legal

Web 2.0 legal risks need coordinated approach

Web 2.0 legal risks need coordinated approach

Firms at this year’s E-commerce Expo in London have been warned not to rush into putting Web 2.0 features on their sites without considering how to mitigate the potential legal risks.
Phil Muncaster Oct 31 2007 2:45PM Security
Apple faces iPhone legal challenge

Apple faces iPhone legal challenge

An environmental group is planning to sue Apple over hazardous materials used in the iPhone unless the company changes the design..
Iain Thomson Oct 22 2007 6:34AM Hardware
Legal firms wake up to open source

Legal firms wake up to open source

Legal firms are rapidly expanding their open source practices as the legal challenges to developers and users mount..
Tom Sanders Oct 10 2007 10:28PM Software
Prince threatens pirate websites with legal action

Prince threatens pirate websites with legal action

Pop star Prince is threatening to sue a number of websites which he claims are pirating his music and videos.
Matt Chapman Sep 17 2007 7:44AM Telco/ISP
Whirlpool in a legal spin as founder gets sued

Whirlpool in a legal spin as founder gets sued

Simon Wright, the founder of popular broadband discussion forum, Whirlpool, is being sued by accounting software firm 2Clix Australia for alleged "injurious falsehood".
Mitchell Bingemann Sep 12 2007 1:53PM Telco/ISP
Legal exemption allows iPhone unlocking

Legal exemption allows iPhone unlocking

An exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in the US means that it may be legal to unlock an iPhone and use it on networks other than AT&T's.
Matt Chapman Aug 31 2007 2:27PM Hardware
iPhone SIM lock hack triggers legal debate

iPhone SIM lock hack triggers legal debate

A group of developers claims to have succeeded in breaking the iPhone's SIM-lock, allowing users to equip the phone with a SIM-card that allows them to operate the device on GSM networks other than AT&T.
Shaun Nichols Aug 28 2007 12:07PM Security
Legal matters: IM can cause trouble later

Legal matters: IM can cause trouble later

Instant messaging should be treated like email, with similar constraints.
Tamzin Matthew Jul 27 2007 3:57PM Security
Microsoft launches piracy legal blitz

Microsoft launches piracy legal blitz

23 lawsuits filed in California and Florida.
Robert Jaques Jul 3 2007 10:00AM Software
Microsoft launches piracy legal blitz

Microsoft launches piracy legal blitz

23 lawsuits filed in California and Florida.
Robert Jaques Jul 2 2007 9:25AM Security
Nokia Brews legal storm against Qualcomm

Nokia Brews legal storm against Qualcomm

FINLAND - Nokia has accused Qualcomm of "effectively copying" its intellectual property, and has filed patent counter assertions against Qualcomm in the Eastern District of Texas Court.
Robert Jaques Jun 12 2007 1:11PM Hardware
Legal matters: Keep everyone in the loop

Legal matters: Keep everyone in the loop

IT security teams need to know about confidentiality clauses in contracts.
Tamzin Matthew Jun 5 2007 4:20PM Security
SAP still studying on Oracle's legal attack

SAP still studying on Oracle's legal attack

SAP subsidiary Tomorrownow is still busy reviewing a legal complaint that Oracle filed last month, the company said in a press release on Monday.
Tom Sanders Apr 11 2007 1:40PM Software
Nokia legal action targets Qualcomm

Nokia legal action targets Qualcomm

Mobile giant applies for Qualcomm 'patent exhaustion' in Europe.
Robert Jaques Mar 20 2007 11:11AM Hardware
Liberty Alliance intros legal framework for ID management

Liberty Alliance intros legal framework for ID management

Document designed to help corporate legal teams.
Robert Jaques Mar 8 2007 8:32AM Security
Legal matters: Outsourcing and the law

Legal matters: Outsourcing and the law

Always clarify in outsourcing deals who is liable for data security, advises Tamzin Matthew.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol Feb 28 2007 2:27PM Security
SCO goes after Groklaw legal blog

SCO goes after Groklaw legal blog

Pamela Jones's blog accused of being a front for IBM propaganda.
Tom Sanders Feb 16 2007 10:24AM Software
Italian court declares P2P file sharing legal

Italian court declares P2P file sharing legal

Sharing is fine, just don't profit from it.
Iain Thomson Jan 25 2007 10:13AM Software
Legal matters: How to make AUPs stick

Legal matters: How to make AUPs stick

Can organisations enforce Acceptable Use Policies? Tamzin Matthew investigates.
Jan 17 2007 12:15PM Security
Electronic documents used in legal proceedings could boost stature of IT professionals

Electronic documents used in legal proceedings could boost stature of IT professionals

IT security professionals are scrambling to learn how the latest change in US federal regulations governing electronic legal documents affects their jobs.
Ericka Chickowski Dec 8 2006 9:27AM Security

Log In

  |  Forgot your password?