Digital Economy Bill Published
The full text of the Digital Economy Bill was published on 5 July…
Telecoms & the Internet
The Digital Economy Bill
For clarity, I am talking about proposals for legislation, not the digital economy bill (damage assessment) that many would like to send to the Leave Campaign for payment…
Smart? Blockchain, DAO and Decentralization
Andres Guadamuz returns to blockchain, including an introduction to some basic concepts for those not familiar with the technology, and goes on to cover recent developments, particularly the latest multi-million hacking attacks involving Ethereum’s DAO, which suggests that smart contracts are only as smart as the people drafting them…
Book Review: The Closing of the Net
Laurence Eastham reviews the latest publication from Monica Horten. The Closing of the Net is published by Polity Press, £15.99 in paperback. ISBN 13:978-1-5095-0689-7. Kindle £11.99, Hardcover £45….
Protecting the Real Value of Computer Programs: Functionality and Source Code
This piece from Lorraine Chimbga was a runner-up in the SCL Student Essay Prize competition. It addressed the following topic (from a range of suggested topics): To what extent should the functionality, as opposed to the source code, of computer programs be protected by copyright….
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The Internet of Things and Dragons
This piece from Rebecca Keating was a runner-up in the SCL Student Essay Prize competition. It addressed the following topic (from a range of suggested topics): Analyse the key legal issues which might hinder the so-called “Internet of Things”, and offer comments on how these might be overcome….
Regulation of the Internet of Things
This piece from Thomas Foster was a runner-up in the SCL Student Essay Prize competition. It addressed the following topic (from a range of suggested topics): Analyse the key legal issues which might hinder the so-called “Internet of Things”, and offer comments on how these might be overcome….
IFCLA Conference Feedback
IFCLA Vice-President Roger Bickerstaff looks back at some of the take-aways from last week’s successful IFCLA Conference, which was organised and hosted by SCL, and seeks your thoughts on some of the issues raised…
Fundamentally Giddy: An IFCLA Conference Report
David Chaplin reflects his personal reaction to the IFCLA Conference 2016 and reports on the many varied sessions…
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Are We Fit for the Machine Age?
Mischa Dohler gave a thought-provoking keynote at the IFCLA Conference 2016 and this article reflects the issues he raised there. For those who attended IFCLA 2016, it is a timely reminder not to stop thinking about the larger issues now they are back at the day job; for those who missed the Conference, it gives a sense of what they missed….