The long-awaited judgment in BSkyB v EDS was handed down on 26 January 2010….
Criminal Prosecution and Online Copyright Infringement
Mikko Manner considers the utilization of criminal prosecution against copyright infringement in the context of online distribution services by specific reference to The Pirate Bay…
Read More… from Criminal Prosecution and Online Copyright Infringement
India: Forum Shopping and Web Presence
Ranjan Narula and Raka Roy consider the implications of a ruling in the Delhi High Court where the Court tried to set out a specific guideline on resolving jurisdictional issues arising in online transactions….
The British Problem (with computer program patents)
Jonathan Palmer reviews an uncomfortable history and looks to an interesting future, while creating his very own patentability scale….
Read More… from The British Problem (with computer program patents)
Lord Mandelson waters down controversial Clause 17 of the Digital Economy Bill
UK government publishes amendments to Digital Economy Bill that significantly water down the powers proposed to be given to the Secretary of State to enable amendment of UK copyright law….
Read More… from Lord Mandelson waters down controversial Clause 17 of the Digital Economy Bill
Civil Monetary Penalties for Data Breaches
Following a positive response to its consultation, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed that the new monetary penalties regime will come into effect on 6 April 2010….
Do We Need a Constitution for the Information Age?
Mark Turner examines the defects in existing systems for agreeing international obligations of the kind that are vital to the flowering of the information age. The disintermediation of government leads him to suggest a constitutional convention for the information age….
Read More… from Do We Need a Constitution for the Information Age?
Immobile Technology
The snow must be a welcome boost for advocates of home working. This post is aimed at those for whom home working is something of a novelty….
Predictions 2010: Thirteenth Post
Pearse Ryan offers a potpourri of predictions for the year ahead from the Irish perspective.
There is still time to send your predictions for 2010 or to add comments to the many predictions that we have published to date…
SCL Responds on Custodial Sentences for Data Misuse
SCL has submitted its response to the Ministry of Justice following the call for views on the implementation of the power to impose custodial sentences for certain offences under the Data Protection Act 1998….
Read More… from SCL Responds on Custodial Sentences for Data Misuse