Convergence Consumer Survey 2008
The Olswang Convergence Consumer Survey is in its fourth year. The latest results suggest that the switch to on-demand entertainment is gathering pace….
Publishing & social media
Predictions Preview
Each year we ask leading experts in IT law and the application of IT to legal practice to give us their predictions for the year and years ahead. Here is a preview of the predictions that will be published in December, drawn from some early responses….
Does Street View Have Street Cred?
Mark Weston considers the many privacy and data protection issues associated with Google’s new Street View project….
Open Source and Branding
Branding really matters in the free and open source software (FOSS) world. Alex Newson explores the legal issues and the protection available to open source contributors and projects who care about their brand….
Implementing an Online Learning Programme
Elizabeth West looks at the challenges faced by law firms when implementing online learning programmes for IT or legal training, and reports on a meeting of the SCL KM Special Interest Group in July, hosted by Lovells LLP….
Anonymity for Online Newspaper Comments
A Montana judge has quashed a subpoena seeking identifying information about online commenters. Although this is a decision on its own facts and in a jurisdiction far away, it may be a guide to the approach taken in the US generally – and that will certainly influence responses worldwide….
The End of Lawyers’ IT?
Alastair Morrison updates readers on his views on SaaS and considers the possibility that cloud computing will transform the way in which lawyers buy and use IT….
International Network for E-crime Prosecutors
The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland, announced on 28 August that a new Global Prosecutors’ E-Crime Network has been developed….
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Know Your Enemy
Andrew Tibber explores Norwich Pharmacal orders and their increasing relevance in helping claimants identify online wrongdoers….
Convergence Reality: Ofcom Report on Communications
The latest Ofcom UK Communications Market Review 2008 indicates, in a welter of valuable statistics, that a wide range of convergence technologies have shown great increases in popularity….
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