James Holyday reports back on the KM Group’s seminar held at Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP (BLP) on 28 September 2011: ‘Up Close and Personal – Delivering the Right Information and Knowledge Management at the Point of Need’….
Marion Oswald looks at the implications for FOI obligations of using private e-mail for public work, and wonders how FOI and the Cloud fit together….
Jaani Riordan gives a brief account of the many fascinating contributions to the SCL Policy Forum, held in London on 15 and 16 September….
Read More… from SCL Policy Forum Report: The New Shape of European Internet Regulation
Jeremy Holt reflects on the experience of producing an IT law book…
Eduardo Ustaran shares his views on the reported tension between EU data protectionists and the Cloud….
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published guidance on freedom of information legislation and research information….
Read More… from ICO Advice on Disclosure of Research Information
The ECJ’s judgment in Interflora v Marks & Spencer settles nothing in itself. But I am not sure its floral undertones will create a perfume that smells like roses to M&S – I think they will be overwhelmed by the citrus base (ie lemons). Is that really how the judgment should be viewed? I am not sure it is that simple….
The Court of Justice claims to have clarified the scope of trade mark protection in the EU but has left the High Court to determine, inter alia, whether the use by Marks & Spencer within Google’s referencing service of keywords corresponding to the trade mark of its competitor Interflora undermined any of the ‘functions’ of that trade mark and whether it was ‘free-riding’….
Read More… from Interflora v Marks & Spencer: All Still to Play For or a Win for Interflora?
Pierre Roquefeuil considers the use of personal data on the Web and the French and European mirroring regimes that prevent or punish an abusive or unauthorized use….
Read More… from Internet and Data Privacy: The French/European Approach
After a fine was imposed on a cashier who spied on a sex attack victim’s bank records, the Information Commissioner says that this ‘disturbing case’ highlights the need for prison to be an option for offences under the DPA…