The Balance between Technology and the Law
Internet use provides a wide range of organisations with a wealth of information about the individual user. James Catchpole looks at a new survey and its implications….
Intellectual Property
Beware: Computer Evidence Quicksand
The case of Sergeant Gurpal Virdi, accused of sending racist hate mail to ethnic minority police officers including himself, casts light on current practice in the treatment of computer evidence….
Human Rights and IT – 3The European Dimension
Iain G. Mitchell QC and Ewan McIntyre of Robson McLean WS report on the third in the Scottish Society of Computers and Law’s series on Human Rights and IT at a meeting on 18 January at the Mackenzie Building of the Faculty of Advocates….
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ITC Guidelines
The very latest guidance on iTV was published in February. Rico Calleja summarises the guidance.
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Napster et al: Has copyright law passed its sell-by date?
Napster, Scour, Gnutella – will they fundamentally change the way we deal with copyright? Joanna Boag-Thomson of Shepherd & Wedderburn explains the issues, and asks
the crucial question….
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David Lock, MP: Speech at SCL Award Presentation
David Lock MP, the Parliamentary Secretary at the Lord Chancellor’s Department, reviewed progress in the civil justice strategy when speaking at the SCL Award on 22 January….
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Portals, Gateways, Communities…
Portals are the hot topic of the moment. And in a reverse of the natural order of things, many are looking for people to go through them. Delia Venables gives a personal guide to some of the portals on offer….
To a Web Site, and Beyond!
Andrew Haslam describes how Lovells designed, built and launched their latest Web site….
Is EU Competition Law the Limit for the Internet?
Continuing our look at IT law from different international perspectives, Dr Jean Paul van Marissing considers the effect of EU competition law on commercial Internet values. His article asks whether some windows ofopportunity are closed by the effects of competition restrictions….
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Abortive IT Projects – Clearing up the Mess
What happens when an IT project is cancelled? Clive Freedman and David Quest look at the legal issues and the rights and liabilities of the parties….