The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at the University of Oxford is collaborating with SCL to offer a series of lectures addressing emerging legal issues concerning the Internet and allied emerging technologies….
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With search engines being such a vital part of the consumer experience of the Internet, Nico van Eijk asks if there is room for a regulatory regime which covers them. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?…
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Andrea M. Matwyshyn covers the issues surrounding behavioural targeting, such as offered by Neubad in the USA and Phorm in the UK. The requirement for consent in data protection terms and the possible need for international harmonization are among the topics she discusses. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
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Reflecting on file-sharing, the music industry and trends in enforcement, Lilian Edwards looks into the future of copyright enforcement on the Internet. She asks how fundamental freedoms and respect for IP rights can best be reconciled. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
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Herbert Ungerer offers his personal views on the interplay between EU competition regulation and the development of Web 2.0, and beyond. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?…
The tensions created in existing attempts at regulation provide the focus for this article from Lorna Woods. The concepts of ‘super-regulator’, devolved regulation and self-regulation are among those examined. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
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Tom Gibbons ponders the best approach to drafting new legislation and considers the broad social influences which Web 2.0 has created or reawakened that should influence that approach. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
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Jean-Jacques Sahel, writing purely in a personal capacity, considers the approach which should underpin any legislation on electronic communications and argues that the extraordinary nature of the Internet requires a principles-based approach to inform legislation rather than narrow sectoral regulation. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
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Andrew A Adams and Ian Brown suggest that the search for a technological answer to copyright liability problems is hopeless, and that the debate among businesses and politicians is riddled with misconceptions. What is needed, they say, is a new model for a new age. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
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Chris Reed considers the development of intermediary immunity, changes in technology and social use that bring it into question and the balancing exercise involved in the formulation of a new policy. Most tellingly, he puts forward a suggestion for the future of the immunity and reforms of the legislation that created it. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…