EU-US Privacy Shield Adopted
The European Commission has launched the EU-US Privacy Shield, claiming that it provides ‘stronger protection for transatlantic data flows’. There has been immediate criticism of its effectiveness….
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Dirty Laundry: The 3inder and Tinder Spat
Alicia Mendonca explains how a dating app famous for threesomes is responding to legal action from Tinder with a hashtag and dirty socks…
Blocking Injunctions and Trade Marks: Court of Appeal Cartier Judgment
The Court of Appeal has held that blocking injunctions affecting ISPs may be appropriate where protection is sought for intellectual property rights other than copyright. Laurence Eastham summarises the case….
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Digital Economy Bill Published
The full text of the Digital Economy Bill was published on 5 July…
Online Pornography, Age Verification and the Digital Economy Bill 2016
The newly-published Digital Economy Bill 2016 includes a new framework for the (attempted) regulation of online pornography. Neil Brown offers some initial thoughts….
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eIDAS Day
A new regulation takes effect on 1 July…
The Digital Economy Bill
For clarity, I am talking about proposals for legislation, not the digital economy bill (damage assessment) that many would like to send to the Leave Campaign for payment…
Warnings on Online Resale Price Maintenance
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued a warning letter about illegal resale price maintenance following action taken against online suppliers…
Storing the firm’s knowledge – is the document management system the right place?
Summary of an event organised by the KM Committee of the SCL – 15 June 2016…
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Smart? Blockchain, DAO and Decentralization
Andres Guadamuz returns to blockchain, including an introduction to some basic concepts for those not familiar with the technology, and goes on to cover recent developments, particularly the latest multi-million hacking attacks involving Ethereum’s DAO, which suggests that smart contracts are only as smart as the people drafting them…