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Data privacy in China - additional online user control and data privacy protections
On 15 March 2012, new provisions on data privacy in China will come into effect. This article from King & Wood provides an analysis of the new provisions and what they mean both for the protection of online privacy rights as well as for risks posed to current internet content providers.
Law Firm: King & Wood | Published: 27 January 2012 | Practice Area: Regulators and Enforcement
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Opening the door: further liberalisation in Malaysia’s service sector
In view that the service sector has been the main driving force of Malaysia's economic growth, it is proposed under the Budget 2012 that the Government will further liberalise 17 service sub-sectors in phases. This client alert provides a full breakdown of these service sub-sectors.
Law Firm: Baker & McKenzie | Published: 26 January 2012 | Practice Area: Sale and Supply of Goods and Services
How today's companies are managing open source software
Do the developers in your company make legal judgments about open source software? How do you meet customer demands to validate the origins of the software in your products? This recorded webinar takes an in-depth look at how two leading technology companies addressed these challenges.
Law Firm: Black Duck | Published: 25 January 2012 | Practice Area: Systems
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Technology, media & telecoms - a look back to 2011 and forward to 2012
2011 saw a wide range of significant and interesting developments in the UK technology, media and telecoms sectors. This briefing from Herbert Smith outlines the key stories from each of these sectors and offers a preview of 2012 with a summary of expected developments.
Law Firm: Herbert Smith | Published: 12 January 2012 | Practice Area: Regulation and Enforcement
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Website compliance checklist - steer clear of costly breaches
E-commerce regulations are constantly evolving. Keeping on top of developments is a major challenge, but one that is crucial to address to avoid costly breaches. Wragge & Co's retail team has developed a website compliance checklist to help steer businesses through the key issues to consider.
Law Firm: Wragge & Co | Published: 10 January 2012 | Practice Area: E-Commerce
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Ten tips to cut costs and boost efficiency with open source software
By 2011, 90% of the Global 2000 will include open-source technologies as business-critical elements of their IT portfolios. This report from Black Duck offers ten tips on how to cut costs and drive innovation with the use of free and open-source software.
Law Firm: Black Duck | Published: 03 January 2012 | Practice Area: Technology
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Tech bytes: technology and communications update - December 2011
This newsletter from Field Fisher Waterhouse offers a round-up of all the latest legal and commercial issues affecting the technology and communications sector. This edition looks at exit management; "one-tap" sim services; contract interpretation; livestreaming; net neutrality; igaming and more.
Law Firm: Field Fisher Waterhouse | Published: 16 December 2011 | Practice Area: Regulation and Enforcement
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Free and open source software - what every development manager needs to know
In this white paper, IT experts Black Duck address the operational and security risks when creating software in a multi-source development environment, how they are often underestimated in the use of free and open source software, and how they can be addressed with best practices and tools.
Law Firm: Black Duck | Published: 15 December 2011 | Practice Area: Systems
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Software developers beware - CJEU broadens scope of copyright for computer programs
A recent Advocate General Opinion suggests that developers will only be able to replicate the function or ‘look and feel' of an existing computer program, as long as they do not copy any of the underlying source or object codes. Field Fisher analyse the case which prompted this change.
Law Firm: Field Fisher Waterhouse | Published: 05 December 2011 | Practice Area: Regulation and Enforcement
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Slipping the net: European court rules on freedom of internet service providers
The CJEU has deprived the audio recording and movie industries of one of their main instruments against the sharing of illegal internet content. In this briefing, Schoenherr explains why a recent ruling is highly significant both legally and practically for intellectual property rights.
Law Firm: Schoenherr | Published: 05 December 2011 | Practice Area: Regulation and Enforcement
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