Tagged: Legislation & News
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US President Obama signs cyber security executive order News
13.02.2013 US President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that will bolster America’s cyber security defences through partnership with critical infrastructure providers. -
European one-stop shop for privacy will rely on ‘consistency mechanism’ News
28.01.2013 Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes – who is working with Facebook to ensure the social network meets its global privacy obligations – said today that while the... -
SOPA, PIPA, ACTA and the battle for freedom on the internet News
03.01.2013 At the beginning of 2012, there was an online blackout as prominent sites protested what they believed to be unfair copyright legislation about to be enacted. This led to... -
Savita Halappanavar: Public uses social media to push for new legislation News
15.11.2012 Members of the public are taking to Twitter and Facebook to gather support in a call for change and clarification to Ireland’s abortion laws following the death of Savita... -
Australian police ask public to stop posting about Jill Meagher case on social media News
28.09.2012 Police in Australia have asked members of the public to refrain from discussing or posting comments about the Jill Meagher case on social media so as not to taint a fair trial. -
OPINION - The European Union’s single patent system is in doubt again News
21.07.2012 The European Union’s single patent system is in doubt again following legal bickering between the European Council and the European Parliament over the draft law establishing... -
Sound, vision and fury News
12.04.2012 Ongoing debates about digital media, copyright reform, piracy and internet freedom are just ‘raindrops’ in a much bigger flood that is about to hit the internet.Tags: Copyright, ACTA, SOPA, Innovation, Piracy, Legislation, ISP, Illegal Downloads, Copyright Infringement -
France to crackdown on hate websites News
22.03.2012 The French government will act to punish anyone who "goes online to express sympathy for terrorists", French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said, after a standoff in Toulouse... -
Ireland’s SOPA: could a new Copyright Act be the way forward? News
30.01.2012 Primary legislation, potentially in the shape of a new Copyright Act or an amendment to the existing legislation, is being examined as a way to ensure Ireland is at the...Categories: Government, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Communications, Intellectual Property, Internet, Legal -
SOPA: Obama admin wants to protect internet’s architecture News
16.01.2012 The Obama administration has weighed in on the side of protecting the internet’s openness and architecture in the controversial debate around the Stop Online Piracy Act. At the... -
Intellectual property rights rules to change in Europe News
24.05.2011 The European Commission is to revamp the legal framework in which intellectual property rights (IPR) operate with the aim of promoting creativity and innovation. -
OPINION: A breach too far News
28.03.2011 A tougher regime around disclosing loss of personal information may be what’s needed for organisations to start taking their data protection responsibilities seriously, writes...Categories: CIO, Data Management, Internet, IT Management, Legal, Mobility, Risk Management, Security, Web -
Court upholds GM legislation on crop separation News
25.11.2010 The law dictating that a protective zone between genetically modified (GM) crops and standard farmland has been upheld in a German court recently, saying the GM technology posed... -
Changes to your contract of employment News
22.09.2010 Changes to your contract of employment in Ireland can occur due to a change in the law, but otherwise, changes must be agreed between your employer and yourself. -
Don’t forget about Rental Income … News
22.09.2010 Tax is charged in respect of any rents received from the letting of any property within the State. -
German legislation to protect social networking employees News
27.08.2010 As part of a draft for workplace privacy legislation in Germany there is proposal to include protection for job seekers on social networking sites such as Facebook. -
New report to outline green infrastructure for developers News
20.08.2010 Property developers and planners will benefit from a new report to be published by Comhar Sustainable Development Council (SDC) next Tuesday, with areas of natural drainage and...Categories: Green, Government -
Ireland overhauls patent rules News
31.07.2009 Ireland has overhauled its patenting rules to make patent applications more user-friendly and the awarding of patents more in line with US and European standards.Categories: R&D -
Miss and tell News
30.05.2008 As more data security breaches come to light, calls are growing for new laws making it compulsory for companies to declare when they lose confidential information. But will...Categories: CIO -
New rules to drive BPM and doc management adoption News
19.03.2004 Forthcoming EU financial legislation that mirrors similar US legislation on auditing rules for corporations to ensure that shareholders can rely on the accuracy of audited...Categories: Business, Government