Painless Panorama
I feared that Panorama’s treatment of illegal file-sharing and the law would leave me with severe laryngitis. In fact, I hardly shouted at the TV at all – now I wish I’d shouted more….
Intellectual Property
Digital Economy Bill: In the Wash
The Bill has passed through the House of Lords, with the various major amendments abandoned, or defeated by the Government. It seems likely that compromises will be made so that the Bill can be passed before the election….
EU – Controllers and Processors: It’s all about Essential Means
The Article 29 Working Party recently published an Opinion on two of the key concepts under the Data Protection Directive – ‘data controller’ and ‘data processor’. Tanguy Van Overstraeten and Richard Cumbley explain that the distinction between the two has a number of practical implications including determining who is liable to comply with data protection law and whether processing clauses are required….
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India, Technology and Outsourcing Contracts
This article from Samuel Mani Kallupurakal is adapted from his SCL Annual Lecture, given on 4 March 2010. The Lecture itself is now available as a podcast….
Conservative Party Technology Manifesto Launched
The Conservative Party launched its Technology Manifesto on 11 March. The Manifesto includes a number of proposals of special interest to IT lawyers….
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BSkyB v EDS: SCL London Group Meeting Report
The case of the dog, the MBA and the fraudulent misrepresentation – David Chaplin reports on a meeting to debate the BSkyB v EDS judgment held at Pinsent Masons on 8 March 2010….
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Digital Economy Bill: Amendment 120A
The controversial Bill has been amended in the course of debates in the House of Lords with a new provision that has caused almost as much of a stir as the original….
ACTA Negotiations and ‘Three Strikes’: EDPS Questions Legitimacy of Proposals
The European Data Protection Supervisor has published a report raising concerns about the EU’s negotiations to stop counterfeiting and the ‘three strikes’ rule….
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Guiding Principles for Technology Investment in Law Firms
Based on a great deal of experience in implementing new technology in law firms, and faced with another implementation affecting the interface between fee earners and accounting staff, Tiffany Dutton and Barbara Preston share the ten guiding principles that they have crystallised from their experience. They say that these are the ten unshakeable principles that should be the foundation of the implementation of any new technology in law firms….
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Why the SABAM v Tiscali Questions Matter
In the latest development in the long-running dispute between SABAM and Tiscali, the questions from the Belgian court to the ECJ have been published. Chris Watson, Tom Scourfield and Scott Fairbairn explain why those questions, and of course their answers, might matter to you….