Predictions 2017.5 – Neil Brown
Neil Brown ponders on some near-term thoughts and predictions for communications and Internet service providers and their advisors….
Intellectual Property
Disrupting the Disruptors: The Uber Case and Employment
Jo Martin considers the impact of the employment tribunal’s decision in the recent Uber case. Theresa Sprain looks at similar litigation regarding Uber in the United States….
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CJEU Judgment Restricting Digital Reproduction of Out-of-print Books
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that the copyright directive precludes national legislation authorising the digital reproduction of out-of-print books in breach of the exclusive rights of authors…
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Thoughts on the Tech Law Futures Conference
Here are some brief reflections on a very positive experience…
The Ins and Outs of Geoblocking
Graham Smith gave a primer on Internet jurisdiction at the Tech Law Futures Conference in November. His slides for that presentation are available below. This article reflects one of the issues he covered in that presentation…
Ghost of Tech Law Past
Laurence Eastham gave one of the presentations at the SCL Tech Law Futures Conference on 10 November. This is his attempt to reflect that talk…
Lending of e-books: CJEU Judgment Endorses Real-world Model
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled on the legality of a scheme in the Netherlands which allows for the lending of e-books by public libraries…
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Breyer: Dynamic IP Addresses as Personal Data
Lorna Woods reports on the recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union and explains its implications…
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SCL Event Report: Negotiating and Litigation of Technology Contracts – Some Common Challenges
Darren Grayson Chng reports on the initial meeting of SCL Singapore. His article aims to provide a brief overview of the topics discussed, while going a little further into some of the intriguing points raised by the Chair and the panellists which are of universal application….
Editorial
Case reports and clarity This issue of the magazine is dominated by case reports. Since recent issues have been overflowing, it was an opportunity to catch up with developments in the courts, especially judgments from the Court of Justice of the European Union. Since I had the pleasure of trawling through many of these judgments,…