The latest Which? (over)reaction to volume claims on file-sharing may have a hollow ring but their contribution on unsecured wi-fi is genuinely valuable….
Widespread Unlawful Data Retention in the EU
European data protection authorities at the latest Article 29 Working Party meeting have concluded that current purported implementation of the Data Retention Directive is unlawful…
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Data Transfers: Clarification on Standard Clauses
The Article 29 Working Party has published responses to FAQs on the standard contractual clauses for personal data transfers…
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Software Development: How Agile Are You?
Susan Atkinson describes the Agile software development methodology and explains its crucial relevance to lawyers….
PS I Hate You
It is the holiday season and time for sun and fun. So entering into that end-of-term spirit, when you were allowed to bring your favourite toy to school, I have been compiling a list of things I hate about e-mails. Be warned: this post has no IT law content whatsoever, and reading it is merely wasting time you could use more productively….
FOI, Data Protection and Copyright – Irresolvable Conflicts?
Marion Oswald discusses the impact of the Freedom of Information Act and explores recent case law and technological developments…
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E-disclosure: Preparing for the ESI Questionnaire
Daniel Kavan looks at the questions in the draft ESI Disclosure questionnaire and guides you through them…
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Adwords: Portakabin Judgment Published
The Court of Justice has given its ruling in the latest AdWords dispute, a reference from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) in Portakabin v Primakabin….
Another Internet Gambling Ban Upheld by ECJ
The Court of Justice has held that Swedish legislation which prohibits the promotion of gambling organised on the Internet by private operators in other Member States for profit is consistent with Community law. However, it has held that Community law precludes national legislation which penalises the promotion of gambling organised in Sweden without a licence differently from that of gambling organised outside Sweden…
Digital Economy Act 2010: Parliament is Supreme(ish)
If there’s to be a battle between Oliver Cromwell’s Parliamentarians and TalkTalk then, even with BT as a TalkTalk ally, I would tend to back Oliver’s Army….
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