Fineprint
WK Hon looks at the uses of a piece of low-cost print software and enthuses about its application in legal life….
Intellectual Property
.dash
The advent of seven new top level domains has created an unprecedented dash for registration, as examined here by Jonathan Ebsworth and Giles Bennett….
Doomed to Fail? – Joint Ventures as a Business Development Tool
Are joint ventures like Hollywood marriages – doomed to fail? Rosemary Downs takes a practical look at the steps that can be taken to increase the chances of success….
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Internet Privacy: Inroads into Assumptions
In February the case of Totalise Plc v Motley Fool Limited went almost without mention. Joanne Ashley describes why she finds this surprising and briefly considers the implications of this case….
Court Orders for the Preservation of Computer Data
Peter Susman QC explains how access to a litigation opponent’s incriminating computer files may be gained….
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Legal e-commerce
Neil Cameron explains what e-commerce is and why you need to plan to take account of it….
Time For Performance in IT Contracts
There is probably no single aspect of IT projects that creates more confusion, disputes, and ultimately litigation, than the question of contractual time for performance. Duncan McCall and Ben Pilling of 4 Pump Court tackle the problem.
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Letter to the Editor
There are a number of significant omissions in AmandaKearsley’s article The Internet,Paedophilia and the ISP (C&L Vol 12 issue 1; April/May 2001) so that theresult is somewhat unbalanced. 1. Charges involving paedophiliac material are nearly always prosecutedunder the Protection of Children Act 1978, not the Obscene Publications Act uponwhich Ms Kearsley concentrates. This applied in…
Data as a Form of Property in Commercial Contracts
In today’s e-commerce-led and IT-dependent business environment, possession and control of data is all important.
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Legal Aspects of the Information Society
Brigitte Zammitt reviews Ian Lloyd’s book, Legal Aspects of the Information Society (Butterworths), and reviews the topics covered in the book….