Website of the Legal Software Suppliers Association (LSSA), the industry body for legal systems developers and vendors in the UK. The site has links to members’ websites, a copy of the LSSA code of conduct and details of working parties. There is a white paper on data conversion which provides guidance for law firms changing from one software system to another. News items and a page of related web links are also given.
The Computer Evidence website provides information on cases relating to the Computer Misuse Act 1990. It is compiled by Michael J L Turner, a forensic computer examiner and expert witness on computer evidence. The table of cases includes the name of the case, date and court details where the case was heard, a brief description of the case and links to media coverage. The site also includes details of other services provided by Michael J L Turner.
Website of the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST), an organisation set up to protect the intellectual property of software publishers through parliamentary lobbying, education and raising awareness amongst users. The site offers a summary of the main points of the law on software licensing and theft, information on the types of piracy, and answers to frequently asked questions. Guidance on how to make a complaint about infringement and a glossary of terms are included. Other features include information on how to join and a page of related web links.
The website Ius Mentis is a Dutch-language resource guide to intellectual property law in the field of computers, programming and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) generally. The site is produced by Arnoud Engelfriet an IT-lawyer and patent attorney and is intended for those with an ICT background as well as lawyers. The site is divided into a number of sections relating to particular aspects of intellectual property law in the ICT context, including patents, copyright, trademarks, database rights and software.
Online article dealing with the preservation of digital legal materials written by Sarah Rhodes who is the digital collections librarian at the Georgetown Law Library in Washington, D.C. and a project coordinator for The Chesapeake Project Legal Information Archive. The article was published on LLRX.com in February 2010. The author looks at the issues surrounding the selection of materials to be preserved, the software requirements, the standards and protocols for digital preservation software and services and financial considerations.
