Can ISPs, telcos, and tech companies "lobby"?

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This is a slightly unusual one for a blog on which I normally cover solely Internet, tech, and telecoms issues. But there is a link! A friend asked me a while back whether, if they emailed their MP Read more

Notes on operating fediverse services (Mastodon, Pleroma etc) from an English law point of view

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In this monologue post, I set out an introductory analysis / overview of the English laws which are likely to apply to people in England who operate decentralised fediverse services which implement Read more

Law and "the metaverse": new(ish) tech, existing principles?

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A friend asked me, a while back, if I would write a few thoughts about law and "the metaverse". Honestly, I've been a bit hesitant about this. I'm not convinced that there's anything particularly Read more

Emergency video relay and the "999 BSL" service: an update for Internet access providers and telcos

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In June 2021, Ofcom published a statement setting out its decision to require providers of fixed and mobile telephony services and providers of internet access services, to provide, or contract to Read more

"Router freedom": the (qualified) right for users to choose their own terminal equipment

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The Dutch Consumers and Markets Authority has announced that, if a Dutch entity of Vodafone, Vodafone Ziggo, does not act rapidly to ensure that users can select and use their own terminal equipment, Read more

Internet Service Sanctions: changes to the UK Sanctions List, and an open letter from Ofcom

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On Friday, I wrote about the new sanction affecting Internet access providers in the UK, The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2022. Read that blogpost for background, if Read more

A new sanction affecting Internet access providers in the UK

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Updated 2022-04-30 with information on filtering the UK sanctions list Updated 2022-05-01 with a statement from DCMS There is a new sanction, which affects Internet access providers who provide Read more

Google Fonts, an IP address, and the GDPR: must I now self-host all my web page resources?

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The Register, and probably other places, are reporting about a Munich court's decision that the use of Google Fonts, hosted on a server operated by Google, led to an infringement of German data Read more

Ofcom's General Conditions of Entitlement: an update, with important changes

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In December 2021, Ofcom published an updated (unofficial) consolidated version of the General Conditions of Entitlement. Ofcom describes the changes as: Changes to A2, A3, A4, B2, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, Read more

decoded.legal and the seven OSI layers for Internet, telecoms, and tech legal advice

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Blake E Reid, an excellent US tech/telecoms law professor, tweeted: This is a good argument for Internet law folks to take telecom law, where the environmental impacts of Internet infrastructure Read more