IP Rights: The Latest EC Directive
Chris Scroggs looks at the latest anti-piracy Directive….
Intellectual Property
Specific software, correction of errors and source codes: tribulations of a Frenchman in an offshore software development paradise
This article from Marc-Antoine Ledieu delves into the confusion which can arise whenever, and wherever, software is developed….
Human Rights in the Digital Age
Stephen Mason reviews Human Rights in the Digital Age, edited by Mathias Klang and Andrew Murray (Glasshouse Press, 2005) ISBN 1-90438-531-1…
Northern Group: Voice Recognition
Raymond Henley is Chairman of the Northern Group. He can be contacted on 01244 335441 or atrflh@compuserve.com….
Metatags and the Reed case – a few discordant notes?
The recent dispute between Reed Executive PLC and Reed Business Information Limited over the use of the mark REED on a job vacancy web site including its metatags and in related banner ads recently came before the High Court. Reed Executive triumphed and deservedly so in the view of the author, however, the reasoning employed in the case could in the view of the author result in some very unfair outcomes if followed in the future in the context of metatags….
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Privacy and Data Sharing Implications of E-government: An Analysis of the PIU Report
Last April the Performance and Innovation Unit, one of Whitehall’s most influential bodies, produced a report entitled “Privacy and data-sharing, the way forward for public services” (PIU report). The report took two years to write and its aim was to provide a ‘new strategic approach’ to the use of personal data held by the public sector. But there are some significant limitations in the report, not least poor analysis of the legal issues. Sarah Williams of Masons feels that questions remain about how the exchange of information can be justified and what the implications for privacy rights will be….
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Time to Own Up to E-mail Management
Companies are still unwilling to take ownership of e-mail management despite evidence that misuse of systems is widespread and a serious threat to senior staff and business standing. To prevent classic buck-passing when incidents arise, Ian Davidson, Waterford Technologies’ UK Country Manager, argues the case for fostering a culture of departmental e-mail management….
Challenges to Database Information Retrieval – Do We Need a World Information Treaty and Tribunal?
Catherine Colston looks at the problems with database information retrieval and suggests a way forward….
BAILII – Five Year Celebration Meeting
This is a transcript of the formal part of the meeting on Monday, 1st November 2004….
Generic v Specific Software
Alastair Morrison responds to the call in an issue of the magazine for articles on whether generic software can do most of the IT work required by the legal profession…