Tamiz v Google: the Court of Appeal Verdict
Graham Smith gives us his take on the recent Court of Appeal judgment in Tamiz v Google. This article is taken from his Cyberleagle blog at www.cyberleagle.com….
Publishing & social media
The Aerial Gaze: Regulating Domestic Drones in the UK
Lachlan Urquhart considers the various issues raised by drones…
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SCL Meeting Report: Tamiz v Google: Where does it leave ISPs and clause 5?
Jack Gilbert reports on the meeting of the SCL Media Group on 14 March 2013, which focused on the effect of the recent decision in Tamiz v Google on the liability of ISPs and the intermediary defence under the Defamation Bill…
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Advergames – Play With Caution
advergame (noun): an electronic game that promotes a particular brand, product, or marketing message by integrating it into the game. Advergames are subject to the supervision of the Advertising Standards Authority. Sacha Wilson reviews some of the ASA adjudications and clarifies the rules of this particular game….
Big Data, Open Data, Midata… It’s All Linked
Simon Deane-Johns joins up the dots to show the full picture concerning the hottest data-related issues…
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The Big Data Explosion: A New Frontier in Digital Law
Richard Graham and Adam Lewington paint a Big Data landscape, and highlight the risks in the foreground and those looming on the horizon…
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Social Media and Injunctions after Venables
Laura Scaife reflects on the latest collision between Twitter and the law…
Editorial
SCL Forum That it is so strong is largely due to the contributions from participants in the SCL Forum 2012 that took place in September. As you might expect from a Forum with the title ‘Brave New World? The Changing Landscape for IT Law’, things have changed rapidly since the Forum took place. While the…
Data Protection and Credit Reference Agencies
The Court of Appeal has allowed the appeal in Smeaton v Equifax, to cries of relief from credit reference agencies and many other handlers of complex data…
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Database Right: Joint Tortfeasor Fear
The Court of Appeal’s judgment in Football Dataco v Sportradar has implications for claims against Pinterest, Tumblr and other social media sites. There may be more to come, with a further appeal in prospect. Akash Sachdeva and Gareth Dickson explain….