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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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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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….
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….
Getting the UK Online: Driving Forward the E-Commerce Vision
Alex Allan, the Government e-Envoy, knows that e-commerce has fast become a valuable tool for all sectors – business, government, voluntary, and media – and is indispensable in many areas
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Backbytes
Positive FeedbackPositive feedback to share: in the last issue I reflected on the realbenefits of document management and litigation support systems. I have nowreceived some helpful comments from Chris Dale of Oxford Law and Computing. Heagrees with me that we should be very suspicious of any system that purports todeliver ‘qualitative analysis’. He makes the…
The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
Rico Calleja analyses the new Act and points out some of its defects and dangers….
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