ECJ Ruling on Online Jurisdiction
The Court of Justice of the European Union has published its judgment in Case C-170/12 Pinckney v KDG Mediatech AG, a case concerning jurisdiction where online copyright is alleged…
Intellectual Property
An Agile Walk in the Garden: Shouldn’t All Contracts Be Agile?
Michelle Sherwood takes a down-to-earth view of agile contracting. She reveals her ‘agi-fall’ approach and explains how collaboration can be a contractual necessity that leads to a fruitful harvest….
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PhonepayPlus Code of Practice Review: A call for inputs
PhonepayPlus is calling for inputs to a review of the PhonepayPlus Code of Practice. The timing of the review is driven, in part, by Ofcom’s review of non-geographic call services and the fact that the current Code of Practice has now been in force for two years. The Call for Inputs paper details the areas…
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New Unit to Tackle Online Piracy and Counterfeit Crime
A new police unit aimed at targeting intellectual property crime launched on Friday 13 September 2013. The unit is dedicated to tackling online piracy and other forms of intellectual property crime such as counterfeit goods. It is one of the first units of its kind in the world. The Intellectual Property Office is providing £2.5…
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The Seven Year Dither
The Information Commissioner has again pleaded for the implementation of the power to send people to prison for data protection offences. His plea would carry more weight if the ICO actually tried to address serious criminal behaviour with serious criminal charges….
Irish Public Sector Cloud Computing Strategy
Pearse Ryan and Claire O’Brien offer an account of the Irish government’s strategy in the cloud computing area and analyse its impact…
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Software – Know Your Licensors
Lara White explains how a recent High Court case (Noemalife SpA v Infinitt UK Ltd) has highlighted the need to understand the ‘chain of title’ of licensed software and the risks of relying on implied licences….
Computer Misuse: Court of Appeal on Sentencing
The Court of Appeal judgment on an appeal against sentence in respect of DOS attacks and other behaviour which amounted to offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 is now available. It offers some useful guidance….
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Rocket Back to the Future
I have been wondering whether recently doing the time-warp has led me into another era….
Through the Copyright Barricades in PRCA v NLA
Toby Headdon looks at the potential impact of the final decision in PRCA v NLA and shares his concerns that the implications of some of the issues have not been fully understood…
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