Judgment in Football Fixture Copyright Case
The Court of Justice has given judgment in Football Dataco v Yahoo and has set out some guidance on when a database can be protected by copyright…
Telecoms & the Internet
Google’s Privacy Policy and EU Data Protection
The exchange between the Article 29 Working Party and Google about its new privacy policy has heated up…
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Meltwater: Copyright Tribunal Decision
The Copyright Tribunal has given its decision in proceedings concerning the Meltwater monitoring service – the latest stage in what remains a long-running dispute…
The Future is Facebook?
Are emails and texts going to be supplanted by social media sites….
Appy Talk
This article from Dr. Daithí Mac Síthigh on the regulation of apps, with its special focus on Apple’s own approach, gives the flavour of his much praised presentation at SCL’s 6th Annual Policy Forum held in September 2011….
SOPA and Network Architecture
Surely SOPA and PIPA are just bills that would create US legislation. So why are people outside the USA protesting about them? Andrés Guadamuz explains….
Right to Be Forgotten vs Need to Be Remembered
Arnold Roosendaal asks if we are asking the right question about the so-called right to be forgotten: ‘Why are some organisations collecting so much information anyway?’ This article was written to summarise the issues raised in his talk at SCL’s 6th Annual Policy Forum held in September 2011….
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Privacy Protection: Seed Control?
Rosalind English reports on a case which involved an innovative approach to protection of privacy, with the court venturing into an area often characterised as beyond court control…
Domain Names: ICANN Sticks to gTLD Launch Timetable
ICANN has confirmed the 12 January launch, released further details on the gTLD regime and made a number of supporting documents available…
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Can Semantic Web Technology Help Implement a Right to Be Forgotten?
Kieron O’Hara examines the right to be forgotten – what it means and whether the technology is available to implement the right. This is the first in a series of articles arising from the SCL’s 6th Annual Policy Forum held in September 2011….
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