The UK has a notoriously low level of understanding of the politics of the EU and of EU institutions and the way they operate. Monica Horten helps dispel some of the mystery surrounding the links between the Telecoms Package, 3-strikes and Amendment 138 – and explains why it all matters….
Wham, Bam, Thank You – Damn!
Speedy can be good, but it might not leave everyone happy….
Behavioural Targeting of Internet Advertising
This article from Simon Deane-Johns is based on a presentation to the Society for Computers and Law Internet Governance Conference in May 2009. It briefly defines and explains behavioural targeting of Internet advertising, and examines the requirements and issues relating to the consent of the targeted user….
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Open Source – Corporate Boon or Burden? The Meeting Blog
This blog post allows access to the meeting material and allows SCL members to comment on the meeting, raise issues and continue any debate that arose at the meeting itself…
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Virtual Courts Pilot
Camberwell Green Magistrates’ Court is the unlikely venue for a new pilot scheme – the so-called Virtual Court….
L’Oreal v eBay
The High Court judgment in the case of L’Oreal, Lancome and others v eBay International, eBayEurope and eBay (UK) Ltd and others was published on 22 May. It has resulted in a clear acknowledgment of breach of trade marks in sales on eBay but the question of any eBay liability awaits guidance from the ECJ….
Interflora v Marks & Spencer
The High Court judgment on the adwords battle in this case was published on 22 May….
A Subtle Explosion?
Do the judgments in L’Oréal v eBay and Interflora v Marks & Spencer signal a major change in the use of trade marks in e-commerce? They may look like damp squibs but they may turn out to be explosive….
Walking Away
Can a party walk away from an agreement and still rely on a clause excluding liability for loss of profit? Richard Cumbley and Peter Church discuss NETTV v MARHedge [2009] EWHC 844, in which the High Court concluded that such reliance is possible only where very strong words are used….
10 things not to say in an e-mail
The giveaway words which show that the e-mail should never have been sent…