Alastair Cox and Iona Harding examine the intellectual property pitfalls associated with everyday uses of social media….
CPD Online: SCL IT Contracts Annual Update 2012
Questions to accompany the podcast of Richard Stephen’s review of the key contract law cases of 2011 at an SCL seminar of 7 February. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL19 – 2 hours….
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Council of Europe’s Internet Governance Strategy
The Council of Europe has adopted an Internet Governance Strategy to protect and promote human rights, the rule of law and democracy online….
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OFT Action on Groupon Breaches
The OFT has accepted undertakings from ‘daily deals’ company MyCityDeal Ltd, which trades as Groupon, to change some of its trading practices following an OFT investigation….
Outsourcing in the Public Sector in Ireland
Pearse Ryan reviews a history of plans and policy documents on outsourcing and asks ‘where to next?’…
The DSM and the Need for a Digital Magna Carta
Rene Summer suggests that we need an action-plan to embrace digitization of creativity in the digital single market and a statement of inviolable digital liberties…
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Police Pay Penalty
The Information Commissioner has imposed a monetary penalty on Lancashire Police….
New Forensic Readiness Guide
The Information Assurance Advisory Council has published the third edition of its Guide to Forensic Readiness, and this detailed guide is available for free download….
SCL Response on Data Protection Call for Evidence
SCL has submitted its response to the Ministry of Justice’s Call for Evidence on the European Commission’s data protection proposals…
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BT/TalkTalk: Always an Unappealing Appeal
Carl Gardner writes on the rejected appeal by BT and TalkTalk over the Digital Economy Act’s impact on ISPs. This article is taken from his timely blog post on the always stimulating Head of Legal blog: www.headoflegal.com…