The Court of Justice has considered the revocation of .eu domain name registrations and evidence of bad faith in registration…
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Internet Gambling and EU Freedom to Trade
The Court of Justice has again supported legislation designed to create a national monopoly on gambling…
West Berks Data Loss
West Berkshire Council has had to take remedial action after losing children’s personal data…
Data Loss – Never Out of Fashion?
Will we ever see a time when data loss is an unusual occurrence?…
SCL Response to Cloud Industry Forum Survey
SCL has completed its response to the survey from the Cloud Industry Forum on its draft Code of Practice….
Ofcom Consults on Code for ISPs’ Copyright Infringement Obligations
Ofcom has published its draft code of practice under the Digital Economy Act 2010 relating to online copyright infringement….
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SCL Policy Document: Digital Music and Online Intermediaries
SCL has adopted a policy paper from Professor Chris Reed and Berna Akcali Gur as an official SCL Policy Document…
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Digital Music and Online Intermediaries
The Trustees of SCL are delighted to adopt this important contribution to the debate on solutions to the problem of unlawful file-sharing and its effect on copyright holders as an SCL Policy Document. The Document, written by Professor Chris Reed and Berna Akcali Gur, reviews the legal issues surrounding copyright in digital music and the potential liability of ISPs and suggests a move to a long-term solution where access providers pay licence fees to content owners – and users receive the music free of restriction. The Paper is one product of the highly successful SCL Forum, held in September 2009 and hosted and sponsored by Herbert Smith LLP….
OFT Report: Online Targeting of Advertising and Prices
The OFT published a market study setting out its preliminary views on behavioural advertising and targeted pricing practices on 25 May…
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SCL Response on Copyright Infringement and Cost-sharing
The Society for Computers and Law has submitted its response to the BIS Consultation on Online Infringement of Copyright (Initial Obligations) Cost-sharing…
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