Nov 30, 2016 | Copyright, European Policy, Fairness, Intellectual property and Copyright
Book launch event at the IALS 6pm – 8pm, 15 Dec 2016 Register online at Eventbrite to book your free ticket Speaker: Dr Ana Ramalho, Assistant Professor of Intellectual Property, Maastricht University Discussant: Professor Lionel Bently, Herchel Smith Professor...
Oct 6, 2016 | European Policy, Freedom of expression, Intellectual property and Copyright, Internet regulation
In the following piece, Christina Angelopoulos, lecturer in intellectual property law at the University of Cambridge, analyses the aspects of the Commission’s new proposal for the digital single market directive that are relevant to intermediary liability. The...
Aug 31, 2016 | Copyright, Data Privacy, European Policy, Fairness, Privacy
In the following editorial, Professor Lilian Edwards considers the implications of the Brexit vote for information law and assesses the mood amongst the academic community in the aftermath of the EU Referendum. The article was first published in Volume 13, Issue 2 of...
Jul 6, 2016 | Data Privacy, European Policy, Fairness, Privacy
The Investigatory Powers Bill is currently proceeding through parliament – its second reading in the House of Lords took place on Monday 27 June. Readers may have missed reports on the Lords debate amidst financial losses, Labour Party resignations, the Conservative...
Jun 29, 2016 | Data Privacy, European Policy, Fairness, Government policy
A consensus already appears to be emerging among legal commentators that many UK organisations will need to comply with the provisions of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation regardless of the progress of the UK’s path to Brexit. The GDPR was due to...
Jun 24, 2016 | Data Privacy, Ethics, European Policy
In this guest blog post, Brendan Van Alsenoy – legal researcher at the Centre for IT and IP Law, University of Leuven – analyses the scope of the personal use exemption under the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). A note with regard to the...