Spam Solution?
Do you suffer from more spam than John Cleese at a Monty Python Convention? W K Hon has found a product which might help….
Telecoms & the Internet
Don’t Always Believe what you Reed
On 20 May 2002, Mr Justice Pumfrey gave judgment in the case of (1) Reed Executive Plc (2) Reed Solutions Plc v (1) Reed Business Information Limited (2) Reed Elsevier (UK) Limited (3) totaljobs.com Limited. The case explored for the first time in any detail the extent to which the use of various optimisation techniques for Web sites could give rise to new forms of trade mark infringement and passing off. Ian Jeffery of Lewis Silkin reports on the case and offers his comments….
Cyberobscenity and the Ambit of English Criminal Law
Professor Michael Hirst of De Montfort University looks at a recent case and questions the Court of Appeals’s approach. Professor Hirst is a contributing author to Blackstone’s Criminal Practice and a widely published author on evidence and criminal law issues….
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Licence Hunting
Jeremy Warner of Biggart Baillie examines the latest developments in software licensing. He considers in particular the effect Softman v Adobe might have in influencing the relationship between the software industry and end users….
Uniting Scottish Businesses With Their Internet Domains
Emily Wieworka of Boyds looks at the particular problems for those seeking a Scottish domain name….
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Can XML Change the Way We Work?
What is XML? Why does it matter? Is it a techie thing’ or a tool for all?, Karen Beesley of Keep Informed assesses the effect XML might have on the way we work….
There’s Still Only One in a Million
Rico Calleja takes a look at a domain name case, Radio Taxicabs (London) Ltd v Owner Drivers Radio Taxi Services Ltd…
Domain Name Registration Strategy
To register or not to register? That is the question tormenting many a soliliquising cyberDane, and many IP brand owners too. Dawn Osborne and Steve Palmer of Willoughby & Partners offer some criteria for decision and point to a useful strategy….
The National Land Information Service
Searchflow won the SCL Award 2002. Here Mark Riddick, Chief Executive Officer of Searchflow, explains what the NLIS system offers and uses the licence traditionally granted to Award winners to outline the benefits of his particular channel….
Strategies to Manage Legal Risks & Designing an Effective Risk Management Framework
If there is one constant that all businesses face throughout their life cycle, it would be managing legal risk exposures. Given the unique nature of information technology (IT) businesses, legal risk exposures can be particularly accentuated. The need to evolve a sound and proactive legal risk management framework as part of the enterprise’s legal strategy is becoming an imperative. A sound legal risk management framework should provide a seamless integration of legal contents or guidance with an IT-driven workflow process. Here expert systems can play an important role in the design of such legal risk management systems. Zaid Hamzah, CEO, Lexfutura (Global) and Managing Director, I-Knowledge Technologies, Singapore, provides a road map….
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