Typosquatting
John McKeown reports on a recent decision of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center involving domain names and Carphone Warehouse. 1…
Telecoms & the Internet
No News is Bad News for Barristers’ Web Sites
Gerald Newman, of LawComms.com, reports the results of a new survey of Bar Web sites, and explains how chambers could make better use of their home pages for online news and e-marketing…
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New Report from MPs on Harmful Content and Video Games
The House of Commons Committee on Culture, Media and Sport has published its latest report. It includes firm views on user-generated content and ISP liability, social networking and privacy, ministerial responsibilities and games classification….
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Autonomous Robots and the Law
Dr Fernando Barrio considers the problems which will be posed for the law by the development of autonomous robots and, by way of an example, looks more closely at how they may be treated under the law on sexual offences….
Editorial
I would have liked to include coverage in this issue of the new legislation affecting computer lawyers embodied in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008. But, to be honest, I couldn’t be bothered. There is s 77 (power to alter penalty for unlawfully obtaining etc. personal data), s 78 (new defence for purposes…
Legal Sector Web Sites and the Disability Discrimination Act
A new survey by web editorial services company PWS has produced some shocking results. Lawyers don’t seem to be taking their own advice on the importance of making web sites accessible. Ted Page explains what went wrong and why compliance should matter….
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File-sharing: Virgin Media and the BPI
An interesting debate has arisen about the co-operation between the BPI and Virgin Media and letters sent by Virgin to customers whose pattern of use suggests that they may be engaging in illegal downloads. Laurence Eastham reports, suggests links and encourages SCL members to let him know their views….
Interview: Emily Taylor – Nominet and the World
Laurence Eastham interviewed Nominet’s Director of Legal and Policy, Emily Taylor. Emily also serves on the Advisory Group to the Internet Governance Forum….
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Strictly Liable: Risking Online Contempt of Court
Emma Lenthall and Rebecca Harman-Wilson look at contempt of court and the real risks that face website operators as publishers of infringing material….
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Leaping into the Dark: Web 2.0 and Law Firm Web Sites
James Tuke looks at the way in which law firms or adapting their Web sites to take account of Web 2.0 technology….
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