I’ve been thinking recently about the limits of data protection recently with all the debate going on about the new Directive. I have some frustration with the debate, particularly over the validity of the consents that are given by data subjects….
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A recording of a recent SCL meeting…
Read More… from Podcast: Mr Justice Akenhead – “Technology and Dispute Resolution”- 16 January 2013
With some interesting side comments on the nature of copyright breach, the High Court has rejected copyright owners’ proprietary claim to the fruits of an infringement…
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Chris Marsden and Ian Brown see a regulatory crisis and a prosumer law solution. They explain how regulatory solutions based on code, rather than fines or other traditional methods, can be the right solution in a prosumer world. Chris chaired the SCL Policy Forum 2012….
Neil Brown examines the crowdsourced funding web site Kickstarter, asking what Kickstarter needs to do to ensure that consumers are adequately protected against project failure….
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David Blunt QC considers the lessons from Fairstar v Adkins and the guidance that can be gleaned on ownership of e-mails…
Read More… from The New and the Old – E-mails and the Common Law
The latest High Court judgment in this case has now become available…
Read More… from SAS v WPL: Computer Functionality and Copyright
As has been widely reported, Sony has received a monetary penalty following a hacking attack which led to a leak of customer information. Details and comment below….
Nico van Eijk, a presenter at the SCL Forum 2012, relates a story that illustrates the dangers associated with digital certificates and suggests improvements to the relevant regime….
Read More… from The DigiNotar Case: Internet Security is No Abstract Matter
The premium rate watchdog has issued a report with lots of good ideas. It clearly cares about protecting children. But there is a crucial piece of contract law missing….