Software licensing has changed as free and open source software influences every aspect of programming. The launch of a new version of GPL is therefore of great importance to all concerned with software licensing. Alex Newson examines GPL3….
With GPL very much in the spotlight, Andrew Katz focuses on the linking mechanism used by programmers and its special implications….
Lisa Comber looks at recent concerns over the data protection policies of Google and the EU’s attitude to them….
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Christopher Millard and Peter Church summarise and comment on the opinion of the Article 29 Working Party on the Definition of Personal Data….
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Ben Allgrove and Ian Walden examine the implications of a new case in the CFI on ISP liability….
Clive Davies recently moved from private practice to an in-house role. He shares a recently discovered approach to due diligence that he feels involves a better way….
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A report from Carl Davies on the Society for Computers and Law 7th Annual Conference, held at St Anne’s College, Oxford on 22 and 23 June 2007.
The Conference sessions and related online CPD test are available on the SCL Web site….
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The Free Software Federation announced the release of the new version of the GNU General Public License version 3 on 29 June….
Limitation of liability clauses are always keenly negotiated and are often one of the last clauses to be agreed. A string of recent cases provide guidance to lawyers about how these clauses should be drafted and incorporated into a contract. Jimmy Desai offers a summary of some recent cases and an explanation as to how each may be useful to those drafting such clauses….
The statistic that stayed with me for far too long this week was that approximately 1 in 25 visitors to Wikipedia edit or contribute. It seemed extraordinary that a resource that was used as the major reference source for everything from pub arguments to geography homework could have so many committed and dedicated persons associated…