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Radio archive 2009
Interviews, news and views
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All the podcasts so far for 2009
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Facebook faces consumer rights
challenge, OUT-LAW Radio, 03/12/2009
A Norwegian consumer protection group that successfully took on
Apple has identified its next target: Facebook.
Does net cut-off plan break EU
law? OUT-LAW Radio, 26/11/2009
One academic has said that the disconnection of open Wi-Fi network
operators for other people's actions under the Government's
anti-filesharing plan could break EU law.
Is anonymisation a myth? OUT-LAW
Radio, 19/11/2009
We look at new research which claims that people whose information
is contained in supposedly anonymised databases can in fact be
commonly identified.
Can data centres survive carbon
cutting? OUT-LAW Radio, 29/10/2009
We look at the UK's pioneering scheme to cut carbon emissions and
ask: will it force power-hungry data centres to flee abroad?
Class actions to come to
Scotland? OUT-LAW Radio, 15/10/2009
We look into a review of Scottish litigation that recommends the
introduction of the controversial class action process that some
people could see as either the saviour of consumers or a gravy
train for greedy lawyers.
Whatever happened to P3P? OUT-LAW
Radio, 08/10/2009
We find out why the P3P system which allowed computers and web
sites to automatically negotiate the use of private information
failed and look at what might replace it.
What does 'non-commercial' mean?,
OUT-LAW Radio, 01/10/2009
We examine the term at the heart of many copyright licences and
find that nobody – not lawyers, users of content, or creators of it
– is exactly sure what it means.
Should patent infringers be jailed?,
OUT-LAW Radio, 10/09/2009
Inventor of the wind-up radio Trevor Baylis has called for patent
infringement to be criminalised. He tells OUT-LAW Radio why. Plus,
a special extended edition in which Baylis
recounts the experiences that helped to make him an inventor.
The forgotten IP right, OUT-LAW
Radio, 03/09/2009
We talk to a lobbyist who is petitioning the UK's Prime Minister to
raise the profile of possibly the least talked about intellectual
property right: design rights.
Teenage clicks, OUT-LAW Radio,
27/08/2009
Feargal Sharkey, former Undertone turned industry bigwig, discusses
a recent report on the real downloading habits of the UK's youth
and just how many concessions the industry should make to
downloaders.
Crowds fill VC funding gap, OUT-LAW
Radio, 20/08/2009
We find a company that is coping with a recessionary funding
drought by turning investment on its head. Instead of asking few
people for lots of money, Trampoline Systems is asking many for a
little.
Opposition's data plans, OUT-LAW
Radio, 13/08/2009
We talk to Britain's Conservative Party about plans to use
distributed storage to help get the most out of the massive amounts
of personal data held by Government.
Story-hunting software, OUT-LAW
Radio, 06/08/2009
We look at new technology that is designed to help content
producers track use of their material and ask: does it take enough
notice of copyright law's fair dealing exemptions?
Software mismanagement, OUT-LAW
Radio, 23/07/2009
We look at research that shows that companies manage their software
badly, leading to legal troubles and extra costs.
Image trouble, OUT-LAW Radio,
16/07/2009
We look into the legal pitfalls of using images, and explain why
users need to worry about more than just copyright law
TV winners, OUT-LAW Radio,
02/07/2009
We look at the success of the TV formats industry - all the more
amazing because the ideas at its heart enjoy little legal
protection
Links and levies, OUT-LAW Radio,
25/06/2009
We delve into the world of clippings services as a newspaper body
tries to get media monitoring agencies and clients to pay up for
forwarding web links
Can UK users fight web
throttling? OUT-LAW Radio, 18/06/2009
We examine the legal standing of ISP customers faced with
restrictions on what they can watch online. Can ISPs charge website
operators under the threat of throttling access? We find out.
Patent problems and tattoed trade
marks, OUT-LAW Radio, 11/06/2009
We look at the problems with the latest in a long line of attempts
to create a pan-EU litigation system, and talk to an Australian
behind a chart of the most popular trade marked tattoos
DRM and the law, OUT-LAW Radio,
21/05/2009
We find out if DRM anti-copying technology can keep up with the
complexities of copyright law
Will companies soon face IT addiction
lawsuits? OUT-LAW Radio, 14/05/2009
We talk to an academic who says that companies need to change the
way they work today to avoid a raft of tech addiction suits in the
future
Should IP law even
exist? OUT-LAW Radio, 02/04/2009
We hear from two economists who think that scrapping copyright and
patent law would make the world a more creative and richer
place
Will ancient law stifle
journalists? OUT-LAW Radio, 26/03/2009
We look at a 90 year old law that could help some news
organisations but hinder the spread of news, plus we discover just
how much cybercriminals make in a day
Is Google's Street View
legal? OUT-LAW Radio, 19/03/2009
As Google launches its Street View photo-mapping tool in the UK, we
assess a legal challenge about to be mounted to the controversial
service
Whatever happened to digital
signatures?, OUT-LAW Radio, 12/03/2009
We wonder why the most complex and secure kinds of electronic
signatures never really took off
Will text-to-speech tech kill the audio
book?, OUT-LAW Radio, 05/03/2009
We find out why the publishing industry is worried about
text-to-speech software being included on e-book readers
Linux mob attacks patent
trolls, OUT-LAW Radio, 19/02/2009
We talk to the open source advocates who are building a public
library of knowledge to block future patents claims against
Linux
Is 'fair dealing' protection too pricey
for bloggers?, OUT-LAW Radio, 12/02/2009
We talk to the journalist at the heart of a copyright law fight and
wonder if individuals can ever afford protection under copyright
law
IP in ivory towers: cash or
conscience?, OUT-LAW Radio, 05/02/2009
We look at the way that Universities exploit their intellectual
property and ask: are they too focused on raising money at the
expense of social benefit?
CVs and lies: an employer's
options, OUT-LAW Radio, 29/01/2009
As a local authority pursues an ex-employee for £1m for alleged
deception in the recruitment process, how should employers deal
with CV fibbers?
The verdict on outgoing privacy
watchdog, OUT-LAW Radio, 15/01/2009
As Richard Thomas prepares to step aside as the UK's Information
Commissioner and his successor is named, we ask: how good a job did
he do?
Parody libel defence gains
traction, OUT-LAW Radio, 08/01/2009
How Elton John's failed libel action has introduced a US-style
defence of parody into UK law, and one Dutch firm's holey solution
to an eco-problem
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2007 | 2006
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