Tag archives for Law
Spam – the Legal Position
These days an average email inbox has more spam than a cold war bunker. The new Electronic Communications Privacy Directive (a new piece of EU legislation which must be implemented…
Marketing to Children and The Law
"Its that time of year when adverts and marketing gear up for the Christmas rush. Since no-one has discovered the database Santa and his elves must have to assess which…
Data Protection and the Workplace – Regulatory Powers and Code of Practice
We live in a world where our personal details are beknown to an ever-increasing number of people. Just look at the amount of mailshots that land on your doormat every…
An „easy” Target? easyGroup v BPI
Yesterday (27 September 2002) Stelios, the founder of easyGroup led the easyGroup orange boiler suit brigade in a protest at the High Court in London. The reason for the protest?…
Domain Names – Use Them or Lose Them
Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) The majority of disputes relating to domain names are brought under UDRP. The complaints are usually brought by the holder of a registered trade mark…
Transfering customer data abroad
Intra-group transfer of data outside of the EEA Background Boombust Limited intends to transfer details of all its existing customers to an off shore company within the same group of…
Monitoring Email in the light of the Ford Decision
The Dangers of E-mail and Internet Use in the Workplace Because employers can be held legally liable for the content of e-mails sent from their premises and for the content…
Mobile Marketing
Simon Halberstam of specialist e-commerce solicitors Sprecher Grier Halberstam says that companies considering email marketing campaigns need to consider some basic legal issues before spending money on such campaigns. "Ask…
Call Centres and the 1998 Data Protection Act
Call Centres and the Data Protection Act 1998: some legal points to note: * Customers should be advised if their details are to be stored, by whom and for what…
Online Casino – A new era?
Following the report published by the Gambling Review Board ("the Budd Report") last summer, the Government has produced proposals which could potentially make the UK one of the best and…
Cyber Crimes
Cyber Crimes - A definite challenge What is Cyberspace? William Gibson in the Science fiction ("Neuromancer") coined the word cyberspace 1984. Basically it denotes the virtual location within which electronic…