Nintendo were granted summary judgment on 28 July in a case brought by them against importers of the R4 game copier device….
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Internet Gambling and Free Trade
Jimmy Desai offers a summary of recent developments affecting the law on Internet gambling in the EU….
Bilski and the US Software Patent Threat?
Dr Robert Harrison and Jordan S Hatcher analyse the US case of Bilski v Kappos and consider its importance for IT lawyers in the UK….
Software Clones: World Programming v SAS (Updated)
The High Court has given judgment in a dispute about a clone of an SAS system but has referred a series of issues to the ECJ…
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E-mail Disclaimers
Litig, the Legal IT Innovators Group, has recently completed several months work in an attempt to eliminate e-mail disclaimers from law firm e-mails. Counsel’s opinion arising from this has now been published and could lead to the minimising of disclaimers, but not their elimination….
Sound and (Simulated?) Fury
The latest Which? (over)reaction to volume claims on file-sharing may have a hollow ring but their contribution on unsecured wi-fi is genuinely valuable….
Widespread Unlawful Data Retention in the EU
European data protection authorities at the latest Article 29 Working Party meeting have concluded that current purported implementation of the Data Retention Directive is unlawful…
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Data Transfers: Clarification on Standard Clauses
The Article 29 Working Party has published responses to FAQs on the standard contractual clauses for personal data transfers…
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Software Development: How Agile Are You?
Susan Atkinson describes the Agile software development methodology and explains its crucial relevance to lawyers….
PS I Hate You
It is the holiday season and time for sun and fun. So entering into that end-of-term spirit, when you were allowed to bring your favourite toy to school, I have been compiling a list of things I hate about e-mails. Be warned: this post has no IT law content whatsoever, and reading it is merely wasting time you could use more productively….