February 22, 2011
Since the outbreak of the Egyptian revolution on January 25th of this year there has been speculation concerning the role social media played in causing the revolution.
Once again social media seems to have a huge impact on soci...
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Groupon: A way to Market Your Business? But Not For Legal Services
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February 21, 2011
You may have heard of voucher websites such as vouchercodes.co.uk or other offer-based sites. One such business that is causing a buzz is Groupon.
What is Groupon?
Groupon is a voucher website with a difference. It is entirely ...
Is My Domain Name a Trademark and Should I File a Trademark Application to Protect It?
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February 28, 2011
In deciding whether to file a trademark application to protect your domain name, the first step is to determine whether you use your domain name as a trademark. If your domain name is only used as the Uniform Resource Locator (“U...
How to Identify a Website Operator or Host
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March 3, 2011
While a single person can design, host, and administer a website, there are often a whole host of people responsible for any given piece of content on the internet: firstly, there is the actual author of the material; then there wi...
Webinar: Controlling Copyright in the Cloud – 4pm 26th May 2011
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March 7, 2011
Shireen Smith and Stefano Debolini will be speaking on the subject of copyright enforcement online. The talk will cover modern approaches to dealing with the unique difficulties presented when copyright material is made available on...
Twitter names and trade marks
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March 11, 2011
How safe is your twitter account username? Today I discovered that Twitter transferred the account #girlgeeks to the trade mark owner of the name even though the latter had only registered a logo mark incorporating the words (see imag...
Linking and Copyright following Meltwater v. Newspaper Licensing Agency
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March 14, 2011
Linking is fundamental to the World Wide Web. It ties together the rich tapestry of globally accessible information we now enjoy by enabling users to more easily discover, experience and share content online.
Legal implications of li...
Managing Risks of Copyright Infringement When Linking post Meltwater v. Newspaper Licensing Agency
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March 14, 2011
Earlier in the week I discussed the decision in Meltwater.
The decision is under appeal. In the meantime, it is difficult to manage the legal risks when linking given the complex copyright law concepts involved in assessing wh...
Privacy 2.0
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March 23, 2011
The Data Protection Act (DPA), which is the backdrop for privacy protection in Europe, was born in the pre- web2.0 era; before the innovation of social media. New challenges are being posed by new technologies and one study (by ...
Online Persona Management? Fake IP addresses?
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March 30, 2011
A Californian corporation has been contracted by the US Central Government to develop an “online persona management service”.
Apparently, they want to detect terrorists and extremists overseas. One way they intend to do this i...
Start Up Britain and Regulation: A Balancing Act?
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April 5, 2011
270,000 businesses start up in Britain every year, and the new Start Up Britain intitiative hopes to promote entrepreneurship by offering reading material, business resources, discounts and a variety of other assistance. Some legal re...
Data Retention Law in France Raises Privacy Concerns
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April 11, 2011
Large technology businesses including Google, Facebook and eBay are fighting a new law in France (Google translation) that would require internet companies to keep user data for a year. The French Association of Internet Community S...
