Who’s Accessing the Documents in Your DMS?
Colin Fowle explains how to use a document management system to improve the visibility of real-world document usage….
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
New Powers Welcomed by the ICO
The Information Commissioner’s Office has welcomed new powers to fine organisations for unwanted marketing calls and messages…
Back to Basics: Non-IP Warranties
In our latest article in the Back to Basics series, Toby Crick and Helen Rose look at the various warranties often found in technology contracts. They consider arguments made by suppliers and users in relation to a number of common warranties and look at some of the practicalities behind those debates. This article does not address warranties relating to intellectual property which will be covered in a separate article later in the series….
Digital Economy Act Judicial Review Judgment
BT and TalkTalk have lost on the major points in their action for judicial review of elements of the DEA….
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Cookies and More: UK Implementation of the Electronic Communications Framework Announced
The Government revealed on 15 April how changes to the EU rules covering electronic communications will be implemented….
ISPs, Filtering and File-sharing: Advocate General’s Opinion Published
Advocate General Pedro Cruz Villalon has issued his opinion in Scarlet v Sabam, in which a preliminary ruling is sought on whether a national court can order an ISP to install a system for filtering and blocking electronic communications in order to protect intellectual property rights….
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Book Review: Cloud Computing: A Practical Introduction to the Legal Issues
Chris James reviews the second edition of this book by Renzo Marchini…
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Government ICT Strategy Launched
Francis Maude launched the latest Government ICT Strategy on 30 March….
Meeting Report: Privacy by Design – ‘Grand Design’ or ‘Pipe Dream’
Cynthia O’Donoghue, Nick Tyler and Katalina Chin report on the SCL Privacy and Data Protection Group Meeting held on 16 March at Reed Smith LLP…
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Gymnastic Wrestling
SCL is presenting a seminar that could make some of the London Olympics events look very pedestrian. And it focuses on an area of knowledge of which too many IT lawyers remain dangerously ignorant….