Internet Law: Text and Materials

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Author: Chris Reed
Paperback: 372 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (7 Oct 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0521605229
ISBN-13: 978-0521605229
Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm

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The common fallacy regarding cyberspace is that the Internet is a new jurisdiction, in which none of the existing rules and regulations apply. However, all the actors involved in an Internet transaction live in one or more existing jurisdictions, so rather than being unregulated, the Internet is arguably highly regulated. Worse, much of this law and regulation is contradictory and difficult, or impossible, to comply with. This book takes a global view of the fundamental legal issues raised by the advent of the Internet as an international communications mechanism.

Legal and other materials are integrated to support the discussion of how technological, economic and political factors are shaping the law governing the Internet. Global trends in legal issues are addressed and the effectiveness of potential mechanisms for legal change that are applicable to Internet law are also examined. Of interest to students and practitioners in computer and electronic commerce law.

Blackstone's Statutes on IT and E-Commerce

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Editor: Steve Hedley, Tanya Aplin
Paperback: 496 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford; 4 edition (28 Aug 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0199238219
ISBN-13: 978-0199238217
Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 17 x 2.5 cm

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Designed specifically for students, Blackstone’s Statutes lead the market in providing a carefully selected, regularly updated, and well sourced collection of legislation for the core subjects and major options offered on the law syllabus. Each title is ideal for use throughout the course and in exams providing the student with: – Unparalleled coverage – Unannotated primary and secondary legislation – Detailed tables of content to aid quick and efficient research – Up-to-date and relevant material Online Resource Centre Updates Web links

About Steven Hedley

Steven Hedley is a Professor of Law at University College Cork, Ireland.

Computers and the Law: An Introduction to Basic Legal Principles and Their Application in Cyberspace title=

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Author: Robert Dunne
Hardcover: 544 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (30 Jun 2009)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0521886503
ISBN-13: 978-0521886505

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Computers and the Law provides readers with an introduction to the legal issues associated with computing – particularly in the massively networked context of the Internet. Assuming no previous knowledge of the law or any special knowledge of programming or computer science, this textbook offers undergraduates of all disciplines and professionals in the computing industry an understanding of basic legal principles and an awareness of the peculiarities associated with legal issues in cyberspace. This is not a law school casebook, but rather a variety of carefully chosen, relevant cases presented in redacted form. The full cases are available on an ancillary Web site. The pervasiveness of computing in modern society has generated numerous legal ambiguities. This book introduces readers to the fundamental workings of the law in physical space and suggests the opportunity to create new types of laws with nontraditional goals.

Information Technology Law

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Author: Ian J. Lloyd
Paperback: 650 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford; 5 edition (26 Jun 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0199299773
ISBN-13: 978-0199299775
Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 17.2 x 3.6 cm

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Are you a user of Facebook or Ebay? Do you download your music or shop online? Do you have an avatar on Second Life? Do you drive or use cash machines, and how did you book your last holiday? Aspects of information technology permeat every aspect of our lives. From websites such as Ebay and Facebook, to online music and shopping stores, to CCTV cameras, it is rare that a person is not touched by some form of IT every day. But how often do we stop and think about the legal dimension of these daily brushes with IT? Since the pioneering first publication of Internet Technology Law in 1993, both the book and the subject have become widely recognised and respected both academically and professionally.

Focussing primarily on developments within the UK and EU, along with some comparative international aspects, this book provides a broad-ranging introduction and analysis of the frequently uneasy relationship between the law and IT. In this fifth edition: – the author provides an in-depth examination and update on computer related crime, including the national and international legal response – further information on the internet, e-commerce, and the regulation of e-commerce is provided – discussion of data protection and the clash with national security – ‘the surveillance society’ – is included.

This book is essential reading for undergraduates and postgraduates on law courses covering the law relating to IT, including IT law, criminal law, intellectual property, and contract law. It will also be highly valuable to business and management students, practitioners, and professionals working in the area. Online Resource Centre This book is accompanied by and Online Resource Centre offering updates to the law twice yearly, as well as useful web links.

About Ian J. Lloyd

Ian J. Lloyd, Professor of Information Technology Law, University of Strathclyde.

Computer Law: The Law and Regulation of Information Technology

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Editor: Chris Reed, John Angel
Paperback: 600 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford; 6 edition (22 Mar 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0199205965
ISBN-13: 978-0199205967
Product Dimensions: 22.2 x 15.2 x 3.8 cm

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Early treatment of computer law was no more than the application of existing principles to novel sets of facts. Today it has been recognized generally that computing technology does indeed give rise to unique legal problems which are not resolvable by applying existing legal principles. This is particularly apparent where transactions are carried out through the exchange of digital information rather than human interaction. The developing law which seeks to resolve these problems is at the heart of the latest edition of this book, now established as a standard text on computer and information technology law for both students and practitioners.

Topics covered range from contractual matters and intellectual property protection to electronic commerce, data protection and liability of internet service providers. Competition law issues are integrated into the various commercial sections as they arise to indicate their interaction with information technology law. The new edition of this established book has been completely updated to cover the significant changes in information technology law since the last edition, which have included the landmark Supreme Court decision in MGM v Grokster.

The book has also been restructured for ease of reference into sections dedicated to broader topics. These include: a section on commercial exploitation of information technology products and services, with a new chapter on mass market online and technology contracting; an expanded section on online commerce, as opposed to e-commerce alone, covering both e-commerce transactions, and online intermediaries; and a section devoted to intellectual property issues in information technology law, with a new chapter treating online use of trade marks, and domain names.