X-Tech:
ezine
30 Aug 2010
- Estimations, Authority, Liability Caps and a Dog Called Lulu
- Contract Schedules - Where Lawyers and Technical Specialists Collide
- Managing Your Brand's Online Social Life
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X-Tech:
ezine
08 Jun 2010
- You May XNotX Decompile or Reverse Engineer this Software
- Of Course We Can
- s92A Reboot: Ordinary Businesses Exempt From ISPs' New Anti-Piracy Obligations
- Software Patents Sent to the Recycle Bin
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X-Tech:
ezine
12 Apr 2010
- An Indemnity? Sorry But We Can't
- The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Hits New Zealand
- Rural Telecommunications Strategy
- Australia: No Copyright in Telephone Directories. What Does This Mean for New Zealand?
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X-Tech:
ezine
08 Feb 2010
- Luxury Brands Attempt to Hit Back At Online Marketplaces
- Copyright Myths and Online Content
- "I Want Out!" - Terminating Supply Agreements
- My Loss Came Round a Corner - Does That Make It Indirect or Consequential?
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X-Tech:
December 2009
07 Dec 2009
When asked to advise on existing contracts, and in particular on the rights of a party to that contract, its not unusual to discover...
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X-Tech:
August 2009
02 Dec 2009
The proposal releases ISPs from the obligation to have a policy to terminate the internet accounts of repeat copyright infringers...
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X-Tech:
February 2009
02 Dec 2009
The internet allows people and businesses to connect with a world wide market that is potentially more accessible and far larger than might previously have been thought possible...
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Q&A:
Information Technology
01 Dec 2009
Are there any security requirements for the storage of personal data under New Zealand law?...
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X-Tech:
October 2009
01 Oct 2009
The cloud computing industry has been the subject of much debate recently, having experienced a rapid increase in popularity in a relatively short space of time...
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X-Tech:
August 2009
01 Aug 2009
As reported in our May 2009 edition of On Your Marks, the National government has dropped the Copyright Amendment Bill which proposed the abolition of the copyright commissioning rule...
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X-Tech:
August 2009
01 Aug 2009
In June, the Government announced a reform agenda for government procurement policy and practice...
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X-Tech:
August 2009
01 Aug 2009
The outsourcing of business functions (such as information technology and customer support/call centres) to third party providers...
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X-Tech:
June 2009
01 Jun 2009
The terms of a software licence may seem to be a peripheral concern when contemplating a disaster recovery plan for your business...
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Q&A:
Contract
01 Jun 2009
My company is entering into a contract for the use of software. I am intending that the software will be used by not only my company but also its subsidiaries. If there is a failure...
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X-Tech:
June 2009
01 Jun 2009
The New Zealand Government has announced its Broadband Investment Initiative and plans to invest up to $1.5 billion alongside private sector co-investors...
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X-Tech:
June 2009
01 Jun 2009
In the absence of any tailored contractual solution, the parties often have only two options...
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X-Tech:
April 2009
01 Apr 2009
Technology (and other) contracts are often entered into by one company in a related group of companies on the basis that the whole group will be permitted to use the relevant IT system or services...
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X-Tech:
April 2009
01 Apr 2009
The updated Code deals with the provision of commercial content services supplied by the TCF's members (ie telecommunications carriers and service providers) to their customers via mobile phones...
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Q&A:
Contract
01 Feb 2009
Are the terms of use which I place on my website enforceable?...
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X-Tech:
February 2009
01 Feb 2009
The Privacy (Cross-border Information) Amendment Bill was introduced to Parliament on 2 July 2008. If passed, the Bill will amend the Privacy Act 1993...
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X-Tech:
February 2009
01 Feb 2009
An SLA can apply to any or all of the components of an IT system that is serviced by a service provider...
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X-Tech:
November 2008
01 Nov 2008
Already the position of Internet Service Providers under the Act has raised some interesting questions...
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X-Tech:
November 2008
01 Nov 2008
The question is, is this great preoccupation with indemnities really justified?...
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X-Tech:
November 2008
01 Nov 2008
Digital technology and the convergence of broadcasting,telecommunications and the Internet are bringing significant and rapid changes to New Zealand's broadcasting environment...
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X-Tech:
September 2008
01 Sep 2008
Large IT projects often come with a degree of risk for the customer. Often solutions proposed by potential suppliers are set out at a high level...
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X-Tech:
September 2008
01 Sep 2008
The Internet age has changed the way in which many companies now contract with their customers. More than ever, companies are using the Internet to conduct business transactions...
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X-Tech:
July 2008
01 Jul 2008
There is no questioning the importance of a robust and dependable IT system in today's marketplace. Service Providers do a great job of extolling the virtues of the latest...
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X-Tech:
July 2008
01 Jul 2008
Automatically-generated email disclaimers purport to deal with a number of business risks and issues, some of which include...
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Q&A:
Information Technology
01 Jul 2008
We recently ran a promotion on our website asking people to register and provide us with their email addresses and mobile numbers. We want to run another promotion...
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X-Tech:
July 2008
01 Jul 2008
Privacy is a relatively recent development to the law. Indeed the concept of privacy itself is much debated in today's society - with some predicting the end of privacy...
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X-Tech:
May 2008
01 May 2008
A recent case in a United States court has found that Roommates.com, LLC, an online forum allowing people to advertise and search for rooms to let...
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X-Tech:
May 2008
01 May 2008
After a protracted three years of debate, the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act was passed on Tuesday 8 April 2008...
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X-Tech:
May 2008
01 May 2008
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." This famous quote from Napoleon Bonaparte certainly sounds like good advice...
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X-Tech:
May 2008
01 May 2008
On 7 April 2008, New Zealand became the first developed country in the world to enter into a free trade agreement with China, heralding the beginning of a new age for trade relations between the two nations...
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Q&A:
Contract
01 May 2008
I am thinking about engaging a contractor to prepare some manufacturing designs to enable me to seek pricing for manufacturing a new product line. What protection should I seek to prevent that contractor disclosing my ideas to other clients or using it for other projects?...
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X-Tech:
March 2008
01 Mar 2008
With the current speed of technological advancements, and some items of technology becoming as much accessory as they are necessary, the rate at which people upgrade is increasing...
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X-Tech:
March 2008
01 Mar 2008
It has been approximately six months since the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 came into force on 5 September 2007...
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X-Tech:
March 2008
01 Mar 2008
After receipt of submissions from the public and publication of a select committee report, the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Bill is due to be debated in Parliament for a second time...
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X-Tech:
March 2008
01 Mar 2008
A clear theme in recent economic policy has been the need to shift New Zealand's output towards innovative, high-value products which compete on the international stage...
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