The High Court has refused an application by the Irish Times for injunctions restraining the Times of London from using the words "The Times Irish Edition" in its forthcoming digital Irish edition of the newspaper. The new digital publication will be sold as a part of a subscription package with the Sunday Times and will be solely available digitally. The Irish Times had sought an injunction preventing Times Newspapers Limited (TNL) from using the "The Times Irish Edition" or any other title which may be confusingly similar to The Irish Times. TNL denied that the phrase would create any confusion due to the co-existence of the two publications in Ireland for 150 years as well as the fact that it was common knowledge that they intended to launch an Irish edition. Continue Reading High Court refuses injunction over Irish edition of the UK Times
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Department of Communications Promises Nationwide “High-Speed” Broadband by 2020
The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) published its draft Broadband Intervention Strategy this week as part of its plan to provide the entire country with high-speed broadband.Continue Reading Department of Communications Promises Nationwide “High-Speed” Broadband by 2020
Text of Data Protection Regulation Leaked
Statewatch.org have recently published a leaked copy of the European Council’s draft of the proposed new Data Protection Regulation and it makes for interesting reading.Continue Reading Text of Data Protection Regulation Leaked
Europe’s 16 point Digital Master Plan
The European Commission has recently unveiled a 16 point plan for boosting the European digital economy entitled ‘A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe’ (the Plan). The Plan envisages widespread revision of existing European internet, intellectual property and e-commerce law in a series of bold measures that the European Commission projects would add €415 billion to European GDP and also create 3.8 million new jobs.Continue Reading Europe’s 16 point Digital Master Plan
Symantec Cyberattack Report a timely reminder of increasing Cyberattack risk
Symantec released their annual Internet Security Threat Report (the Symantec Report) last week (available at http://www.symantec.com/security_response/publications/threatreport.jsp) and it makes for alarming reading. The risk of cyberattack is one that has been brought to the forefront of popular consciousness by the devastating cyberattacks on Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2014 and the Symantec Report shows that 2014 saw a worryingly exponential increase in the number, severity and sophistication of such attacks.Continue Reading Symantec Cyberattack Report a timely reminder of increasing Cyberattack risk
Data Protection Commissioner reviews 2014 and sets out plans for 2015
The Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon, spoke at the Society for Computers and Law’s ‘The Evolution and Reform of Data Protection’ event this morning. The Commissioner gave an overview of the activities of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) in 2014 and set out the aims of the ODPC for the year ahead.Continue Reading Data Protection Commissioner reviews 2014 and sets out plans for 2015