Computer Misuse Amendments
The announcement in the Queen’s Speech about changes to combat computer crime is given flesh in the new Serious Crime Bill…
Intellectual Property
CJEU Judgment: No Copyright Infringement in Mere Web Viewing
The Court of Justice of the European Union has answered the referred question in the ‘Meltwater case’ and has ruled that clicking on a link and viewing a legally published web page is not copyright infringement…
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Pass the Word: What recourse do consumers have when their passwords are compromised?
Inspired by the recent call to change eBay passwords, Mark Weston reflects on the remedies available to users, and the absence of real remedies…
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Google’s Right to be Forgotten Procedure
Google has released details of the procedure it will follow in its interpretation of compliance with the Google Spain judgment…
Google Spain: Call for (Short) Contributions
I want more comment and pointers to comment on this seminal judgment…
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SCL Event Report: Annual Lecture “IT for the Courts: Creating a Digital Future”
Amy Franklin reports on the SCL Annual Lecture, given by the Lord Chief Justice on 20 May….
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Image Rights and Privacy
Louise Turner asks if the Weller case has created an image right in relation to the facial expressions of children…
Google Spain: A Question of (Lack of) Balance
Steve Peers believes that the CJEU’s Google Spain judgment fails to balance privacy and freedom of expression…
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Google Spain: A Search Engine Liability Explosion?
The CJEU has ruled that an Internet search engine operator can be responsible for the processing that it carries out of personal data which appears on web pages published by third parties. This may be the practical embodiment of the ‘right to be forgotten’. The case also provides important new guidance on jurisdictional issues and the scope of EU data protection….
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Finding an unAPI Medium
The latest ruling in California on the protection for IP rights in APIs has worrying consequences…