For clarity, I am talking about proposals for legislation, not the digital economy bill (damage assessment) that many would like to send to the Leave Campaign for payment…
Warnings on Online Resale Price Maintenance
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued a warning letter about illegal resale price maintenance following action taken against online suppliers…
Storing the firm’s knowledge – is the document management system the right place?
Summary of an event organised by the KM Committee of the SCL – 15 June 2016…
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Smart? Blockchain, DAO and Decentralization
Andres Guadamuz returns to blockchain, including an introduction to some basic concepts for those not familiar with the technology, and goes on to cover recent developments, particularly the latest multi-million hacking attacks involving Ethereum’s DAO, which suggests that smart contracts are only as smart as the people drafting them…
Smarter Documents
Summary of an event organised by the KM Committee of the SCL – 26 January 2016…
Book Review: The Closing of the Net
Laurence Eastham reviews the latest publication from Monica Horten. The Closing of the Net is published by Polity Press, £15.99 in paperback. ISBN 13:978-1-5095-0689-7. Kindle £11.99, Hardcover £45….
CPD Online: Foundations Cycle 2, Module 5 – Negotiating IT Contracts
Questions arising from the podcast of the meeting on 11 May 2016. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL:OC44 – CPD: 2 hours…
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Protecting the Real Value of Computer Programs: Functionality and Source Code
This piece from Lorraine Chimbga was a runner-up in the SCL Student Essay Prize competition. It addressed the following topic (from a range of suggested topics): To what extent should the functionality, as opposed to the source code, of computer programs be protected by copyright….
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The Internet of Things and Dragons
This piece from Rebecca Keating was a runner-up in the SCL Student Essay Prize competition. It addressed the following topic (from a range of suggested topics): Analyse the key legal issues which might hinder the so-called “Internet of Things”, and offer comments on how these might be overcome….
Feasible ODR
This piece from Naomi Mortimer was a runner-up in the SCL Student Essay Prize competition. It addressed the following topic (from a range of suggested topics): ‘A great idea, but unlikely to work in practice’. Critically evaluate this view of the Civil Justice Council’s ODR Advisory Group’s proposal for a system of Internet-based dispute resolution for (relatively) low value dispute resolution….