Learning to Code
Laurence Eastham was drawn to a discussion in the SCL LinkedIn group that really took off and wonders if it has relevance for all IT lawyers…
Intellectual Property
Software Patentability: Is the USA Following Europe?
Mark Kenrick and David Robinson look at recent cases, especially CLS v Alice, and ask if the USA is ready to follow Europe on software patentability…
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Article 29 Working Party’s View on Profiling
The EU data protection authorities are keen to see clear limits established on profiling and have published an advice paper on the topic…
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Innocent Face and Mischief
Will Sally Bercow’s costly defeat be enough to make people think twice about mindless tweeting? Would the court’s judgment have been different if the Defamation Act 2013 had applied? Will the allegations really be forgotten?…
3D Printing Legal Update
Even someone with a long-standing interest in 3D printing has to be surprised by its sudden ascent to the mainstream. Simon Bradshaw puts surprise to one side, reviews the latest legal reaction and trends which affect or will come to affect 3D printing and essays some predictions….
Facebook: Not Just Between Friends
In the unlikely context of insolvency proceedings, the High Court in Northern Ireland has ruled on a claim to confidentiality in a posting on Facebook…
Defamation and Injunction: Google and Facebook Must Try Harder
An Irish court has granted an interlocutory injunction against Facebook and Google and required YouTube, Google, Facebook and a number of web sites to permanently remove a video and accompanying material which wrongly identified a man dodging a taxi fare and defamed him with a series of offensive comments…
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Supreme Court’s Opinion: Browsing on the Internet Does Not Require a Licence
Joel Smith and Rachel Montagnon analyse and comment on the Supreme Court ruling in PRCA v NLA…
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Shocking: Unprepared
Spurred by the recent ICO survey of business awareness of the EU DP reform package, Laurence Eastham has an awful confession…
Patent Wars: EU Commission Weighs In
The EU Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Motorola Mobility relating to its potential misuse of mobile phone standard-essential patents…