Information Governance as a Force for Good? Lessons to be Learnt from Care.data
Identifying ‘the invention’ in Inventorship Disputes
Informed Consent in Social Media Use – The Gap between User Expectations and EU Personal Data Protection Law
Bart Custers*, Simone van der Hof**, Bart Schermer***, Sandra Appleby-Arnold****, Noellie Brockdorff**** Abstract In this paper, user expectations with regard to privacy and consent when using social media are compared with the EU legal framework for personal data protection. This
On The Applicability of the Consumer Protection Code to Cloud Computing Transactions in Brazil
Clarice Castro*, Chris Reed** and Ruy de Queiroz† Abstract We examine some important issues and concepts of the Consumer Protection Code (in Portuguese, CDC) and the difficulties of applying them to cloud computing contracts offered in Brazil. The main conclusion
The (Non) Convergence of Copyright Policies – A Quantitative Approach to Convergence in Copyright
Simone Schroff* Abstract In the literature on copyright evolution, it has been argued that some degree of convergence has occurred over time. This means that the respective policies of different jurisdictions have become increasingly similar, not only in the substantive
Old Habits Die Hard?: UsedSoft v Oracle
Andrew Nicholson* Abstract The ownership status of digital content – whether it be music on iTunes or eBooks on Kindles – is increasingly on the general public’s mind. For those in European legal and technical circles, such questions rose to
Fan Communities and the Self-Regulation of Digital Creative Space
Yin Harn Lee* Abstract The expansion of the Internet and the rapid advancement of media technologies have resulted in the democratisation of cultural production. Fans of popular media properties have taken advantage of this, using the tools available to them
The Way to Luxemburg: National Court Decisions on the Compatibility of the Data Retention Directive with the Rights to Privacy and Data Protection
Eleni Kosta* Abstract The Data Retention Directive has given rise to significant concerns within the European Union regarding its compatibility with existing fundamental rights, and more specifically with the rights to privacy and data protection. Since 2008 numerous national courts
Online Games and IP – Battle of the forms to Social Norms: Reconceptualising and Re-layering?
Kim Barker* Abstract Online interactive environments like World of Warcraft, Second Life, Habbo and The Sims Online are international entities, attracting users across the globe. They have one common regulatory mechanism; the End User License Agreement (EULA). This contractual document