The SCL site carries information about SCL activities and news and articles about It law and legal technology.http://www.scl.org/http://www.scl.org/event.asp?i=1816The theme of our annual conference this year is convergence as it now stands in 2008. Many boundaries have gone, those that are left are fading. Communications tools provide entertainment and entertainment devices offer communication. The data driven world is changing – everything is data and the delivery mechanisms morph and interact in an endless dance. If you have to wonder whether the subject is relevant to you then your need to attend this conference is all the greater.....http://www.scl.org/event.asp?i=1881The seminar will focus on how to carry out electronic disclosure in a manner consistent with the CPR and the Practice Direction on Disclosure, whether there is scope for guidelines on what is best practice to be developed, and how to manage the process to avoid incurring excessive cost. http://www.scl.org/event.asp?i=1824SCL half day seminar in Leedshttp://www.scl.org/event.asp?i=1893A meeting of the SCL London Grouphttp://www.scl.org/event.asp?i=1878Online auctions are being used for consumer to consumer, business to consumer and business to business applications. Our technical and legal speakers will review recent and upcoming developments in the legal and technical aspects of online auctions. http://www.scl.org/event.asp?i=17552008’s SCL Policy Forum – the third since its inauguration in 2006 - arrives at a time when the warnings about new law and regulation just over the horizon come into full view. Europe is fast approaching a new set of Directives to regulate European law, from four directions: • The Audiovisual Media Services Directive was enacted on 18 December 2007; • The new review of the Electronic Communications Services Framework (5 Directives and a Regulation) is taking place in the course of 2008; • The Electronic Commerce Directive remains under constant review and is in tension with several national laws; • The Consumer Acquis (8 Directives) is currently being reviewed.http://www.scl.org/event.asp?i=1830A joint meeting of the SCL Northern Group and the Manchester Branch of the BCShttp://www.scl.org/event.asp?i=1897A meeting of the Internet Interest Group to prepare the Society for Computers & Law's response to the consultation on legislative options to address illicit P2P file-sharing...... http://www.scl.org/event.asp?i=1869Virtual reality is fast becoming a "reality" in modern culture. As The realism, ubiquity, easiness of access as well as the complexity of these virtual worlds increase, users have adapted behaviours, customs and opportunities test the legal boundaries of the law. http://www.scl.org/editorial.asp?i=1903The latest Ofcom UK Communications Market Review 2008 indicates, in a welter of valuable statistics, that a wide range of convergence technologies have shown great increases in popularity.http://www.scl.org/editorial.asp?i=1904Dell’s attempt to trade mark ‘cloud computing’ has been turned down by the USPTO.http://www.scl.org/editorial.asp?i=1901The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reinforced the OSS Artistic Licence in a ruling with important implications for all OSS licenceshttp://www.scl.org/editorial.asp?i=1902So 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.http://www.scl.org/editorial.asp?i=1899Catherine Stromdale considers the threat from Ryanair to cancel scraped flights. How can the way a contract comes into being affects its enforceability? Who will be left to deal with the losses arising?http://www.scl.org/editorial.asp?i=1900The Home Office has published a consultation paper calling for views on draft Electronic Communications Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2008http://www.scl.org/editorial.asp?i=1898The 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.