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What’s in a Name? – Court of Appeal Judgment in Edem

February 10, 2014

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…

Google and Search: Dominant Position Abuse Settlement Looms

February 5, 2014

The EU Commission has reported that it has obtained commitments from Google about the ‘comparable display of specialised search rivals’ services…

Nominet and Inappropriate Terms in Domain Names

February 4, 2014

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…

CPD Online: SCL Foundations of IT Law: Module 2

February 4, 2014

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….

Audiovisual Media Services: European Regulators Group

February 3, 2014

The EU Commission has established a European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services…

Game Over for Excessive TPM?: The Nintendo Ruling

February 3, 2014

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….

Trade Secrets

February 1, 2014

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)….