Queen’s Speech: Communications Data Bill
Some further details on the proposed legislation have become available, and we have initial comments…
Privacy & Data Protection
SAS v WPL: No Copyright says ECJ
The functionality of a computer program and the programming language cannot be protected by copyright according to the latest judgment from the ECJ. The purchaser of a licence for a program is entitled, as a rule, to observe, study or test its functioning so as to determine the ideas and principles which underlie that program….
First Monetary Penalty for NHS Body
A Welsh health board has become the first NHS organisation to be served a monetary penalty following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act, the Information Commissioner’s Office said on 30 April….
ACTA: EDPS Opinion Warns of Dangers
ACTA’s measures to enforce IP rights in the digital environment could threaten privacy and data protection if not properly implemented according to the European Data Protection Supervisor…
Editorial
Given that the IT industry is, almost by definition, innovative and thirsty for new challenges, it seems somewhat surprising that the ‘new cookies law’ provokes what authors in this issue describe as gasps of horror. It is a surprise partly because the so-called cookies law is not really ‘new’ anymore. It derives from a 2009…
Resale of Software Licences: Advocate General’s Opinion
According to the Advocate General, creators of computer programs may oppose the resale of ‘used’ licences which allow their programs to be downloaded from the Internet again. However, he suggests that they may not oppose the resale of ‘used’ copies, downloaded by their own customers from the Internet, given that their exclusive right of distribution relating to those copies is ‘exhausted’….
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G-Cloud v1: Cloud Legal Project’s Analysis
QMUL’s Cloud Legal Project has released its analysis of the UK G-Cloud v1 and highlights key cloud issues…
The 12 Cs of Cloud Computing: A Culinary Confection
Kuan Hon summarises some fundamentally important elements of cloud computing and clarifies with culinary comparators. Don’t read this article when you are hungry!…
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SCL 7th Annual Policy Forum: “Brave New Worlds: Computer and Communications Law Reform”
Chris Marsden explains why the next SCL Policy Forum, to be held on 13/14 September 2012, will be special, even more special than normal, and why it is likely to be a major influence on the IT law agenda….
In-house IT Law Jobs Market Remains Strong
Christian Brown discusses the latest trends across the in-house IT jobs market….