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?
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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...
New Rules on Cookies
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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 tracking of a u...
Checking Website Design and Content
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April 28, 2011
In June, Shireen Smith will be giving a conference on Checking Website Design and Content. This conference comprehensively covers the biggest issues you need to know about to ensure that the very real risks of maintaining an onl...
YouTube Copyright School
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May 3, 2011
Google and YouTube have decided to launch a YouTube Copyright School as a way to strengthen their copyright position. The copyright schools has been set up in order to teach users who infringe copyright laws the basics of copyright law.
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Hargreaves Report – Copyright Obstructing Innovation Economy
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May 19, 2011
The Hargreaves report was published on Wednesday. The report responds to the government’s instruction last autumn to look at whether current copyright laws are hindering innovation in this country. The short answer is, as Hargreaves suc...
New Innovation Group Launching Soon
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May 24, 2011
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While we had made good progress, we have now decided to park the Innovation Group for the moment to help the Islington Chamber of Commerce push ahead with the Camden & Islington business awards on October 27th. We will pick it...
New Challenges for Rights Owners
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May 31, 2011
The internet revolutionised the way people could discover and share information, but as technology has developed, the volume of information which can be shared online, and the variety of its application have broadened significantl...
Twegals Tweet Up – June 7th 2011
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May 31, 2011
Twitter is a great medium for stimulating debate, and an excellent forum for meeting new and like minded people.
In terms of relationships, Twitter is essentially a forum for meeting others. You have to take that virtual meeting ...
The Brand and Design Battleground
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June 6, 2011
In July, Shireen Smith will be giving a talk on Securing and Protecting Rights in Trade Marks and Designs. Knowing how to protect trade marks and designs is a key part of the role of the IP adviser, particularly in fast changing t...
