Developing IT Skills in a Law School
Antony Smith is IT Co-ordinator at the School of Law, King’s College London. He may be contacted at antony.smith@kcl.ac.uk…
Intellectual Property
Internet and Interactive TV – A Regulatory Nightmare?
Rico Calleja is an Information Lawyer in the Media and Communications Group at Theodore Goddard. He may be contacted on ricocalleja@theodoregoddard.co.uk…
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Processing Anonymous Data
It was generally assumed that data which did not identify individuals fell outside the scope of the Data Protection Act 1998 and therefore the restrictions imposed on the use of “personal data” did not apply. However, recent legal guidance issued by the UK Information Commissioner has thrown this into doubt. Partner Nigel Wildish and assistant Marcus Turle, of the IT & E-commerce group at City law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse, discuss why data controllers may have to rethink how anonymous data are handled….
E-Commerce
The Society for Computers and Law Internet Interest Group Comments on the Draft Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 and on the Guidance Notes issued to explain them [The draft Regulations are available at http://www.dti.gov.uk/cii/docs/regulations.pdf,the guidance for business is available at http://www.dti.gov.uk/cii/docs/guidance.pdf.] Introduction The Society for Computers and Law is the leading UK organisation for…
The Conversion of Sex.com
What may turn out to be a milestone in legal thinking about the Internet is currently awaiting decision by the California Supreme Court. It concerns the rights to “sex.com”, the domain name for a Web site offering links to a variety of sex-related online services. David Marchese explains the background to the case, which is not unsurprisingly murky. He feels that it is the ingenuity of those involved in the case that raises wider issues about how the information society and the law interact….
Have you protected your business from the criminal within?
When organisations think about IT risks, their initial thought is towards external threats from hackers and viruses. However, the reality is that over 70% of IT security breaches are from internal sources, so businesses should really look inwards before looking for the external threat. Andrew Durant explains that ensuring you have the right people in place within your organisation is the best start you can make to reduce any threats….
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Transcript of SCL’s 30th Anniversary Lecture by Richard Christou
This is the edited transcript of Richard Christou’s lecture on the occasion of the SCL’s 30th Anniversary….
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Transferring data through model contracts: original clauses v alternative clauses
Eduardo Ustaran considers the required safeguards in contracts concerning transfer of data abroad…
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From the Editor’s Chair
Earlier this month, the news broke that access could be gainedto a development version of the Statute Law Database. You can apply for access(see below) and I would certainly encourage you to do so. It is probablyinappropriate to review publicly what remains work in progress, but it is timeto focus on the future use of…