
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