So many open source licences, so little time. In a twist on Top of the Pops, Bill Jones, Brian Meenagh and Sally Mewies ask which licences matter most and give a brief guide to the essential features of each….
Open Source Enforceability Ruling
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reinforced the OSS Artistic Licence in a ruling with important implications for all OSS licences…
Screen-scraping, Ryanair and Contracts
Catherine Stromdale considers the threat from Ryanair to cancel scraped flights. How can the way a contract comes into being affect its enforceability? Who will be left to deal with the losses arising?…
Data Retention Consultation
The Home Office has published a consultation paper calling for views on draft Electronic Communications Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2008…
Illicit P2P file-sharing: Contribute to the SCL Response
The SCL Internet Interest Group is holding a special meeting on 17 September to inform the SCL response on the recent consultation paper on illicit file-sharing….
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Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?
Chris Marsden explains what makes the 3rd Annual SCL Policy Forum on 22 & 23 September 2008 such an important event….
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Has Promoting Commercial Certainty Made the Law More Uncertain?
Simon Croall QC and Yash Kulkarni give an account of a crucial House of Lords judgment. They reflect on the ways in which this latest development in remoteness of damage will have clear impact on contractual disputes of all kinds, especially IT disputes….
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England v France: The Internet and Trade Mark Infringement
Mike Gardner and Kara Landsborough-McDonald offer a comparison of English and French approaches to the liability of Internet companies for trade mark infringement…
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IT Spend Still Moving Up?
A new survey suggests that law firm’s remain confident on income, and are still expecting to increase spending on IT,…
New Chair for LSSA
Dominic Cullis of Easy Convey is named as Chairman of the Legal Software Suppliers Association…