Social Media: Hidden IP Dangers
Alastair Cox and Iona Harding examine the intellectual property pitfalls associated with everyday uses of social media….
Privacy & Data Protection
Council of Europe’s Internet Governance Strategy
The Council of Europe has adopted an Internet Governance Strategy to protect and promote human rights, the rule of law and democracy online….
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OFT Action on Groupon Breaches
The OFT has accepted undertakings from ‘daily deals’ company MyCityDeal Ltd, which trades as Groupon, to change some of its trading practices following an OFT investigation….
Outsourcing in the Public Sector in Ireland
Pearse Ryan reviews a history of plans and policy documents on outsourcing and asks ‘where to next?’…
The DSM and the Need for a Digital Magna Carta
Rene Summer suggests that we need an action-plan to embrace digitization of creativity in the digital single market and a statement of inviolable digital liberties…
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Police Pay Penalty
The Information Commissioner has imposed a monetary penalty on Lancashire Police….
SCL Response on Data Protection Call for Evidence
SCL has submitted its response to the Ministry of Justice’s Call for Evidence on the European Commission’s data protection proposals…
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BT/TalkTalk: Always an Unappealing Appeal
Carl Gardner writes on the rejected appeal by BT and TalkTalk over the Digital Economy Act’s impact on ISPs. This article is taken from his timely blog post on the always stimulating Head of Legal blog: www.headoflegal.com…
Data Protection Reform: EDPS Opinion and Cloud Legal Team Response
The European Data Protection Supervisor has published his official Opinion on the reform package and the Cloud Legal Project has published its response to the MoJ’s Call for Evidence on the proposals….
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BT/TalkTalk Judicial Review Judgment
The Court of Appeal’s judgment in the much anticipated dispute concerning the Digital Economy Act has now been published….