Creeping Up and Racing Past
I worry about coping with ‘future technology’ today…
Intellectual Property
The End of the Beginning of Non-bank Finance?
Facebook has announced it is asking for regulatory approval to run its own money transfer service, joining the likes of Google in challenging the banks over the supply of consumer finance services. Simon Deane-Johns assesses the impact of these developments on the dominance of banks within the financial sector. This article first appeared in the May issue of E-Finance & Payments Law & Policy: www.e-comlaw.com/efplp…
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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…
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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