Category Archives: TELR

Hijab mandatory after Iran’s revolution in 1979 Tehran planning to use facial recognition technology to enforce the law New era of surveillance and punishment New plans have been announced to support the stricter rules on wearing the hijab which were passed after the national Hijab and Chastity Day was marked by mass protests including by women who took to social media to show how they were not complying with the rules. Mohammad Saleh Hashemi Golpayegani, TheContinue reading “Iranian government plans to use facial recognition to enforce hijab law”

Act prevents unauthorised access to computer material Current restriction prevents legitimate scans looking for bugs Law needs to include a defence for cyber professionals Update our Laws Upgrade our defences Upskill our workforce The Computer Misuse Act (CMA) 1990 makes provision for securing computer material against unauthorised access or modification. It provides the foundational law that governs cybercrime. Breaking the Computer Misuse Act can lead to a jail sentence of up to 10 years. UK is atContinue reading “Computer misuse act no longer fit for purpose”

Epic Games sued by choreographer Copyright protects dance routines Court holds individual dance steps, however. are not protectedWhere there’s a hit there’s a writ. Epic Games, the US video game and software developer and publisher founded in 1991 by CEO Tim Sweeney, has won the copyright claim brought against it by choreographer, Kyle Hanagami. Kyle Hanagami has choreographed for artists such as BlackPink, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, CNCO, Justin Beiber and NSync, and has partneredContinue reading “Epic games wins copyright claim over fortnite dance emotes”

Iceland fights Iceland over trade mark Icelandic companies may be prejudiced Iceland, the British frozen supermarket chain, founded in 1970, is continuing its battle with Iceland, the Nordic island country, first settled by humans in 874 AD, over the name. Iceland Foods first applied to trademark the ‘Iceland’ name in 2002 when it was owned by an Icelandic retail group Baugur. Following the 2008 financial crash the business was taken over by the banks. InContinue reading “On your marks Iceland vs Iceland”

Barrister Daniel Bennett has been fined £500 and sanctioned in relation to what The Bar Standards Board has called ‘inappropriate and offensive’ tweets about his former colleague Adam Wagner. The tweets were sent between September 2018 and June 2019 accusing Adam Wagner, a  high-profile human rights Barrister, of fabricating stories about antisemitism. The tweets were from the account @arrytuttle linked to Daniel Bennett. Harry Tuttle is the name of the rebel plumber played by Robert deContinue reading “Barrister fined over tweets about fellow barrister”