THE LAW: TMT/IP
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
Technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) are increasingly distinct and nowadays you are unlikely to specialise in more than one of these areas. However, if you are involved in IT or telecoms at a law firm, you may find yourself referred to as a TMT lawyer.
A technology group will advise its clients on a vast array of matters including technology licensing, outsourcing projects, procurement, systems development, distribution arrangements and consulting agreements. A large team might also demonstrate strengths in related legal and regulatory issues such as e-commerce, telecommunications and privacy.
TMT/IP NEWS
Advisors kept as Mosley moves from privacy to libel
Norfolk-based Steeles Law has been retained by Formula 1 chief Max Mosley as he launches libel proceedings against the News of the World.
more »Lovells advises ParalympicsGB on McCartney ad
Lovells has advised on the ParalympicsGB on the intellectual property issues on its new TV advertising campaign featuring Sir Paul McCartney.
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Narnia Dad defends his domain name policies
The Scottish father who owns the narnia.mobi domain name insists that it was a present for his 11-year-old son despite the fact that he owns 78 other domain names.
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The Law Behind... iPods
Apple’s portable digital music player may be small, but its impact is not. More than three million consumers in the UK own an iPod, so it is hardly surprising that the law surrounding this tiny gadget is complex. Lawyers from DLA Piper are here to explain how it all works.
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Material witless
The exponential rise in popularity of user-generated websites MySpace and YouTube has brought to the fore the fact that the copyright laws governing these media are a grey area.
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