Regular readers may have noticed that I have been rather quiet for the last month or so. Besides taking a bit of a well-deserved break after a hard semester of teaching, this has been a rather busy time. Back in August 2010 I presented my resignation for the post of Read more…
The December 2010 Issue of SCRIPTed, a journal of law and technology, has been released. In this issue: Editorial Mapping The Coverage Of Neuroimaging Research, Timothy Caulfield Christen Rachul, Amy Zarzeczny, Henrik Walter, pp.421-428 Reviewed Articles Human Genetic Manipulation and the Right to Identity: The Contradictions of Human Rights Law Read more…
Pangloss has asked us to spread the word about a new job opportunity with the Open Rights Group. If you’re a London-based law student, trainee in waiting, or other legal type with an interest in IT and IP law, then you may want to do check the following new job Read more…
BLACA SYMPOSIUM The Decoder Cases: Copyright in Sport Broadcasts under assault? 1st October 2010 University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL Lecture Theatre 270, Old College 6.15 pm Chair: Gillian Davies Media Law and Conditional Access: Rachael Craufurd Smith, University of Edinburgh Free Movement in EU law: Read more…
Here is the programme for tomorrow’s workshop. There’s still room if you want to book a place: 27 August 2010 (10:00 – 16:00) John McIntyre Conference Centre, Pollock Halls, the University of Edinburgh. 10:00 WELCOME Ren Reynolds / Andrés Guadamuz MORNING SESSIONS Professor Peter Yu (Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Read more…
Issue 7:2 2010 Editorial News From The Scripted Offices Findlay Stark, pp.242-243 Reviewed Articles “Beyond the Embryo: Transnational, Transdisciplinary and Translational Perspectives on Stem Cell Research” Rosario Isasi and Bartha M Knoppers, pp.244-247 Open Access and the Regulation of Commercialisation of Human Stem Cell Lines in the UKSCB Carol C. Read more…
Digital Interactive Symposium: Edinburgh 27 August 2010 (10:00 – 16:00) John McIntyre Conference Centre, Pollock Halls, the University of Edinburgh. Overview The Digital Interactive Symposium: Edinburgh (DIS:E) is an annual event organized by the Virtual Policy Network in conjunction with the University of Edinburgh. The Digital Interactive Symposium: Edinburgh 2010 Read more…
We’ve received this from Juan Carlos De Martin: The NEXA Center for Internet & Society (http://nexa.polito.it) at the Politecnico di Torino and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu) at Harvard University are proud to announce that registration for the international conference “University and Cyberspace: Reshaping Knowledge Institutions for Read more…
The latest issue of SCRIPTed, a journal of law, technology and society, is now live. In this issue: Editorial Health Legislation: Devolution, Reservation and Derogation, Murray Earle, pp.1-4 Reviewed Articles The Intellectual Property Implications of Low-Cost 3D Printing, Simon Bradshaw, Adrian Bowyer and Patrick Haufe, pp.5-31 Knowledge Management and the Read more…
GikII V, Edinburgh 2009 http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrc/gikii/2010.asp GikII V, The Voyage Home 28-29 June 2010 John McIntyre Conference Centre Edinburgh Call for Papers GikII returns to its place of birth for its Fifth Edition. GikII is a workshop concerned with exploring the legal interaction between popular culture, speculative fiction, and new technologies. Read more…