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Archive for February, 2008

UK constitution?

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Could the UK be on its way to written constitution? BBC reports comments that “Justice Secretary Jack Straw has sent out a strong signal that the government is ready to draw up Britain’s first ever written constitution.”
Wonder how IP will factor in if it comes into existence? IP rights — patents and copyrights — […]

BILETA panel on open access to law

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Thanks to SCRIPTed and some behind the scenes work by myself, BILETA 2008 will have a panel on open access to the law. Read more about it on the BILETA site.

Academic posts in the UK (and beyond)… 8 Feb 2008

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Another of my posts on academic posts…
Tilburg University in The Netherlands is advertising for a PhD and a postdoc for their new Tilburg Institute of Comparative and Transnational Law.
Edinburgh Research and Innovation is looking for a lawyer.
I also note that there are several advertisements among current and former members of the Commonwealth, including Australia, Hong […]

What I’ve been surfing for 4th February 2008 through 5th February 2008

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

These are my links for 4th February 2008 through 5th February 2008:

Closing of cybersquatting loophole is ‘excellent news’ for brand owners | OUT-LAW.COM - Death of kiting coverage on OUT-LAW
Debunking six myths of the Data Protection Act | OUT-LAW.COM - Good overview of common misconceptions of the DPA.
Czech Arbitration Court to be an […]

What I’ve been surfing for 25th January 2008 through 1st February 2008

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

These are my links for 25th January 2008 through 1st February 2008:

SSRN-Peeping into a Hacker’s Mind: Can Criminological Theories Explain Hacking? by Raghav Sharma - “The theoretical analysis demonstrates how the rewards in form of fame or money through hacking greatly outweigh the deterrence produced by law.” — I’m wondering if the author makes the […]

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