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Digital media and intellectual property: a comprehensive review of recent issues
There is a lot of change on the horizon for copyright at the moment; a constant stream of cases highlights the struggle for current laws to keep up with the pace of modern day technological advances. Baker & McKenzie outlines why a clear copyright strategy is key in the digital media industry.
Law Firm: Baker & McKenzie | Published: 24 May 2012 | Practice Area: Copyright
The cookies countdown - what to do to avoid fines
The grace period granted by the Information Commissioner's Office to enable website operators to comply with the new laws relating to cookies ends in just a few days' time. Shoosmiths outline why it's now important to consider whether enough has been done to avoid the ICO's enforcement powers.
Law Firm: Shoosmiths | Published: 23 May 2012 | Practice Area: Regulation and Enforcement
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Seven best practices every e-discovery practitioner should know
This guide from digital investigation experts Guidance Systems attempts to re-address common e-discovery pitfalls by identifying seven key best practices, with the aim of establishing a process for the defensible, systematic, repeatable preservation of ESI for litigations and investigations.
Law Firm: Guidance Software | Published: 21 May 2012 | Practice Area: Regulation and Enforcement
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Reality bytes: CJEU confirms functionality of computer programs not protected by copyright
The Court of Justice of the EU has handed down its keenly awaited judgment in SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd, confirming that the functionality of a computer program is not protected by copyright. Nabarro provides details on the case's background and implications for software companies.
Law Firm: Nabarro | Published: 16 May 2012 | Practice Area: Copyright
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eDisclosure in the UK: recent developments in practice and procedure
This white paper summarises the rules and case laws relevant to the management of electronic disclosure in civil courts. Insight is given on the factors affecting procedural matters and commentary is provided on all cases which continue to exert an influence on current eDisclosure practice.
Law Firm: Guidance Software | Published: 16 May 2012 | Practice Area: Practice and Procedure
Rating: 5 people found this useful
Digesting the proposed Data Protection Regulations - data export
The size and complexity of the proposed data protection regulations makes them hard to digest. To shed some light on the matter, Wragge & Co have produced a series of alerts focusing on the areas considered to be the most interesting to businesses. The first of the series analyses data export.
Law Firm: Wragge & Co | Published: 14 May 2012 | Practice Area: Regulators and Enforcement
Rating: 4 people found this useful
A costly failure to respond to an offer to mediate
This briefing studies the recent case of PGF II SA v OMFS Company and another, in which the Technology and Construction Court considered the consequences of the late acceptance of a Part 36 offer and the effect that a refusal to mediate could have on the court's discretion on costs.
Law Firm: Macfarlanes LLP | Published: 11 May 2012 | Practice Area: Alternative Dispute Resolution
Rating: 8 people found this useful
Beware unfair software: Europe’s top court rules on software copyright
The CJEU has delivered its ruling on the scope of copyright protection for computer programs. The Court confirmed that there is no copyright in the functionality of a computer program or the programming language. Field Fisher give full details of the ruling and what it will mean in practice.
Law Firm: Field Fisher Waterhouse | Published: 08 May 2012 | Practice Area: Copyright
Rating: 6 people found this useful
Hacking in the financial services sector - what all firms should know
'Distributed denial-of-service' attacks aimed at companies in the financial services industry have tripled in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year, according to new security data. Eversheds detail what the hackers are targeting and how companies should be preparing.
Law Firm: Eversheds | Published: 04 May 2012 | Practice Area: Security
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Conference: Strategic Technology Forum 2012
The Legal Week Strategic Technology Forum is the premier global gathering for CIOs, IT directors and law firm leaders. The 2012 event will be held at The Ritz-Carlton in County Wicklow, and the programme is set to provide the best set of speakers yet from within and outside of the profession.
Law Firm: Legal Week Events | Published: 04 May 2012 | Practice Area: Corporate Governance
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