Ethics and Transparency
C-494/15 – Tommy Hilfiger: No Difference between Online and Real World Marketplaces for IP Enforcement
In the following piece, Christina Angelopoulos, post-doc researcher at the Information Law and Policy Centre of the University of London, analyses the recent judgment of the CJEU in case C-494/15 Tommy Hilfiger. The post was originally published on the Kluwer...
The socio-legal aspects of 3D printing: Between “chaos” and “control”
Not so long ago 3D printing was being discussed alongside the internet, file sharing and digital currencies as a sign of the beginning of an era of post-control and post-scarcity. There were fears that governments would struggle to regulate the activities of a new...
Addressing the challenge of anonymous sources in the digital age
Dr Aljosha Karim Schapals, research assistant at the Information Law and Policy Centre, reports from the launch of a new book by Eric Barendt, Emeritus Professor of Media Law at UCL, on anonymous speech in the context of literature, law and politics. On 28 June,...
Whistleblowers and journalists in the digital age
Dr Aljosha Karim Schapals, research assistant at the Information Law and Policy Centre, reports on a research workshop hosted by the University of Cardiff on Digital Citizenship and the ‘Surveillance Society’. A workshop led by researchers at the Cardiff School of...
Brendan Van Alsenoy: I tweet therefore I am … subject to data protection law?
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 relevance of...
Call for Papers: Restricted and Redacted – Where now for human rights and digital information control?
Restricted and Redacted: Where now for human rights and digital information control? We are pleased to announce this call for papers for the annual IALS’ Information Law and Policy Centre research workshop on 9 November 2016 in London, this year supported by...
Upcoming Event: Intellectual Property and the Politics of Knowledge
Kent Law School, with the support of the Information Law and Policy Centre (IALS, University of London) Date: Friday, 20 May 2016, from 10:15 to 16:30 Location: Institute for Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), University of London More information available at this link...