AHRC Research Centre for Studies in IP and Technology Law: Recent submissions

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    • eBay Law: The Legal Implications of the C2C Electronic Commerce Model 

      Guadamuz, Andres (Elsevier, 2003)
      This paper attempts to address some of the legal implications of the popular Consumer-to-Consumer electronic commerce model, in particular the implications of the successful and popular auctions site eBay.

    • Habeas Data vs the European Data Protection Directive 

      Guadamuz, Andres (Universities of Warwick and Strathclyde, 2001)
      The paper discusses Habeas Data, implemented in many Latin American countries as means of data protection. It draws on a comparative approach to contrast amendments within Latin American law with the European Union's ...

    • Attack of the killer acronyms: The Future of IT Law 

      Guadamuz, Andres (Routledge, 2004)
      The paper discusses the reliance of internet technology law on acronyms, and its deeper socio-legal impact. It suggests that this resonantes for the future of research, teaching, and practice within information technology law.

    • The Digital Divide: It's the Content Stupid 

      Guadamuz, Andres (Sweet and Maxwell, 2005)
      The article examines the notion of the digital divide, not purely from physical access to the Internet, but from availability to online content. It focusses particularly on concerns held by developing countries, and of ...

    • Electronic Money: A Viable Payment System? 

      Guadamuz, Andres (Badojoz: Formatex, 2003)
      This paper explores some of the legal and practical issues related to the implementation of electronic money placed in smart cards as a viable online payment system. This is a subject of particular importance as many there ...

    • The Common Information Environment and Creative Commons 

      Guadamuz, Andres; Hatcher, Jordan; Waelde, Charlotte; Barker, Ed; Duncan, Charles (AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, 2005-10-10)
      A report by Intrallect, Guadamuz and Waelde on the use of Creative Commons licences for the Common Information Environment. Submitted in October 2005.

    • Protecting Privacy 

      MacQueen, Hector L (W Green, 2004)
      The article discusses the impact of Article 8 of the European Court of Human Rights which recognises a right to privacy. This is contrasted against extensions to the law concerning breach of confidence.

    • Reform of archival legislation: a Scots perspective 2006 

      MacQueen, Hector L (Scottish Archives, 2005)
      A comparative approach of archival legislation between Scotland and Ireland.

    • Towards Utopia or Irreconcilable Tensions? Thoughts on Intellectual Property, Human Rights and Competition Law 

      MacQueen, Hector L (Icfai University Press, 2007)
      The article discusses the relationship between the protection of intellectual property rights, human rights, and competition law.

    • Protecting privacy: Campbell v MGN Newspapers 

      MacQueen, Hector L (W Green, 2004)
      The article examines the impact of Article 8 of the European Court of Human Rights and the resulting push from breach of confidence towards privacy actions.

    • The Scope of Copyright 

      MacQueen, Hector L; Waelde, Charlotte (Intellectual Property Institute, 2003)
      This paper considers the scope of copyright in the light of the so-called “digital (or Internet) revolution” of the last twenty years, and raises some issues about the future shape of the law which seem to require further ...

    • Searching for Privacy in a Mixed Jurisdiction 

      MacQueen, Hector L (Tulane University Law School, 2006)
      The article examines the individual’s right to privacy, with particular reference to its protection against actors other than the State. The English model is provided by the Common Law on breach of confidence; the Civilian ...

    • From Entertainment to Education: The Scope of Copyright? 

      MacQueen, Hector L; Waelde, Charlotte (Sweet and Maxwell in association with the Intellectual Property Institute, 2004)
      The paper considers the scope of copyright in the light of the so-called “digital (or Internet) revolution” of the last twenty years, and raises some issues about the present and future shape of the law which seem to require ...

    • ‘My tongue is mine ain’: Copyright, the Spoken Word, and Privacy 

      MacQueen, Hector L (Blackwell Publishing, 2005)
      This article shows how under the present legislation in the United Kingdom copyright may exist in speech, in particular in interviews and conversations, provided that the words are recorded and constitute an original work.

    • Madster and Madster: File-sharing and Copyright Infringement Again 

      MacQueen, Hector L (W Green, 2003)
      The article examines file-sharing across the internet.

    • Intellectual Property in a Peripheral Jurisdiction: A Matter of Policy? 

      MacQueen, Hector L (Cambridge University Press, 2004)
      A book chapter examining the impact of intellectual property law and intellectual property rights in Scotland as the "peripheral jurisdiction". The chapter is written from a socio-legal perspective.

    • Audio-Visual Performers' Rights in the UK 

      MacQueen, Hector L; Waelde, Charlotte (World Intellectual Property Organisation, 2003)
      Information on United Kingdom Relating to the Study on Transfer of the Rights of Performers to Producers of Audiovisual Fixations

    • From Napster to Grokster 

      MacQueen, Hector L (W Green, 2003)
      An article examining the free exchange and file sharing of copyright music, films and other digital media over the Internet.

    • Delict, Contract, and the Bill of Rights: A Perspective from the United Kingdom 

      MacQueen, Hector L (Juta & Co, 2004)
      The article offers a comparative approach to the impact of South Africa's Bill of Rights on the law of delict and contract in the United Kingdom.

    • Copyright Law Reform: Some Achievable Goals 

      MacQueen, Hector L (Edward Elgar pub, 2007)
      Copyright law reform in the European Union. The chapter discusses possible actions in light of new and amended EU Directives and whether these balances rights' holders and users' interests.