EU Adopts Ban on Unjustified Geo-Blocking
Lars Kjolbye, Elisabetta Righini and Peter Citron bring us up to speed on this important new Regulation that seeks to underpin the Digital Single Market…
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Digital Ambition: HM Land Registry’s Digital Transformation Programme and the Path to Electronic Conveyancing and Registration
Richard Oliphant asks if the provision of HM Land Registry’s new digital services- using its own purpose-built PKI e-signature solution – can be augmented by partnerships with commercial e-signature platforms….
The Good Oil on ‘the New Oil’
Peter Leonard considers the asset value of data and the way to make sure it truly has value…
Triple Jump over Data Protection Fees
At the time of the consultation of the new regime for data protection fees, the maximum fee was floated as £1000. The draft fees regulations suggest a maximum fee of £2900. Laurence Eastham bemoans his ignorance of the process that led to a leap that would leave Jonathan Edwards in awe…
Recent Developments in New Zealand
Our international editor for New Zealand, David J Harvey, reviews changes in the use of court technology in New Zealand…
The Microsoft Ireland Case: Current State of Play – a summary of the issues and background
Edward Naughton and Mark Lubbock summarize the issues arising and background to United States v Microsoft Corporation, which is currently being heard before the US Supreme Court….
Court of Appeal Judgment on Facebook Libel
A Court of Appeal judgment has clarified the distinction between publication and republication in the context of postings on Facebook…
EU Commission Recommendation on Operational Measures to Tackle Illegal Content Online
The European Commission has published its recommendation on operational measures to tackle illegal content online…
Virtual Reality and IP Rights: time for immersive sensations to be protected?
Mark Owen believes that the use of virtual, augmented and mixed reality in games gives rise to unresolved IP issues, that finding a way to protect investment is becoming increasingly urgent and changes to IP laws are needed to keep up with the fast-developing technology in this space….
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Covert CCTV at Work: is this ever possible?
Gwynneth Tan and Michael Briggs consider decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, which recently held that covert CCTV infringed a worker’s right to a private life. A previous decision of the same court permitted use of covert CCTV. They ask where employers stand…