Information Law

beSpacific

beSpacific is a law and technology blog by Sabrina I. Pacifici, a law librarian and co-founder of the legal web journal LLRX.com. Focusing on the United States, it consists of more than 45,000 posts on subjects such as official documents, legislation, privacy, cyber-security, civil liberties, legal research, legal technology, intellectual property, the environment, the economy, the financial system, education, AI, journalism and knowledge management. The archive goes back to September 2002. beSpacific is intended for legal professionals, librarians and researchers.

Information Law Institute (ILI)

Website of the New York Law School's Information Law Institute which focuses on law, technology and civil liberties. The site has details of courses, events and people involved with the Institute. There are also details of research projects being undertaken at the Institute such as the IProgress Project the aim of which is to improve "intellectual property law and policy through research initiatives focused on law and regulatory reform, software innovation, and legal education". Full text papers of the Institute can be downloaded in PDF.

Panopticon

The Panopticon blog is maintained by barristers at 11KBW in London. It monitors developments taking place in information law. The site has a section explaining what information law covers, including areas such as "data protection, freedom of information, the protection of private information under article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, breach of confidence, and the regulation of surveillance". Posts cover legal news stories including links to original sources, decisions, legislation and reports.

Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law

Website of the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law (CIPIL) at the University of Cambridge. Established in 2004, the centre carries out research into all aspects of intellectual property and information law, as well as holding conferences and seminars. The site gives information on research being carried out at the Centre and details of publications by its members. There are details of intellectual property related events and policy documents are provided.
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