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By Lucas Miotto Lopes and Jiahong Chen The future of real-time appeal Knowing when to say or do something is often just as important as knowing what to say or do. The right advice at the wrong time is not

By Hasan Basri Cifci[1] In the world of 2014, the Commission of Facebook/WhatsApp merger case[2] concluded that integration and interoperation of Facebook and WhatsApp were unfeasible. However, Facebook integrated its three subsidiaries (WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook) under its brand in

by Bashar H. Malkawi Copyright is an engine for knowledge. Although copyright creates monopoly, it should not be considered as a good in itself, but as a tool which can be used to achieve desirable objectives in society. Against the

by Dr Kim Barker (University of Stirling) & Dr Olga Jurasz (Open University) The UK Government has recently published an Online Harms White Paper: initial consultation response. It is the cornerstone of the Government’s ongoing reform package which aims to

“Fifteen Years of Evolution of Law, Technology and Society” To celebrate SCRIPTed’s 15th birthday, we are hosting a conference on Monday 28 January (3pm-7pm) at Evolution House here in Edinburgh. For more details, the programme, and (free) registration, see our

by Mitchell Longan[1] Introduction The European Parliament is currently considering a proposal to address problems of piracy and other forms of copyright infringement associated with the digital world.[2] Article 13 of the proposed Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single

by Saahil Dama[1] Over recent years, there have been growing demands[2] for banning lethal autonomous weapon systems (“LAWS”) by means of an international treaty. These demands are based on the apprehension that LAWS would lead to an arms race between

Lydia Morgan[1] Despite Security Minister Ben Wallace’s attempts to downplay it,[2]  the Court of Appeal’s ruling in the Watson case (SSHD v Watson & others)[3] continues the drip of cases finding the Government’s draconian attempt to access bulk communications data

Isabelle Le Gallez[1] Introduction The image of the little boy with the monkey dominated all media platforms from mid-April 2017 until his death in late July at 11 months of age. The little boy is, of course, Charles Gard, known