Low Down Dirty Clicks
Mike Conradi and Travers Symons look at the problems with click fraud, and ask when a ‘click’ is not a ‘click’….
Telecoms & the Internet
Cybercrime and the UK
Anne Flanagan looks at international standards on cybercrime compliance and asks what UK laws need to change….
Human Rights in the Digital Age
Privacy and anonymity are concepts that appear to be rapidly fading away into insignificance as networked communications become ubiquitous. This is an issue that is raised, together with the development of human rights, in the recent text Mapping the Global Future A Report of the National Intelligence Council’s 2020 Project NIC 2004-13, December 2004). A…
The Human Value of Knowledge
Ruth Ward and Shelagh Taylor give their personal insight into the linked areas of knowledge and HR management. This is the second in a series of articles on ‘Knowledge for Successful Law Firms’, which is being developed by the SCL Knowledge Management Group. For more on this initiative, see vol 15, issue 2 ‘Will the Real Knowledge Management Please Step Forward!’….
E-Filing
Robert Unslow explains why e-filing is inevitable and suggests ways to make its advance more welcome. He also calls on SCL members to join the debate on e-filing….
Not So Much a Weblog, More a Way of Life
In just over 18 months a visit to the IPKat weblog has become a regular event for many members of the intellectual property law community and writing it has become a vital component of the lives of its authors. This article from Jeremy Phillips and Ilanah Simon sets out to explain not only what the IPKat is but what it means to them as its co-authors….
Minors, Mobiles and the Law
Readers of this magazine, more than most, are used to the law changing rapidly to accommodate changes in technology. When it comes to the law as it affects minors, however, and their ability to enter into commercial arrangements, we find a landscape that has essentially stayed unchanged for centuries. Robin Bynoe explains why the new technology and ancient legal principle could collide….
Getting Up Close and Personal
Gmail, A9.com and Blinkx are examples of the new privacy implications of personalised online advertising and advanced search engine technology. Eva Wong from Coudert Bros explores the new threat and opportunity….
Iron Laws of Cyberspace The Need for Multidisciplinary Perspectives
William Dutton reviews a series of well known IT legal aphorisms from the perspective of a social scientist. This is an edited version of his Keynote Address to the IFCLA Conference in July….
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Big Brother Isn’t Watching You (Everybody Else Is)
The summer viewing of Big Brother enthralled and appalled. Hazel Randall looks at the show going on on your PC with the updates in Adware and Spyware, and other techniques for tracking what private and commercial PC users are doing….
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