Author: David Flint
David Flint is Senior Partner at Scottish law firm MacRoberts LLP, Glasgowand Head of their IP, Technology and Commercial Group. He chairs the ABA Business Section International Committee, IP Subcommittee and the ABA Cyberspace Law Non-US Cyber Laws Task Force.
Confidently confidential
This article considers two recent developments relating to data protection and trade secrets: two sides of the same coin perhaps. Cloud computing and extra-territoriality The first development concerns the recent spat between the United States and Microsoft, not as previously an issue of antitrust compliance, but rather a question of privacy and data protection in […]
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BYOD is no fun for SysAdmins
In the old days it was relatively easy to determine what devices were connected to the corporate network; they were large and cumbersome. Indeed, it was difficult for new devices to be connected to the network without the assistance of the corporate IT department; the confusing array of IP addresses and ports and the obscure […]
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Under a cloud of suspicion?
In previous issues I have looked at the legal issues surrounding cloud computing. In this final article I look at concerns, debunk myths and suggest issues that lawyers thinking of implementing cloud computing might wish to consider. (See all articles in the series.) Is cloud computing secure? Arguably no solution is ever 100 per cent […]
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Every silver lining has a cloud
In the last issue, I started looking at the issues of cloud computing and some of the data protection issues. This article continues that analysis. The Article 29 Working Party On 1 July 2012, the EU’s Article 29 Working Party adopted an Opinion (05/2012) on Cloud Computing, in which it analysed all relevant issues for […]
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Don’t let the hype cloud your judgment
I can remember the days when computer storage meant a stack of punched cards and disk drives were measured in kilobytes rather than petabytes; when offsite storage meant the boot of the office manager’s car. I am not very old. Now, even the smallest law firm uses computers and it is possible to run a […]
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Social media in Scotland – a lawyer’s view
Web 2.0 has come and ”¦ well that is generally about it. Within a fairly staid and traditional Scottish legal fraternity, to date fragmented and inconsistent use has been made of the tools of Web 2.0. A number of smaller firms have started to make use of the internet as a means of communicating with […]
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MacRoberts site breaks new ground
No law firm can today be without a presence on the internet. It is clear that our clients, colleagues and other stakeholders use the internet not only as a source of information but as the primary source of information, about who we are and what we do. It was with that single focus in mind […]
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Stealing invisible assets
Sometimes it must seem idyllic to escape from the stresses and strains of this “real world” and take refuge in virtual worlds far from these worldly issues. Unfortunately, the scourge of copyright infringement has arrived in our virtual utopia. The case which considers this issue is Eros LLC v John Doe (secondlife.reuters.com/media/SDOC1202.pdf), in which Eros, […]
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Web 2.0 – and some of the legal issues
For the legal world attempting to come to terms with the implications of the internet, the thought that the world has already moved on may come as something of a shock; however, such is the case. Web 2.0 is upon is – even if Web 1.0 doesn’t seem to have been fully assimilated. Web 2.0 […]
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