Consumerisation – Nothing is New
Simon Kosminsky reflects on the fact that the ‘new wave’ of consumerisation is not really all that new, it has just taken on a new form. But he explains that it nevertheless presents a challenge that has to be met….
Telecoms & the Internet
AdWords: Opinion in Interflora v Marks & Spencer Published
The Opinion of Advocate General Jääskinen in Interflora v Marks & Spencer has now been published. He takes the view that Marks & Spencer has infringed the Interflora trade mark by purchasing the disputed keyword….
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New York Court Rejects Google Book Deal
The judgment of Judge Denny Chin in the New York Federal Court has cast doubts on the implementation of the complex deal which was designed to allow Google to make a vast library of books available on the web…
Deep Thought
Our increasing exposure as IT lawyers and indeed as human beings to the exponential advance of technology…
Data Protection and Privacy: Hitting a Real World Wall
With doubts about implementation of the EU’s ‘cookie consent’ requirements and the suggestion that cloud cuckoo land has at last been found (apparently it is in Denmark), it is time to ask if there is a disconnect between commercial reality and privacy requirements. And whose fault is it?…
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SCL Annual Lecture 2011: The Advent of Meaning-based Computing
Laurence Eastham reports on the lecture from Dr Mike Lynch OBE at the IET on 8 March on the advent of meaning-based computing…
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Plane Squatting
Declan Cushley and Giles Parsons summarise a recent Nominet ruling on the domain name emirates.co.uk and emphasise the lessons that emerge….
Editorial
SCL Forum For the third year in a row, the Feb/March issue of the magazine is dominated by contributions reflecting the proceedings at the SCL Annual Policy Forum. The Forum is always a special event that provokes thought and encourages its participants to edge out of their comfort zone. This year’s was no different in…
About Network Neutrality 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0
In a reflection of his contribution to the SCL Forum 2010, Nico van Eijk puts network neutrality in context, predicts the future flow of debate on the topic and makes a series of telling observations on network neutrality dilemmas….
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Open Culture – Rethinking the Legal Framework
In this article, inspired by the SCL Forum 2010, Chris Reed looks at the basics of legal protection of works and questions whether the focus on the right to copy remains appropriate in radically changed circumstances….
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