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What Business Can Learn From The Role of Social Media in the Egyptian Revolution

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...

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Is My Domain Name a Trademark and Should I File a Trademark Application to Protect It?

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...

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How to Identify a Website Operator or Host
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;...

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Webinar: Controlling Copyright in the Cloud – 4pm 26th May 2011

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...

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Twitter names and trade marks

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...

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Linking and Copyright following Meltwater v. Newspaper Licensing Agency

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...

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Managing Risks of Copyright Infringement When Linking post Meltwater v. Newspaper Licensing Agency
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...

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Privacy 2.0
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...

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Online Persona Management? Fake IP addresses?
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...

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Start Up Britain and Regulation: A Balancing Act?

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...

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Data Retention Law in France Raises Privacy Concerns

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...

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New Rules on Cookies

April 27, 2011

All businesses using cookies in their websites will have to comply with new laws initiated by the EU’s ePrivacy Directive, failing which they risk payment of fines of up to £500,000.

Cookies are data files that enable...

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