New ‘Video Games’ Legislation
Statutory instruments relating to the grant of tax relief for video games development have been published…
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Social Media: We Don’t Need New Laws
The House of Lords Communications Committee has published a report which takes the view that there is no need for new legislation to cover social media offences – existing laws and guidance, properly applied, can do the job….
The Smart Headband and the Wearables Revolution
Stewart James considers the latest in wearable tech – the Microsoft smart headband – and the privacy and lifestyle implications of ‘wearables’…
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Right to be Forgotten: Google Advisory Council Call for Comments and Evidence
Google’s Advisory Council on the ‘right to be forgotten’ has issued a call for comments and evidence and is to hold a series of meetings across the EU….
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ICO Report on Big Data
According to the Information Commissioner’s Office, Big Data is ‘not a game played by different rules’…
US and European Convergence on Software and Business Method Patentability?
Mark Kenrick and Michael Williams consider two judgments of the US Supreme Court and ask whether the rules on software patentability that now apply in the USA are getting close to those that hold sway in Europe….
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A Series of Unlikely Events
One year on from the Scottish Borders Appeal, Paul Motion and Laura Irvine ask: has the ICO’s approach changed?…
Article 29 WP Reports on Meeting with Google et al: All Questions, No Answers
The Article 29 Working Party has released a statement following its meeting with Google and other search engines, held on 24 July, concerning the ‘right to be forgotten’…
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CPD Online: SCL Foundations of IT Law: Module 5
These are questions arising from the Podcast: SCL Foundations of IT Law Programme: Module 5 – Risk, cybercrime and computer misuse Course code HW/SFCL:OC21 – CPD: 2 hours….
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Latest Monetary Penalty for Hacking Breach
The ICO has served a monetary penalty notice on an online travel services company that exposed customer records to a malicious hacker…