Knowledge Management – Data Tagging for Law Firms
Adam Westbrooke argues the importance of data tagging but explains that its importance does not dictate that it must be complex….
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Intellectual Property
Editorial
Claim CPD for reading Computers & Law From February next year you will be able to transform the time you spend reading Computers & Law into CPD. This new member benefit will be available with the launch of the revamped SCL Web site, scheduled for release at the end of January 2006. The CPD scheme…
Trade Marks, Search Engines and Fair Play
The Internet has opened up new channels of communication and ways of doing business. It has generated new possibilities for businesses to compete effectively in the open market. It has also created new ways in which companies (and individuals) can engage in commercial mischief such as exploiting the property rights of others without authorisation. In…
Consumer Protection on Online Auction Sites: Just an Illusion?
Dr Christine Riefa examines the eBay phenomenon, its legal classification and the implications for consumer protection….
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Taxation Incentives for IT Companies in Ireland
Philip Nolan and Suzanne Carter review the taxation attractions for IT companies in Ireland….
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MVNOs and 3G – The Future of Resale?
Paul Foley and Davina Garrod consider the impact of a new breed, mobile virtual network operators, and their impact on the market. They also consider some of the legal issues to which transactions concerning them give rise….
Court of Appeal Cuts Back the Legal Protection for Databases
Sally Hui and Simon Stokes comment on the implications of the rulings in BHB v William Hill, the long running case which completed its final furlong in the Court of Appeal in July….
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Editorial
It is good to find causes for optimism as the awful realisation dawns that the nights are drawing in. The last couple of weeks produced a few positive reasons to think that IT in the law is making headway, and that SCL’s role is being appreciated. My first source of optimism is the massive rise…
Why Doesn’t Our Web Site Work?’
If you are considering investing in a firm’s Web site or updating the one you have, Joe Reevy thinks that you should read this first….
The End of the Peer Show?
Ian de Freitas takes a careful look at MGM v Grokster….