The end of the Law Society’s CPD year is fast approaching. Read why SCL e-learning is the e-ffective and e-conomical way to gain CPD, and to gain real understanding….
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Harry Potter and the Copyright of Fire
The Harry Potter Lexicon has been adjudged to breach copyright. The judgment has implications for ‘mixing and mashing’ on the Web. The full judgment in the action brought by Warner Bros and J K Rowling in New York has now been published….
Government Review of Data Processing Contracts
The Home Secretary announced on 10 September that the government has terminated its contract with PA Consulting, following the recent high profile data loss. In addition, Jacqui Smith announced that all contracts signed by the government with private companies are to be reviewed to ensure that they are appropriate. Andrew Rigby of Brodies considers the legal implications of the termination….
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The Domain Name Game
Domain name disputes are frequent, and are frequently entirely unremarkable. Ravi Mohindra sifts through the dross and reports on a selection of the more interesting recent decisions….
PA Consulting Termination
The Home Secretary announced on 10 September that the government has terminated its contract with PA Consulting, following the recent high profile data loss. Read the full Ministerial Statement and the statement issued by PA Consulting….
Consultation: Penalties for Online Copyright Infringement
SCL members are asked to contribute to a response to the IPO consultation paper on penalties for copyright infringement. Nick Cunningham is seeking input from members….
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Anonymity for Online Newspaper Comments
A Montana judge has quashed a subpoena seeking identifying information about online commenters. Although this is a decision on its own facts and in a jurisdiction far away, it may be a guide to the approach taken in the US generally – and that will certainly influence responses worldwide….
August / September 2008 Edition of Computers & Law Magazine Online CPD Course
The CPD questions relating to the August/September 2008 issue of Computers & Law (SCL online CPD scheme course code HW/SFCL34 – 1 hour)…
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Profiling Web Users – Some Intellectual Property Problems
In this highly original analysis, Nicholas Bohm and Joel Harrison take a fresh look, from a very different angle, at the issues that arise from Web profiling. Does it infringe Web site owners’ IPR?…
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The End of Lawyers’ IT?
Alastair Morrison updates readers on his views on SaaS and considers the possibility that cloud computing will transform the way in which lawyers buy and use IT….