The Balance between Technology and the Law
Internet use provides a wide range of organisations with a wealth of information about the individual user. James Catchpole looks at a new survey and its implications….
Privacy & Data Protection
Human Rights and IT – 3The European Dimension
Iain G. Mitchell QC and Ewan McIntyre of Robson McLean WS report on the third in the Scottish Society of Computers and Law’s series on Human Rights and IT at a meeting on 18 January at the Mackenzie Building of the Faculty of Advocates….
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Napster et al: Has copyright law passed its sell-by date?
Napster, Scour, Gnutella – will they fundamentally change the way we deal with copyright? Joanna Boag-Thomson of Shepherd & Wedderburn explains the issues, and asks
the crucial question….
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UCITA – The Storm to Come for Software Licencees
Last year, in the United States, the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act (UCITA) was passed at a federal level. At the time of writing,it had been adopted in two states and will be in force in Maryland from 1October of this year. It is expected that other states will shortly follow suit.Kit Burden and Creole Palmer explain what you need to know about it….
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Web Site Development and Hosting Agreements
Nigel Miller points out the main areas of concern in drafting Web site agreements – a sticky and almost precedent-free area….
Protection and Use of Trade Marks and Other Distinctive Signs
Dr Rosanna Cooper CChem MRSC discusses the recent SCT draft Guidelines in the light of the issues surrounding the global use of signs on the Internet….
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Data Protection Update
Safe Harbors On 27 July the EU accepted, by a Commission decision, that organisations in the US which adopt arrangements for the protection of personal data which conform to a set of agreed standards will be accepted as providing adequate protection for the purposes of personal data transfer from the EU. The concept (and spelling)…
Recent Developments in German Internet Law
Dr Oliver Zander of Beiten Burkhardt Mittl & Wegener provides a brief guide to recent developments in Germany….
E-commerce: Does the Data Protection Act 1998 apply
Peter Carey, author of Data Protection UK, looks at the impact of data protection legislation on one crucial aspect of e-commerce….
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Public Key Infrastructure: The Risks of Being Trusted
Richard Harrison looks at the legal liabilities which might arise under the new regime for cryptography in electronic communications….
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