Background Innovations in technology have contributed to rapid changes in the way that modern biomedical research is carried out. Researchers are increasingly required to endorse adaptive and flexible ...

The adoption of digital technologies and creation of global internet infrastructure for the vast array of companies and individuals offering products and services that leverage its connectivity has transformed our world ...

The currently pending Megaupload case highlights that in the United States jurisdiction there is the urgent need for additional third-party protections in cloud assets seizure . Using the case as a point of departure, this ...

Abstract I will not violate my covenant or alter the word that went forth from my lips. Psalm 89: 34 Contract law exists since the time immemorial. Our life is full of promises. In Ethiopia, there is a saying that ‘‘it is ...

Analysis of the data privacy policy in the Republic of Serbia, with focus on legal framework and attitude that citizens and institutions have towards this issue

In this thesis, I critically assess two related questions; the scope of EU data protection law pursuant to the new General Data Protection Regulation, and the one-stop-shop mechanism in the Regulation. The first part of ...

A brief study on computer licenses in contracting and procurement.

The emergence of new forms of interactions in the online environment, as social media, search engine and e-commerce has shifted the business industry and introduced a data-driven economy, where data has become the new ...

Network neutrality is a widely debated policy issue that has the potential to alter the dynamics of accessing online content. The main focus of the debate revolves around analyzing whether broadband internet access market ...

This thesis considers the balancing of privacy with freedom of expression pursuant to the the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Satakunnan Markkinapörssi Oy and Satamedia Oy v. Finland.

The data privacy field is currently in the moment of asking whether providing more control to the data subject can be a solution applicable in the real world for the protection of the right to privacy. The critics of a ...

Historically observed, development and application of new technologies has always been an area of skepticism versus optimism. Patenting in the field of biotechnologies mirrors that global pattern. Finding the right balance ...

With the global economy gone digital and the Internet facilitating increased communication across borders, there is no doubt that information technology plays a more crucial role than ever before. Companies in almost every ...

In recent years, autonomous vehicles have attracted much attention. While such vehicles will have an immense potential in increasing traffic safety, they will be involved in traffic accidents. In Chapter 2, the term ...

Mobile application relationships consists of three contracts, namely the distribution agreement, the terms of service agreement and the EULA. With regards to end-users and developers, distributors enjoy a rather dominant ...

Health and wellbeing apps are proliferating at an exponential rate. It has created a billion dollar market that would make the industry seek every opportunity to take a competitive advantage. At times, this may be at the ...

The main objective of this thesis is to explain the rights that the consumers are entitled to have in the contracts for the supply of digital content. One of the most important issues is the classification of digital content ...

Personal data that identifies individual persons is given some level of protection in many jurisdictions and for various reasons. In Europe, general privacy rights, mainly under the 1950 Human Rights Convention has, for a ...

Analysis of the draft directive by the EU on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure

The research is an analysis of the legal issues posed in Data Privacy Law from Mobile Instant Messaging applications (MIMs). The MIM application mainly considered in the thesis is WhatsApp. The popular application acquired ...

The evolutionary character of technology creates new conditions for the DRM in the online copyright world. The legal rules have to be in accordance with the new applications and platforms in order to be effective. Cloud ...

The thesis analyses the impact of the existing legal framework in Uganda on the Mobile Money Service with a specific reference to the new ICT related laws and Bank of Uganda Mobile Money Guidelines.The thesis goes ahead ...

In the thesis it is analysed whether it is possible to create a positice credit registry under the current legislation which is in accordance with EU's legislation, especially on data protection.

Progressive development of society and the social relations to which it gives rise have always been considered as reasons for influencing the appearance of new objects of the intellectual property and subsequently amendment ...

The paper is detail analysis of European legal framework concerning Exhaustion Doctrine and its application in European Union specifically in digital goods and secondary market, whereas its effect and judicial proceedings ...

Thai intermediary liability law is vague and too broad, consequently, it hampers freedom of expression and economic development. European Union (EU) intermediary liability law has divided intermediary liability by function ...

The thesis is about hybrid consumers, new actors who have emerged in electronic commerce. These hybrid consumers are identified in the thesis, their significance to electronic pointed out and ways of regulating their ...

The research focuses on data protection policy in non-Baltic former Soviet countries. The first part comparatively analyses the role of various regulatory instruments. The second part compares and studies three concrete ...

While standard form contracts provide a convenient and economical way for a consumer to purchase a cloud services, they facilitate the incorporation of unfair contract terms. Typically, contracts between CSPs and cloud ...

This work is aimed at analysing the legal framework for data protection, in so far as it relates to the issue of personal data transfer from the EU/EEA to third countries. The main question is: does the current legal regime ...

Comparative analysis

Abstract The regulation of interception of communications Act of 2010 (RICA) provides an obligation for telecommunication service providers in Uganda to register personal data including photocopies of identity documents ...

This thesis offers a critical approach to the current regime of Binding Corporate Rules (“BCR”) used by large companies to transfer personal data within the same corporate group to third countries which do not offer adequate ...

In fact, has the current legal system in Brazil reached this adequate level? Do the current framework and proposals on data protection in Brazil obey the objectives of the European standards? Would this framework be ...

The study primarily focuses on the fundamental and constitutional right to privacy with emphasis that the same is not an absolute right as per the general exemption clause provided for in Article 43 of the 1995 Constitution ...

This work analyzes the interaction between privacy, biometrics and banks. The purpose is to by researching biometrics in the light of privacy and data protection to recognize the possible need to amend the legislation.

The thesis deals with the companies/service providers established within the EU. The thesis is limited to defining applicable law criteria according to the European data protection directive, Article 4 (1) (a) and (c).

The national e-ID cards have a long history and each nation use various technologies to deliver their ID`cards like smart cards, one time passwords, mobile phones and software based certificates to prove the identity of ...

The EU consumer acquis has undergone significant overhaul in the past decades mainly following the publication of the Green Paper. The reform culminated with the enactment of a fully harmonized consumer rights directive ...

This thesis examines how does the Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy, in addition to other dispute resolution mechanisms, offer protection for domain names and trademarks. The paper will analyze the legal framework for ...

Dotcom domain names (.com) have become the most commonly used type of top-level domain (TLD). In fact, there are more .com domain names registered than the sum of all current “national” domain names. There is a common ...

The standard contracts which are called wrap contracts in information technology sector are based on one party (businesses) autonomy. Obviously, it does not satisfy the basic principle of contract law such as party autonomy, ...

The theses analyses the question when the provision of music in business premises constitutes an act of “communication to the public” within the meaning of Article 8(2) of Directive 2006/115. The analysis is based on the ...

Worldwide and regional information society is facing unlimited challenges regarding the cybercrime sphere, due to the novelty of the cybercrimes and fast changing backgrounds of it. Regions, specific countries seemed not ...

Temaet er innlemming (embedding) av mediefiler, med størst fokus på videofiler. Formålet med avhandlingen er å forklare nærmere hva innlemming i digital kontekst er, og se på hvordan det rettslig sett kan karakteriseres.

The term of a patent is an essential feature of the patent system. This feature is arguably even more essential in the area of pharmaceutical patents, burdened with inherent formalities delaying a product’s arrival on the ...

This paper evaluates the current legal framework of the communications market within the European Union and concludes that despite efforts to strengthen consumer protection within a B2C dispute context, there is still a ...

The thesis explores the relationship and conflict between the EU laws in protecting the personal data of it's citizens while also assisting the Untied States of America with its war on terrorism. After the September 11, ...

While regulation is not the only factor responsible for the development of the e-money market, it is generally believed that the original E-Money Directive in the EU has had a negative impact on it. This thesis contains a ...

Abstract We are witnessing a seismic information technology growth continuing to create novel business models and business opportunities. One such enticing technology area is cloud computing. Businesses and professionals ...

Social networking websites appeared with the Web 2.0 boom. They are becoming more and more popular nowadays and are attracting huge numbers of users on a daily basis which is increasing constantly. Users publish various ...