The General Court has confirmed that there exists a likelihood of confusion between the figurative and word sign SKYPE and the word mark SKY…
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The General Court has confirmed that there exists a likelihood of confusion between the figurative and word sign SKYPE and the word mark SKY…
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Internet Streaming and Broadcasters’ Rights The CJEU has ruled on a reference relating to the Infosoc Directive and communication to the public In Case C-279/13 C More Entertainment, a reference for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta domstolen (Sweden), the Court of Justice of the European Union had to consider issues surrounding the direct broadcast of…
This issue, though somewhat skewed towards case reports (excellent and important though they are) includes two pieces that I find especially interesting. Susan McLean on the sharing economy and Emma Wright and Dianne Devlin on smart cities deal with emerging trends that may shape our future more profoundly than that election thingy that I keep…
Questions arising from the April/May 2015 issue of Computers & Law. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL:OC30 – CPD: 1 hour 30 minutes…
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Pearse Ryan and Golda Hession provide an overview…
The latest of a long line of web site blocking order applications had a new twist but the production line for blocking orders was not much disrupted, let alone busted. Is there a need for a new mechanism that will bring greater transparency to this area?…
What can SCL do to meet the needs of more senior IT lawyers?…
Mark Turnbull considers the implications of the Supreme Court judgment in R (Catt & T) v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, especially the implications for local authorities in their data handling, and detects a diversion from the true path set by Strasbourg…
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We are recruiting! The first meeting of the SCL University Ambassadors is to take place on 7 May. There is still time for you to get involved with your local university department…
Deborah Blaxell examines the trends and forecasts a stormy outlook, which poses a real danger for those not properly prepared…