Branding really matters in the free and open source software (FOSS) world. Alex Newson explores the legal issues and the protection available to open source contributors and projects who care about their brand….
Data Sharing and Fraud
The Home Office laid the final version of the Code ‘Data sharing for the Prevention of Fraud’ before Parliament on 6 October….
Symbian and Computer Patents: Court of Appeal Judgment
The Court of Appeal has given a judgment in Symbian Limited v Comptroller General of Patents which favours the granting of computer patents. But the UK-IPO practice and the EPO practice remain at odds….
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Implementing an Online Learning Programme
Elizabeth West looks at the challenges faced by law firms when implementing online learning programmes for IT or legal training, and reports on a meeting of the SCL KM Special Interest Group in July, hosted by Lovells LLP….
New Podcasts: Legislating for Web 2.0
The podcasts from this highly successful Policy Forum are now available….
Book Review: Open Source Technology and Policy
Andrew Katz reviews Open Source Technology and Policy from Fadi P. Deek and James A.M. McHugh, published by Cambridge University Press (382 pp). 978-0-521-88103-6 Hardback £50.00; 978-0-521-70741-1 Paperback £18.99; www.cambridge.org/9780521881036…
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Should IT Lawyers be Getting into a Scrum?
Maggi Healey believes that the standard software development contract no longer reflects development process realities. She advocates the use of new contract forms to reflect agile development processes….
Data Breach: Virgin Media Latest
The Information Commissioner’s Office has found Virgin Media Limited in breach of the Data Protection Act following the loss of an unencrypted CD containing the personal details of over 3,000 customers….
E-crime: New Police Unit Announced
A new £7M police unit dedicated to tackling electronic crime and Internet fraud was announced on 30 September….
SCL Podcast: Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?
SCL’s 3rd Annual Policy Forum – audio recordings and speaker’s slides available to download….
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