There are three main features of this outstanding issue. We have three articles on emerging trends that I hope will offer readers new insights. We have a series of articles focusing on the powers of governments to access data which offer contrasting views. We also have the usual mix of case reports and practitioner articles…
CPD Online: August / September 2013 Edition of Computers & Law Magazine
Questions arising from the August/September 2013 issue of Computers & Law. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL:OC7 – CPD: 1 hour 30 minutes…
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Computer Misuse: Court of Appeal on Sentencing
The Court of Appeal judgment on an appeal against sentence in respect of DOS attacks and other behaviour which amounted to offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 is now available. It offers some useful guidance….
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Rocket Back to the Future
I have been wondering whether recently doing the time-warp has led me into another era….
Council’s Data Breach from FOI Response
Islington Council receives a penalty after 2,000 residents’ personal details are published online…
SCL Northern Group, Armageddon and Fun
The SCL Northern Group is relaunching with a bang….
Through the Copyright Barricades in PRCA v NLA
Toby Headdon looks at the potential impact of the final decision in PRCA v NLA and shares his concerns that the implications of some of the issues have not been fully understood…
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PRISM and Data Protection for EU Citizens
The Chair of the Article 29 Working Party has expressed concerns about the impact of the US PRISM program on the data protection rights of EU citizens in a letter to EU Commissioner Reding…
‘Wandering Clouds’ Emerging Trends in Cloud Services Contracts
Kit Burden offers his highly practical insights into the way in which Cloud services contracts have developed…
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Restricted View in FirstRow Case
Nick Swimer and Stephen Edwards look at a recent High Court judgment that confirmed that operators of a live sports indexing web site were infringing the FAPL’s copyright…