FAST creates the FLAG Digital Group
FAST creates the FLAG Digital Group to focus on the digital legal issues for the software industry going forward.
FLAG is the Federation Against Software Theft’s Legal Advisory Group established shortly after FAST was founded in 1984, and consists of lawyers from many of the UK’s leading Intellectual Property practices. FLAG meets several times a year to receive presentations on pertinent topics and review legal developments affecting the software industry.
FAST General Counsel, Julian Heathcote Hobbins comments: “The specialist legal knowledge FLAG has on such digital issues will help manage complex issues to bring business benefits to firms at this time of economic instability.”
FLAG determines whether action is required to alert the Government and other agencies to the industry’s position making submissions to Government and the European Commission on law. In 2007 FLAG made a substantial contribution to Gower’s review on Intellectual Property.
“The Digital Group’s first task is to consider the new Digital Economy Bill and specifically if there are material issues with certain clauses” Julian concluded.
Law firms participating in the new group include Beachcrofts, DMH Stallard, Lovells, Palmer Briggs Legal and Wedlake Bell.
