As has been widely reported, on 17 September the Grand Chamber of the Court of First Instance has upheld the fines and vast majority of rulings against Microsoft. We provide a summary of the decision, a link to the full judgment and various comments here….
Editorial
How Much Protecting Do ISPs Need? The recent report of the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee (HL Paper 165) is not likely to have the ISP moguls at NTL or BT reaching for their security blankets but it might well be a useful weathervane. I sense a change in wind direction. In…
Electronic Commerce and Racial and Religious Hatred
A new statutory instrument has been issued in the light of planned implementation of new offences concerning racial and religious hatred….
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New Provisions on the Investigation of Electronic Data
Part 3 of RIPA 2000 is to be brought into force at last….
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A Role for Global Claims in IT Litigation
Jeremy Mash looks at two recent judgments in different divisions of the High Court and considers their implications for IT claims….
Law 2.0?
Alastair Morrison examines the benefits of SaaS (Software as a Service)….
Facing Up To Facebook
Allan Yeoman outlines some of the dangers, to employee and employer, of social networking and offers a view on workplace use of Facebook….
SCL Facebook Group
Did you know that there is now an SCL Group on Facebook?…
Wi-fi Leeching: A Pub Visitor’s Guide
The widely reported arrest of another person for ‘stealing an unsecured broadband connection’ has led to comment in all sorts of media. There have even been discussions of the morality of such actions on the BBC web site. IT lawyers may wish to brush up on the matter so that they can retain credibility in the pub or at the Bank Holiday BBQ….
House of Lords Report on Personal Internet Security
The Science and Technology Committee of the House of Lords published a report on 10 August. It includes a series of interesting conclusions and recommendations. Read a brief summary and comment and access the full report….
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