Various European courts are awaiting answers from the European Court of Justice regarding search engine use of sponsored keywords. Susan Barty, Isabel Davies and Phillip Carnell offer a review of the most significant and most recent questions to be referred to the ECJ about search engine keywords and trade mark infringement…
Taking an expert technical perspective, Jon Crowcroft thinks much of the debate about Internet governance can be denuded of meaning by technical solutions. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
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Andrea M. Matwyshyn covers the issues surrounding behavioural targeting, such as offered by Neubad in the USA and Phorm in the UK. The requirement for consent in data protection terms and the possible need for international harmonization are among the topics she discusses. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
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Herbert Ungerer offers his personal views on the interplay between EU competition regulation and the development of Web 2.0, and beyond. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?…
Chris Reed considers the development of intermediary immunity, changes in technology and social use that bring it into question and the balancing exercise involved in the formulation of a new policy. Most tellingly, he puts forward a suggestion for the future of the immunity and reforms of the legislation that created it. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
Chris Marsden suggests that excessive regulation to ensure net neutrality can have negative consequences and commends to the EU an approach which produces ‘net neutrality lite’ This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
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Jean-Jacques Sahel, writing purely in a personal capacity, considers the approach which should underpin any legislation on electronic communications and argues that the extraordinary nature of the Internet requires a principles-based approach to inform legislation rather than narrow sectoral regulation. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
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The SCL Web site has 11 brand new articles arising from the SCL Forum entitled ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’. The articles come from leading thinkers on a range of related topics and represent an important contribution to the debate on a range of legislative issues….
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With search engines being such a vital part of the consumer experience of the Internet, Nico van Eijk asks if there is room for a regulatory regime which covers them. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?…
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Reports from Dutch and German courts show that disputes about the use of adwords or keywords sold by search engines have been referred to the European Court of Justice….