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When a dot.com Collapses

November 1, 2001

David Leibowitz, of Berwin Leighton Paisner, looks at the legal consequences for creditors, investors and directors when a dot.com burns through venture capital….

Doors to Manual: The Ending of the Data Protection’s First Transitional Period

November 1, 2001

Richard Morgan looks at the effects of the ending of the transitional period and concludes that it is a less cataclysmic event than is sometimes suggested….

Making Privacy a Competitive Advantage

November 1, 2001

The 14th Annual Privacy Laws & Business Conference was held once again, at St. John’s College, Cambridge over three full days in early July….

Thanks for yet another well written piece. We really don’t see enough straight talking in the literature of legal information. Picking up your point on publishers’ long-term commitment to free-access services I thought I would share my trials with Everyform, well-known to SCL members who voted it as the winner of our award for IT…

SCL Internet Interest Group: A Brief Manifesto

November 1, 2001

Eduardo Ustaran is the new Chairman of the SCL Internet Interest Group. This is a brief account of the plans for the future of the IIG….

Internet Interest Group: Cybercrime

November 1, 2001

The two speakers at the meeting were Steven Philippsohn, of Philippsohn Crawfords Berwald, and DS Clive Blake, from the Computer Crime Unit of Scotland Yard. This report from Delia Venables is a distillation of both their talks; the ideas are theirs, but she claims responsibility for any errors….

New SCL Web Site

November 1, 2001

Laurence Eastham reflects on the lessons learnt from the development of the new site and seeks SCL members’ help in making it work….

Sales from the Lap of Luxury

November 1, 2001

Davina Garrod and Alana Tervo provide a roadmap for those interested in distributing luxury products over the Internet, especially when seeking to apply restrictions which are consistent with EU competition law….