Monday miscellany
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| Now we know what he's smiling about |
"Wearable medical technologies are either implanted or merely worn by patients in order to allow their medical practitioner to monitor their health conditions and to collect data relating to their disease as part both of their medical treatment and of clinical trials and studies. However, since sensitive personal data relating to patients are collected through such technologies, not only a written consent from patients will be required, but it shall also be assessed whether such practice requires to be notified to the competent Data Protection Authority and/or fall under their general authorization".The webinar, which takes place this coming Wednesday, 20 November, is free and you can access further information and registration details here. If you are currently wearing a brain implant and plan to join the webinar, someone may already know ...
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| The fall: best time for loose leaf supplements |
"We are being hosted by DACbeachcroft for a seminar and discussion on what the responses to the recent [Law Commission] consultation on groundless threats [on which see here] has thrown up. We've got some preliminary ideas on policy but there are a few grey areas that we want to get views on. Members of the Law Society IP Working Party will also be there. It's happening on 11 December".If you'd like to join Julia and the crew at this important and interesting seminar, the link to the invite and application is just here.
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| Not the MIPS dinner, but a graphic representation of the Unified Patents Court |
"... a post-doctoral researcher, or person with equivalent experience [this raises an interesting question: what precisely is an equivalent to post-doctoral research, wonders Merpel. ], to undertake research on a two year project on the problems facing print journalism in the digital environment and the prospects for copyright-based solutions. The project is jointly headed by Professor Ian Hargreaves, Professor of Digital Economy at Cardiff University, formerly Editor of The Independent, and author of Digital Opportunity: Intellectual Property and Growth (2011) [the fabled Hargreaves Review], and Professor Lionel Bently, Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law at the University of Cambridge. The researcher will probably be based in Cambridge, associated with the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law, whilst developing and drawing on relationships with Cardiff's Centre for Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies. A Cardiff base is also a possibility. The researcher will spend much of the project gaining a deep understanding of how newspapers have been reacting to the challenges and opportunities of the digital environment, and thinking about the potential implications of these changes.
The successful candidate will be a post-doctoral researcher in journalism, history of journalism/news or copyright law, or have equivalent relevant experience. If the candidate has a background in law, he or she will be expected quickly to become familiar with the history, practice and business of print journalism. If the candidate has a background in the history, practice or business of print journalism, he or she will need to obtain quickly a knowledge of copyright law and practice. An ability to interview effectively those in the field is essential to the success of the project. An ability to read and speak French and German would also be an advantage. The researcher will publish at least three articles, organise workshops and a final conference.
For further information and details of how to apply please see here".
