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...
February 15, 2011
Yoga is an increasingly popular form of exercise involving the performing of a series of postures for health benefits. These postures named asanas originate thousands of years ago from India. But, as within religion, different...
February 17, 2011
In a UK first, Azrights Solicitors has developed a ‘virtual’ trade mark registration service for use by other law firms.
For a small fee, law firms can sign up for a ‘white label’ trade mark registration...
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...
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...
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...
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;...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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