International Electronic Trading: Some Legal Issues
This is an edited version of a talk given by A M Susman to the Information Technology and Courts Committee on 6 December 1999….
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Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Case Report: Harbinger UK Limited v GE Information Services Limited
Michele Boote is an Associate in Theodore Goddard’s IT Litigation Group and acted for GE Information Services Limited at both the trial and the appeal….
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Data Protection Update
Rosemary Jay is a Senior Consultant atMasons (Manchester) and was formerly Legal Adviser to the Data ProtectionRegistrar. She may be contacted at rosemary.jay@masons.com Rosemary Jay Proposed Orders The Home Office has published a further seven draftorders under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 98) which are available on itsWeb site at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ccpd. The proposed orders…
Developments in the Protection of DRM
Steve Holmes summarises the most recent cases on DRM and compares the relevant legislation in the UK, the US and Australia….
Achievement and Promise
This is the text of Professor Chris Reed’s Joint Chairmen’s Report
to the SCL AGM on 24 January 2000….
Digital Libraries
Anne Mizzi says that copyright owners should be considering what steps to take to protect the intellectual property in their books, speeches, audio, video and music in the face of recent moves by the likes of Google and Yahoo! to put a massive body of copyright works on the Internet….
Battling over the Bug: Y2K and US Court Cases
Susan McGhie Sang is an associate solicitor at Myers Fletcher& Gordon, Hammersmith, London and can be contacted on 0171 610 4433. The Millennium Bug is perhaps the best known personality of 1999. As theworld prepares for 1 January, 2000 in the hope that most of its anticipatedcomputer problems will have been solved or minimised by…
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Software Licensing – Changes in US Laws may Affect UK Practice
Software Licensing – Changes in US Laws may Affect UK Practice…
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E-Commerce, Jurisdiction and Choice of Law
Adrienne Seaman is an assistant solicitor in StephensonHarwood’s IT and Telecomms Unit. Her focus is increasingly on e-commerce andshe has recently been involved in advising a range of clients, includingretailers, financial service providers and banks on the establishment andoperation of Internet trade. The increasing importance of e-commerce is seen every day, with pressattention focusing on…
Electronic Signatures: The Technical and Legal Ramifications
Stephen Mason is a Barrister who specialises in e-commerce,Information Technology and contract law. He is also a consultant to KaltonsSolicitors. Telephone 01462 701098 or 020 7278 1817; email scwm@scwm.co.uk. The fourth edition of his e-book, ‘The Year 2000: A guide tothe legal issues for business’ is available as a free download from www.reachoutmedia.com.The third edition…
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