According to the Court of Justice of the European Union, the owner of a web site may, without the authorisation of the copyright holders, redirect internet users, via hyperlinks, to protected works available on a freely accessible basis on another site. But that ‘freely accessible’ reservation is important…
Read More… from CJEU Rules that Hyperlinks are OK! Unless there’s a ‘New Public’
Paul McMahon reports on the second module in the SCL’s ground-breaking Foundations of IT Law Programme, an event which took place at Bird & Bird on 16 January 2014….
Read More… from SCL Event Report: Foundations of IT Law – Module 2: Internet Law
Kuan Hon examines the best approach to take when applying data protection rules in a cloud computing context. She argues that the current EU focus on location is inappropriate and that logical control is what counts….
Read More… from Cloud Computing: Geography or Technology – Virtualisation and Control
With most High Streets largely made up of betting shops and the Government intent on encouraging even more gambling, I thought it was time to get with the trend and have an exciting new competition on the SCL site with lots of chances to win £££s. I should mention though that there is no ball, and you may not actually win anything….
Read More… from Defamation 2014: New Spot the Ball Competition
This is a selection of predictions for 2014 from expert IT lawyers. We also asked about surprises and IT law expectations that never were fulfilled. For the full set of predictions, see our online ‘Predictions 2014’ blog….
This is a selection of predictions for 2014 from experts in the connected fields of IT for lawyers, law firm’s use of IT and e-disclosure. We also asked about surprises and tech expectations that never were fulfilled. For the full set of predictions, see our online ‘Predictions 2014’ blog….
It is a long time since I had such a wealth of material to choose from when deciding which articles to include in an issue. Of course we have predictions – although there are even more on the web site – and these feature very strongly. But it is an unusual issue because we have…
These are too late for our forthcoming magazine compilation, but it is never too late for the web site when the contributions have much of interest. This batch includes predictions from Simon Deane-Johns, Lilian Edwards, Paul Lambert and Pearse Ryan….
In a change from our normal predictions style, Tracey Stretton, Mark Surguy and Orion Wisness offer a team effort on e-disclosure predictions for the coming year….
A slight wander off IT topics into the realms where a little knowledge is a dangerous thing…