The EU’s European Network and Information Security Agency has presented a new report with 13 recommendations on privacy and data protection. Tax break incentives, online subject access at zero cost, and comprehensive security breach notification law are among the recommendations….
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Each year we ask leading experts in IT law and the application of IT to legal practice to give us their predictions for the year and years ahead. Here is a preview of the predictions that will be published in December, drawn from some early responses….
Dr Julia Hörnle reviews a new case before the ECJ which clarifies the obligations of e-commerce service providers to provide effective means of communication….
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Mark Daniels and Nick McDonald examine the latest judgment from the Court of Appeal on computer patents and its wider implications. A version of their article was first published here on 21 October. This version includes an update to reflect the change of stance of the EPO….
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The sunrise period for .tel registration begins on 3 December…
Richard Barker understands the problems partners in law firms face with expanding IT requirements. He believes that it is time for more solicitors to consider gaining increased control of their technology. Paradoxically, he believes that this is best achieved by passing day-to-day control to experts outside their firm….
The CPD questions relating to the October/November 2008 issue of Computers & Law (Online course code HW/SFCL40 – 1 hour)…
I am very much aware that the Internet is plagued with copyright protection problems. Two articles in this issue are concerned with those problems so I could hardly be ignorant of the problems. But it was a bit of a surprise nevertheless to discover recently that SCL itself is plagued with those problems. We operate…
Andrew Rigby looks at the likely legal issues surrounding the Government’s decision to terminate its contract with PA Consulting for breach of data security provisions in its contract….
SCL’s Internet Interest Group has framed a striking response to the BERR Consultation on legislative options to address illicit file-sharing. The response expresses particular concern about the danger of smaller ISPs opting out of any voluntary solution and questions the underlying assumption that the current regime does not work or is too expensive….