Online pornography: age-verification commences 15 July in the UK

The UK government has announced that age verification measures for online pornography under the Digital Economy Act 2017 will come into force in the UK on 15 July 2019.

Remedies for inadequate response to a subject access request: the High Court decision in Rudd v Bridle

The High Court has considered to what extent the claimant could obtain remedies for inadequate subject access responses under the Data Protection Act 1998.

Cross-border access to online TV and radio content: new directive adopted by European Council

The new directive aims to make licensing of copyright-protected material contained in such programmes easier so that they can be made available throughout the EU.

New consumer directives adopted on sale of goods and supply of digital products

The European Council has adopted two new directives on the supply of digital content and sale of goods to consumers as part of the Digital Single Market strategy

High Court rejects judicial review against the ASA over broadband advertising

The High Court has ruled in favour of the Advertising Standards Authority in a judicial review claim brought by Cityfibre.

ICO launches consultation on age-appropriate design for digital services

The Information Commissioner has launched a consultation on a draft code of practice on age-appropriate design, a code of practice for online services likely to be accessed by children.

CMA alleges piano supplier illegally prevented online price discounts

The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found that Casio has broken competition law by restricting retailers’ freedom to discount online.

The Techlaw News Round-Up

Tech law news from the past week not covered separately on the site

Legal Design Explained: Part 2 - Why do we do legal design?

In the second part of our four-part series looking at the principles and tools involved in legal design, Legal Design Engineer, Charlotte Baker, looks at why legal design is necessary.

Schrödinger’s Cat, Einstein’s Dice and the Chandelier: A Novice’s Guide to Quantum Computers

Rebecca Keating, building on her talk at last year’s Annual Conference, offers a novice’s guide to some of the key concepts of quantum computing, how near we are to practical quantum computing and the implications for lawyers .

Ethics guidelines for trustworthy AI

The European Commission’s independent expert group has published a revised version of its ethics guidelines for the use of AI.

European Commission issues Statement of Objections over geoblocking of video games

The European Commission has issued a Statement of Objections to six video game companies, including Valve, owner of the Steam video game distribution platform.

Online Harms White Paper published

The Home Office and Department of Media, Culture and Sport have jointly published an Online Harms White Paper

CMA launches a consumer law investigation into auto-renewal of online gaming memberships

The Competition and Markets Authority is looking at the practice as used on the Nintendo Switch, Sony Playstation and Microsoft Xbox.

European Commission welcomes European Parliament's vote on new rules for sharing public sector data

The European Parliament has approved the Open Data and Public Sector Information Directive, which has been welcomed by the European Commission.

Techlaw News Round-Up

A round-up of other techlaw news from the past week not covered separately on the site (w/e 5 April 2019)

SCL Conference "Back to basics: the technology" - Monday 20 May 2019, London

Putting the ‘tech’ into ‘tech law’'

SCL Digital Media Law Masterclass - Friday 7 June 2019, London

Organised by the SCL Media Group

SSCL event: Overview of the Digital Economy Act 2017 - Thursday 20 June 2019, Edinburgh

A meeting of the Scottish SCL - free to attend and open to all

Lawyering in a Digital Age: Equipping students for the technologically advancing practice of law - 27th & 28th of June 2019 - Ambleside, Lake District

100+ Brilliant Women in AI & Ethics Conference - Monday 16 September 2019, Oxford

"The New Technology Lawyer" - SCL Annual Conference 2019, Wednesday 2 October 2019, London

The skills and innovations you need to understand in order to practice tech law in the 2020's. Essential training from only £330 + VAT