Richard Quine suggests an approach to coping with the massive growth in data storage demands….
New BSI Standards on Evidence and Admissibility of Electronic Information
BSI British Standards has published BS 10008, Evidential weight and legal admissibility of electronic information – Specification. The standard sets out the requirements for the implementation and operation of electronic information management systems, including the storage and transfer of information, and addresses issues relating to authenticity and integrity of information….
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Patentability of Computer Programs: New IPO Guidance
The IPO has published an important new note providing guidance on the patentability of computer programs following the Symbian judgment….
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Google Keywords: First UK Action?
Interflora is reported to be suing Marks & Spencer and others for buying the Interflora adword from Google…
The LSSA and the LSC: New Agreement on Working Practices
Legal software suppliers have reached an important agreement with the Legal Services Commission which will look to introduce improved working practices for both sides…
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Predictions 2009: Part 2
Following on from Predictions Preview, 17 new predictions on IT law, IT applications and the way technology will impact on business and society. Everything but next week’s lottery numbers from Birley, Briskman, Burgess, Davis and Onwusah, Harbison, Haslam, Jones, Katz, Kaye, Marsden, Morrison, Newson, Speed, Spencer, Trimmer, Tuke and Uebergang….
Electronic Disclosure: Meeting the Challenge
Electronic Disclosure: Meeting the Challenge was the title of a seminar presented by SCL on 20 October which was hosted by Barlow Lyde & Gilbert. The Chairman was barrister Clive Freedman and the speakers were Janet Lambert, a partner in Barlows’ Reinsurance and International Risk Team, Christine Gabitass, Technology in Practice Analyst at Latham &…
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The Hand of God Slaps the Hand of Google
Mark Weston reviews the successful moves to force search engines in Argentina to filter the results of searches on named individuals…
The Open Source Software Crunch
David Boutcher and Bob Stankey ask: Will unmanaged OSS use make it harder to get financing and ultimately find a buyer for a technology-dependent business?…
Outsourcing: Key Points across the Project Lifecycle
Pearse Ryan takes the reader through the various stages in an outsourcing transaction and identifies the points to look out for along the way….
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