An interesting debate has arisen about the co-operation between the BPI and Virgin Media and letters sent by Virgin to customers whose pattern of use suggests that they may be engaging in illegal downloads. Laurence Eastham reports, suggests links and encourages SCL members to let him know their views….
Interview: Emily Taylor – Nominet and the World
Laurence Eastham interviewed Nominet’s Director of Legal and Policy, Emily Taylor. Emily also serves on the Advisory Group to the Internet Governance Forum….
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Review: The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It
Bill Jones reviews Jonathan Zittrain’s new book on the Internet’s future….
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‘The CDs are in the Post’
Questions arising from the presentations made at the SCL Privacy and Data Protection Group meeitng of 11 June 2008 under the title ‘The CDs are in the Post’ – Data Disasters and How to Avoid Them. The Seventh Data Protection Principle in Practice (Online course code HW/SFCL28 – 1 hour)…
Podcast: The CDs Are in the Post….Data Disasters and How to Avoid Them: The Seventh Data Protection Principle in Practice.
ICO Good Practice Note on TUPE Disclosure
The ICO has released a new Good Practice Note entitled ‘Disclosure of employee information under TUPE’…
Contractual Cost Control in the Time of ‘the Crunch’
Kit Burden suggests a sensible approach to controlling costs in outsourcing arrangements when the additional pressures created by a period of financial stringency are being felt….
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Even Bigger Brother
Mark Weston reviews the new proposals for a major government database showing telephone calls, e-mails and online activities and looks at the development of the law in this area….
Wanting It All: Unreasonable Subject Access Requests
Suzanne Rodway and Peter Church consider the Ezsias case and its implications for subject access requests….
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Strictly Liable: Risking Online Contempt of Court
Emma Lenthall and Rebecca Harman-Wilson look at contempt of court and the real risks that face website operators as publishers of infringing material….
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