Claire Davies, Hannah Crowther and Emma Charlton report on the Data Protection Update Seminar held at Bristows LLP on 28 January…
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The Price of Convenience
Lillian Pang and Peter Lee ask some difficult questions about data protection and privacy regulation, the effects of the ‘hoovering-up’ of data by all manner of applications and the extent of the real demand for privacy in the use of technology…
What’s in a Name? – Court of Appeal Judgment in Edem
Anya Proops reports on the judgment given on 7 February in the data protection case of Edem v The Information Commissioner and the Financial Services Authority…
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Google and Search: Dominant Position Abuse Settlement Looms
The EU Commission has reported that it has obtained commitments from Google about the ‘comparable display of specialised search rivals’ services…
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CPD Online: SCL Foundations of IT Law: Module 2
These are questions arising from the Podcast: SCL Foundations of IT Law Programme: Module 2 – Internet Law. Course code HW/SFCL:OC13 – CPD: 2 hours….
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Nominet and Inappropriate Terms in Domain Names
Jane Seager explains a new policy development arising from concerns about the use of offensive terms, including those describing serious sexual offences, in domain names registered by Nominet…
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Game Over for Excessive TPM?: The Nintendo Ruling
Gareth Dickson explains what the recent CJEU ruling really means, as the Court clarifies when a computer program is not a ‘computer program’. Gareth goes on to consider the practical implications of the limited guidance given by the Court….
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Audiovisual Media Services: European Regulators Group
The EU Commission has established a European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services…
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Trade Secrets
A group of lawyers from Linklaters offices across Europe look at the proposals for Europe-wide protection of trade secrets, and the implications for the IT sector. The authors are Daniel Pauly (Frankfurt), Pieter Van Den Broecke and Tom de Coster (Brussels), Ewa Kurowska-Tober (Warsaw), Pauline Debré (Paris) and Peter Church (London)….
In-app Purchases: OFT Issues Warning to Games Industry
The online games industry has been given two months ‘to get house in order’ following a recent OFT investigation…
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