As Neil Cameron puts it ‘I had promised you, the readers, and the Editor, a follow-up to my initial review of Microsoft Windows XP. And you will get it – I promise. However, my attention has been diverted by the new Jornada 568 running Pocket Windows 2002; and so that is what you get this month. This review was entirely written in what passes for my handwriting on a Jornada 568 Pocket PC – graphics were added later.’…
Games People Play
John McKinlay looks at the particular issues to be considered in negotiating and advising on software development contracts in the games industry. John acts for VIS Entertainment plc, developers of the chart-topping State of Emergency game….
e-learning – Some Legal Considerations
e-learning is an important and growing area for e-commerce lawyers. James Humphrey-Evans discusses some of the issues involved….
Virtual Monopoly
Andrew Katz of Moorcrofts reviews Virtual Monopoly, by Dr Christopher G Pike, published 2001 by Nicholas Brealey Publishing (£19.99)….
Editorial
Major Changes at SCL
The recent EGM saw some major management and constitutional changes which enhance the SCL’s ability to implement its new strategy. New Trustees have also been appointed….
The National Land Information Service
Searchflow won the SCL Award 2002. Here Mark Riddick, Chief Executive Officer of Searchflow, explains what the NLIS system offers and uses the licence traditionally granted to Award winners to outline the benefits of his particular channel….
To Disclose or Not to Disclose A Follow-up
In the August/September edition of Computers & Law, Amanda Kearsley and Nick Rudgard explored the difficulties of reconciling the principles of disclosure under the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and the disclosure of personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) arising from the case of Totalise plc v The Motley Fool Limited and Interactive Investor Limited (2001) P&T 764. In December 2001, the Court of Appeal overturned the costs order made at the original hearing and set out the principles for the future. The new approach will have a significant impact on the position of organisations, such as Web site operators, from whom disclosures of information may be sought. This article reviews that approach….
Meeting the Cybercrime Challenge
This is an extract from the speech of Lord Goldsmith QC, the Attorney-General, at the SCL Award ceremony on 21 January….
Letter to the Editor
Following the article on the SCL Web site and many reports elsewhere, I thought I would add a little realism to the debate. 1. Cookies don’t work for decent marketing in many situations because most home PCs and many work PCs will be used by several people, but the cookies will treat them as a…