Category: Technology & Digital Economy
GNU General Public License Under German Law
In the first known court ruling anywhere in the world on the legal effects of the GNU General Public License (“GPL”), the District Court of Munich I in Germany (the “Court”) in May 2004 decided that the provisions of the GPL are enforceable under German law. The lawsuit was initiated by one of the so-called…
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Model Data Protection Code For The Private Sector v1.3 (June 2003)
This Model Code outlines the minimum requirements for the protection of personal information whether or not in the form of electronic data (“personal data”). The Model code was first drafted by the Legal Sub- Committee of the National Internet Advisory Committee (NIAC). It was subsequently opened for public consultation by the Media Development Authority (MDA)…
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Invisible (Confidential) Information In Electronic Documents
Problems with Metadata in Electronic Documents.
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Phishing
An article generally about phishing and similar activities. It is part of our Anti-Spam series and is adapted from an article in http://www.wikipedia.org.
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Spamdexing
An article about the practice of spamdexing. It is part of our Anti-Spam series and is adapted from an article in http://www.wikipedia.org.
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Spamming
An article generally about spamming and similar activities. It is part of our Anti-Spam series and is adapted from an article in http://www.wikipedia.org.
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E-Mail Spam
An article about e-mail spam. It is part of our Anti-Spam series and is adapted from an article in http://www.wikipedia.org.
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Stopping E-mail Abuse
An article on anti-spam measures and other measures to stop e-mail abuses. It is part of our Anti-Spam series and is adapted from an article in http://www.wikipedia.org.
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Electronic Filing System (EFS) – A User’s Perspective
User’s comments about Electronic Filing System.
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Confidentiality Warnings And Other Disclaimers in E-Mails
The effect of confidentiality warnings and disclaimers in E-Mails.
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Intellectual Property In The Digital Economy
A detailed article on intellectual property rights in the digital age. It discusses issues like the DCMA, Open Source Licences, deep-lining, framing, spamdexing, metagging and many more IPR issues.
Legal Practice in the Age of EFS
Lim Seng Siew, Chairman of the Law Society’s EFS Committee, introduces us to the Electronic Filing System (EFS) and gives us an informative view of what legal practice in Singapore will be like in the age of EFS.
