IFCLA Conference
The International Federation of Computer Law Associations’ Conference takes place in Oxford on 8 and 9 July….
Telecoms & the Internet
Key IT Law Developments in the Netherlands
Herald D.J. Jongen (Rotterdam) and Paul L. Reeskamp (Amsterdam) are partners at Loeff Claeys Verbeke, specialising in Information Technology Law…
Securing Domain Name Registrations
Nicholas Wood is a director of Net Searchers International Ltd, the UK based company which assists brand and trademark specialists to protect intellectual property on the Internet through audits, searching, monitoring, tracking and registrations….
Caught Looking
Can the operation of your browser’s cache unwittingly get you into trouble with the criminal law?…
Developing IT Skills in a Law School
Antony Smith is IT Co-ordinator at the School of Law, King’s College London. He may be contacted at antony.smith@kcl.ac.uk…
Reversal of UDRP Decisions in South Africa
Domain names continue to be a fertile ground for disputes. Although this article focuses on South African laws, some of Dr Gerrie Ebersöhn’s analysis on UDRP decisions on domain names is of much wider application….
The Conversion of Sex.com
What may turn out to be a milestone in legal thinking about the Internet is currently awaiting decision by the California Supreme Court. It concerns the rights to “sex.com”, the domain name for a Web site offering links to a variety of sex-related online services. David Marchese explains the background to the case, which is not unsurprisingly murky. He feels that it is the ingenuity of those involved in the case that raises wider issues about how the information society and the law interact….
Generic v Specific Software
Alastair Morrison responds to the call in an issue of the magazine for articles on whether generic software can do most of the IT work required by the legal profession…
Trade Marks, Search Engines and Fair Play
Maureen Daly presents an analysis of the differing approaches in the US and various European jurisdictions to allegations of trade mark infringement and unfair competition by search engines…
Time to Own Up to E-mail Management
Companies are still unwilling to take ownership of e-mail management despite evidence that misuse of systems is widespread and a serious threat to senior staff and business standing. To prevent classic buck-passing when incidents arise, Ian Davidson, Waterford Technologies’ UK Country Manager, argues the case for fostering a culture of departmental e-mail management….