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Commission and ECJ: please intervene. Italy has flipped.

– UPDATE Thursday 25th November, 23:25UTC: Lilian Edwards has put together a really comprehensive analysis of the verdict on her blog. See also her prior post about it back in December. Original post follows. Wow. Gosh, this is bad news. … Continue reading

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New IFOSS L. Rev. out

Hello all, The new edition of the International Free and Open Source Software Law Review is out now. I meant to publish this post late last week, but between the last-minute scramble to get the issue ready (this one was … Continue reading

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The Digital Economy Bill’s Greatest Hits

…well, so far, anyway. Some highlights from the 6th January House of Lords committee stage follow. Most of the discussion so far has been about OFCOM’s obligations. The ‘three strikes’ copyright infringement stuff hasn’t been discussed yet, but I’ve included … Continue reading

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(digitally) Economic With Your Liberties

I couldn’t let the topic of Peter Mandelson’s new Digital Economy Bill go un-blogged, so rather than subject you to my incoherent ramblings, I thought I’d point legally-minded readers in the direction of Pangloss’s excellent analysis of the Bill as … Continue reading

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UK privacy laws to be investigated by European Commission

Nice work again, Ms. Reding: UK laws protecting the privacy of people’s communications are inadequate, the European Commission has said. The Commission has launched a legal case against the UK over its implementation of European Union Directives. The Commission’s investigation … Continue reading

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