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Book SynopsisDigital Platforms and Global Law focuses on digital platforms and identifies their relevant legal profiles in terms of transnational and international law. It qualifies digital platforms as private legal orders, which exercise the legislative, executive, and (para)jurisdictional power within them. Starting from this assumption, the author studies the relationship between these orders and state, transnational, and international orders.The book first explores the reasons for the inadequacy of the current regulatory matrix and goes on to detail the need for a new paradigm; a shift from the current matrix of market regulation to one of negotiation. The author then examines the lack of effectiveness of current tools and explores how better versions, tools of uniform law, are emerging.This unique exploration will appeal to governments, regulatory authorities, digital platforms, businesses, and students and will find further audience with policy makers and practitioners.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction to Digital platforms and global law: Work plan 1. Digital platforms: protagonists of the self-age 2. Digital platforms as private transnational legal orders 3. Plurality of private transnational legal orders and relations 4. Digital platforms as subjects of transnational and international law 5. Digital platforms and global law Index

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Book SynopsisThis extensively revised and updated third edition of EU Internet Law offers a state of the art overview of the key areas of EU Internet regulation, as well as a critical evaluation of EU policy-making and governance in the field. It provides an in-depth analysis of the ways in which relevant legal instruments interact, as well as comparative discussions contrasting EU and US solutions. Examining the constitutional context within which the Internet is regulated, and the policies that have informed this regulation over the years, Andrej Savin explores recent policy documents on illegal and harmful content online, communications on platforms and the 2020 Digital Single Market strategy, as well as further developments in the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union. He also investigates key issues such as electronic commerce, jurisdiction, content regulation, intellectual property, consumer protection, criminal regulation, and recent developments in GDPR. This third edition of EU Internet Law will be a crucial read for academics, students, and practitioners working at the intersections of the Internet, technology, and commercial, economic and information law across the EU and beyond.Trade Review'From the very first lines of the "Preface" until the "Way forward" addressed in the last section, this very well written book covers all main areas of EU internet law regulation, and has been a valuable source ever since the first edition, for both practicing lawyers and scholars. Andrej Savin is one of the few all-round internet law specialists, and masters uniquely the broad spectrum of internet law ranging from telecommunication law, ISP liability, cyber security, contracting, data protection, etc.' -- Arno R. Lodder, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands'This book by Andrej Savin is an excellent masterpiece coping with the phenomenon of "Internet law", which has been underevaluated as its objective seems to be opaque and horizontal and does not fit into the general classification of legal areas. Savin's aim is not to provide an in-depth analysis of EU copyright, EU privacy or EU consumer protection - rather the book tackles an overall analysis of how all the different disciplines fit together with regard to the Internet regulation and policies of the EU. Even though Savin does not claim to scrutinize every detail of legal areas that are relevant, he succeeds in writing an outstanding book which provides a thorough overview of Internet policies and regulations. The third edition takes all recent developments into account, from the forthcoming Digital Services Act to the recently adopted Digital Content Directive, as well as new decisions of the CJEU. Hence, for everybody who is interested in the development of EU Internet Law I can strongly recommend this book.' -- Gerald Spindler, University of Gottingen, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Internet regulation in the European Union 2. Electronic commerce 3. International jurisdiction and applicable law 4. Speech and content regulation 5. Liability of intermediaries 6. Intellectual property 7. Consumer protection and marketing 8. Data protection and privacy 9. Digital identity and electronic payments 10. Cybercrime and cybersecurity 11. Concluding remarks Index

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Book SynopsisThis important and topical book provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges raised by blockchain from the perspective of public law. It considers the ways in which traditional categories of public law such as sovereignty, citizenship and territory are shaped, as well as the impact of blockchain technology on fundamental rights and democratic values.Articulated in two sections, the first analyses the opportunities and the challenges that blockchain and distributed ledger technologies raise in the field of public and constitutional law, while the second highlights challenges derived from the intersection between blockchain and other legal fields such as contract law, financial law and antitrust law. A wide variety of expert contributions offer further examinations of the constitutional challenges of blockchain technologies that provide regulatory options for governments and lawmakers.Blockchain and Public Law will be a critical point of reference for scholars and students of legal theory, public policy and governmental law. It will also be beneficial to legal practitioners and lawmakers to further develop their knowledge of the field of blockchain at national and international levels.Trade Review‘The broader variety of perspectives in the book make an important contribution to current scholarly debates. Hopefully this research will also be noticed by policymakers presented with opportunities (or pressures) to adopt blockchain technologies.’ -- Albert Sanchez-Graells, How to Crack a Nut: A blog on EU economic law‘This book is a comprehensive yet extensive study on how blockchain changes our relationship with existing public institutions.‘ -- Thibault Schrepel, Utrecht University, the Netherlands‘This book cuts through the blockchain hype by compiling the research of prominent scholars that critically engage with the technology and its legal implications. It is a rich collection of lucid evaluations of blockchain and the law and an invaluable resource for anyone interested in this particular technology but also the intersection between law and technological innovation more generally.‘ -- Michèle Finck, Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Blockchain and Public Law 1 Oreste Pollicino and Giovanni De Gregorio PART I BLOCKCHAIN AND PUBLIC LAW 2 Blockchain utopia and its governance shortfalls 13 Uta Kohl 3 Blockchain and sovereignty 40 Riccardo de Caria 4 Blockchain and citizenship: uneasy bedfellows 59 Oskar J. Gstrein and Dimitry V. Kochenov 5 Blockchain and democracy: Challenges and opportunities of blockchain and smart contracts for democracy in the distributed, algorithmic state 76 Jurgen Goossens 6 Blockchain and authoritarianism: The evolution of decentralized autonomous organizations 89 Tom W. Bell 7 Blockchain and public administration 104 Yoan Hermstrüwer 8 Blockchain and freedom of expression 122 Giovanni De Gregorio 9 Blockchain, privacy, and data protection 140 Paul De Hert and Ashwinee Kumar 10 Blockchain for healthcare applications and use cases 156 Immaculate Motsi-Omoijiade and Alexander Kharlamov PART II BLOCKCHAIN AND PUBLIC LAW AT THE INTERSECTION 11 Blockchain and contract law: Smart contracts 191 Pietro Sirena and Francesco P. Patti 12 Blockchain and financial law: FinTech and crypto-assets 208 Filippo Annunziata 13 Blockchain and antitrust law: A roadmap 224 Maria Teresa Maggiolino and Laura Zoboli Index

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the digital future of the EU, critically analysing the governance of digital single market actors and the platform economy. It discusses notions of freedom, responsibility and accountability, examining the circulation of unlawful content through the broad lens of digital governance.

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Book SynopsisThis Research Handbook inspires a new vision of contracts, with practical illustrations of how they should be designed, rather than just drafted. The contributors offer a proactive approach, merged with innovative design, to show how contracts can be both user-friendly and legally functional. This ground-breaking work goes beyond the initial drafting and formation of contracts to cover implementation and integration with business infrastructure – including digital processes. Drawing on a multi-disciplinary perspective, it highlights all aspects of the contract lifecycle, using both theoretical and practical scenarios. As well as improved design and communication, the Handbook takes a creative view of the role of emerging technologies, including AI, and how they can increase contract functionality and visualisation. The goals are simplification, clarity about rights and obligations, and the prevention of unnecessary legal problems. Providing an up-to-date analysis of current trends in contract design thinking and practice, this Handbook will be an excellent resource for contract and legal professionals, scholars and practitioners. Entrepreneurs, procurement and sales managers, information designers and technologists will also find the forward-thinking, human-centred approach in this book illuminating and informative. Trade Review‘This volume arrives at a time when dissatisfaction with traditional legalistic forms of contract drafting, and the possibilities of more innovative user-centred modes of contract design, are on the rise.New sub-disciplines often arise through new interactions between established disciplines and contract design is no exception. The inclusion of information designers, alongside leading contracts scholars, is therefore an important positive feature. There is also jurisdictional diversity with chapters outlining developments from Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and Australasia. Contributions from innovative contract design practitioners and consultants further enrich the perspectives in the volume.A key challenge with edited collections is often to capture the range of activity and diversity of voices within a coherent message to readers. The editors have done this admirably and the contributions all show facets of the transformatory potential of contract design, and the reimagination of contracts from mere clarification and risk management documents into processes and outcomes that facilitate understanding, agency and ongoing collaboration for contract users.’ -- Michael Doherty, University of Lancaster, UK‘This Research Handbook is a remarkable effort from a team of top researchers from multiple disciplines to promote contract design. The contributors emphasize that contracts are not only legal tools for lawyers to manage legal risks of their clients, but primarily business tools that create win-win outcomes. Promoting a fresh user-centric approach to make contracts better by design for all stakeholders in the contracting community, this book is recommended to everybody who drafts, designs or implements contracts in business.’ -- Soili Nystén-Haarala, University of Lapland, Finland‘This Research Handbook is a treasure trove of cutting edge research on contract design. With its wide range of topics, the book provides one-stop shopping for all stakeholders in the design process–lawyers, managers, designers, and others who are interested in a user-centric approach to better contracting.’ -- George J. Siedel, University of Michigan, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface xii PART I RETHINKING CONTRACTS: FROM DRAFTING TO DESIGN 1 The many layers and dimensions of contract design 2 Marcelo Corrales Compagnucci, Helena Haapio and Mark Fenwick 2 ‘Contracts are just words’ 19 Tim Cummins 3 Reframing contract design: integrating business, legal, design, and technology perspectives 33 Thomas D Barton, Helena Haapio, Stefania Passera and James G Hazard 4 Designing contracts for human readers 55 Robert Waller 5 Functional or dysfunctional? The language of business contracts in English: an update 75 Christopher Williams 6 Contract transformation: merging drafting and design to meet the needs of human readers 92 Stefania Passera, Emily Allbon and Helena Haapio PART II WHY CONTRACT DESIGN MATTERS: RETHINKING THE BUSINESS AND LEGAL PURPOSE AND FUNCTIONS OF CONTRACTS 7 Rethinking legal requirements: a case study of incomprehensible consumer contracts in the United States 114 Wendy E Wagner 8 Contractual processualization: designing proactive contractual processes to support legal, technical and commercial purposes 134 René Franz Henschel 9 The functional contracting framework: assessing the impacts of contract functions, framing and regulatory focus 158 Anna Hurmerinta-Haanpää 10 Genre blending and contract design 180 Tarja Salmi-Tolonen 11 Contract design beyond the hype: measuring the value 199 Marie Potel-Saville and Mathilde François Da Rocha PART III DESIGNING BETTER CONTRACTS FOR BUSINESS AND LEGAL PURPOSES 12 Contracts and the human factor – hidden fears and tears or mutual success? 221 Tuula Pere 13 Prevention and promotion approaches to contracting: implications for negotiator focus and contract frames on exchange performance and relationships in the digital age 239 Beverly Rich, Libby Weber and Christopher W Bauman 14 Contract simplification – a user-centered approach to contract structure design 258 Milva Finnegan 15 Simple contracting for every step of collaboration/innovation 275 Deepika Jeyakodi and Mirjam E Ros 16 Business contract design via Contract Management operationalized methodology 294 Suvi Hirvonen-Ere PART IV WHEN TEXT ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH: VISUAL CONTRACTS 17 Facilitative contracts with visuals and comics: access to justice and steps for the future 315 Su-Hsien Lee and Camilla Baasch Andersen 18 Employment agreements in comic book form – what a difference cartoons make … 329 Camilla Baasch Andersen and Robert de Rooy 19 Image analysis as a visualization tool – translating contracts into comics 347 Eliisa Pitkäsalo, Anne Ketola, Vaula Haavisto and Laura Kalliomaa-Puha 20 Interpreting images in contracts 365 Vesa Annola, Helena Haapio and Merja Koskela PART V WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD? DESIGNING FOR HUMANS AND MACHINES 21 Simplification and automation: the chicken and egg of contract design? 383 Verity White 22 Engineering consent: using technology to create informed consumers 401 Eliza Mik 23 Digital technology, future lawyers and the computable contract designer of tomorrow 421 Marcelo Corrales Compagnucci, Mark Fenwick and Helena Haapio Index 445

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Book SynopsisThe Elgar Encyclopedia of Law and Data Science represents a comprehensive mapping of the field. Comprising over 60 entries, it features contributions from eminent global scholars, drawing on expertise from multiple disciplines, including law and data science, economics, computer engineering, physics, biomedical engineering and history, philosophy, neuro-engineering, political science, and geo-informatics.This Encyclopedia brings together jurists, computer scientists, and data analysts to uncover the challenges, opportunities, and fault lines that arise as these groups are increasingly thrown together by expanding attempts to regulate and adapt to a data-driven world. It explains the concepts and tools at the crossroads of the many disciplines involved in data science and law, bridging scientific and applied domains. Entries span algorithmic fairness, consent, data protection, ethics, healthcare, machine learning, patents, surveillance, transparency and vulnerability.Comprehensive yet accessible, this Encyclopedia will be an indispensable resource for scholars of law, data science, artificial intelligence and law and technology. It also contains practical implications for a manifold of users: from domain experts to policy makers, from businesses to practitioners.Key Features: The first Encyclopedic coverage of the field of Law and Data Science Over 60 entries Entries organized alphabetically for ease of reference Full analytical index Interrelated multidisciplinary perspectives Unique accessibility for non-experts. Table of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Law and Data Science: ‘Directions for Use’ ix Giovanni Comand. 1 Access 1 Giulia Schneider 2 Accountability 7 Giulia Schneider 3 Algorithm 12 Letizia Milli and Giulio Rossetti 4 Algorithmic Discrimination 17 Bettina Berendt 5 Algorithmic Fairness 32 Salvatore Ruggieri 6 Anonymity 36 Dino Pedreschi, Roberto Pellungrini, Francesca Pratesi 7 Anonymous Data 41 Lorenzo Dalla Corte 8 Argument Mining 48 Vern R. Walker 9 Artificial General Intelligence 53 Bettina Berendt 10 Bias [definition] 60 Antonio Davola 11 Children (in the Digital Environment) 64 Denise Amram 12 Clustering (see Data Mining and Clustering) 70 13 Computer Programs 70 Guido Noto La Diega 14 Confidentiality 73 Arianna Rossi, Itzel Vazquez Sandoval, Gabriele Lenzini 15 Consent 81 Cesare Bartolini 16 Copyright 83 Caterina Sganga 17 Cybersecurity (in Distributed Computing Systems) 92 Tommaso Cucinotta 18 Database Protection 98 Caterina Sganga 19 Data Breach 105 Anna Monreale, Roberto Pellungrini, Francesca Pratesi 20 Data Mining and Clustering 110 Athanasios Kiourtis, Argyro Mavrogiorgou, Dimosthenis Kyriazis 21 Data Protection 122 Cesare Bartolini 22 Data Protection Impact Assessment 125 Anna Monreale, Roberto Pellungrini, Francesca Pratesi 23 Data Quality 130 Michela Natilli, Salvatore Rinzivillo, Franco Turini 24 Data Subject 134 Gloria Gonz.lez Fuster 25 Decision-making 139 Gianclaudio Malgieri 26 Discrimination Data Analysis 142 Salvatore Ruggieri 27 Disparate Impact (from Software-Based Decision-Making Systems) 146 Jeanna Neefe Matthews 28 Erasure 150 Cesare Bartolini 29 Ethics 153 Giorgia Pozzi and Juan M. Dur.n 30 Explainability 160 Riccardo Guidotti, Fosca Giannotti, Dino Pedreschi 31 Fairness 168 Giulia Schneider 32 Forgotten (Right to Be) 175 Paul De Hert and Vagelis Papakonstantinou 33 Freedom of Information (Freedom of Expression – Access to Public Data) 181 Matteo Monti 34 Governance (of Personal Data Flows) 186 Denise Amram 35 Healthcare (Data Science in) 192 Martina Finocchiaro, Tommaso Banfi, Matteo Vissani, Alberto Mazzoni, Gastone Ciuti 36 Informed Consent 199 Danielle da Costa Leite Borges 37 Lawfulness and Necessity (of Possible Limitations on the Fundamental Rights to Privacy and to the Protection of Personal Data) in the EU Legal Order 203 Mario Guglielmetti 38 Legitimate Interest 209 Christopher F. Mondschein and Cosimo Monda 39 Liability 215 Andrea Parziale 40 Machine Learning 223 Luca Pappalardo 41 Mobility Data (Knowledge Discovery from) 227 Agnese Bonavita and Giovanni Comand. 42 Necessity (see Lawfulness and Necessity (of Possible Limitations on the Fundamental Rights to Privacy and to the Protection of Personal Data) in the EU Legal Order) 241 43 Open Data and Public Sector Information 241 Lorenzo Dalla Corte and Bastiaan van Loenen 44 Patents 253 Enrico Bonadio and Hannes Sigurgeirsson 45 Personal Data in the EU Legal System 259 Lorenzo Dalla Corte 46 Portability (of Data) 267 Gianclaudio Malgieri 47 Predictive Analytics 271 Mirco Nanni 48 Privacy 275 Carlotta Rigotti and Alessandra Calvi 49 Privacy by Design 281 Marina Sokolova and Stan Matwin 50 Privacy-Preserving Technologies 291 Josep Domingo-Ferrer 51 Profile/Profiling 300 Salvatore Ruggieri 52 Proportionality 305 Giuseppe Martinico 53 Pseudonymization 310 Anna Monreale, Roberto Pellungrini, Francesca Pratesi 54 Public Interest (Scientific Research and the Legal Grounds) 314 Hanne Elsen, Wessel Damen, Audrey Van Scharen 55 Public Sector Information (see Open Data and Public Sector Information) 318 56 Reasonable Safeguards 318 Andr.s Chomczyk Penedo 57 Scoring 323 Frank Pasquale 58 Software (Computer Programs) 326 Guido Noto La Diega 59 Supervisory Authorities (Powers) 329 Roberto Lattanzi 60 Surveillance 341 Juraj Sajfert 61 Trade Secrets and Data-Driven Innovation in the EU 347 Silvia Scalzini 62 Transparency 354 Giulia Schneider 63 Unfairness [definition] 360 Antonio Davola 64 Vulnerability 363 Gianclaudio Malgieri Analytical index 371 Index

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Book SynopsisThis book delivers a comprehensive examination of the legal systems that regulate the responsibilities of intermediaries for illegal online content in both the EU and the US. It assesses whether existing systems are capable of tackling modern challenges, ultimately advocating for the introduction of a double-sided duty of care, requiring online intermediaries to do more to tackle illegal content whilst also better protecting their users' rights.Key features include: discussion of the fundamental rights implications of increased intermediary responsibility critical appraisal of the current EU system, as laid down in the e-Commerce Directive, and recommendations for reform a detailed examination of US intermediary liability law, namely Section 230 CDA and Section 512(c) DMCA• /li> an overview of key developments in law and in practice in relation to all types of illegal online content, including copyright-infringing content, child sexual abuse material, terrorist content and hate speech analysis of the latest regulatory developments, including the copyright in the DSM Directive, the amended Audiovisual Media Directive and the Terrorist Content Regulation. This incisive book will be a key resource for practitioners and policy makers working on issues relating to intermediary liability and illegal online content. Deploying the relevant case law, legal literature and legislative history of the topic, it will also be of value to students and academics in the field.Trade Review‘Wilman has written a great and overwhelming book that can without doubt be qualified as a landmark in the discussion of liability of providers. The book contains a thoughtful analysis which is clearly structured and brings many debates to a precise point.’ -- Gerald Spindler, Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Law‘One of the many interesting aspects of this book is that the author addresses a broad audience: on the one hand, scholars, but, on the other, policy makers. In fact, the author provides an in-depth comparative analysis of the two most influential liability models in the digital landscape: the European and the American paradigms.’ -- Oreste Pollicino and Federica Paolucci, EU Law Live‘Folkert Wilman invites us to a journey into a virtual world where it is easy to formulate questions, but extremely difficult to answer them. In his analysis he displays remarkable knowledge, coupled with professional experience. . . . His book will definitely contribute to the ongoing discussion not only on both sides of the Atlantic, but in the entire world. It will constitute an extraordinarily valuable point of reference for lawmakers and courts, including, I believe, the Court of Justice.' -- From the Foreword by Maciej Szpunar, First Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the EU‘The Internet offers countless opportunities for exchanging information and expression, but also entails risks of abuse. In dealing with the responsibility of intermediaries for illegal content, this book scrutinises laws on copyright, anti-terrorism, e-commerce and fundamental rights, in the EU and the US, successfully weaving different experiences and developments into a clear and comprehensive analysis. An insightful and thoughtful work, rich in references to case law, legislative history and legal literature. Obligatory reading for anyone working in the field.’ -- Anna Marcoulli, Judge at the General Court of the EUTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Part I: European Union 2. Art. 14 e-Commerce Directive 3. Art. 15 e-Commerce Directive and recent measures Part II: United States 4. Section 230 CDA 5. Section 512 DMCA Part III: Interests, fundamental rights and private speech regulation 6. Interests at stake 7. Fundamental rights 8. Private speech regulation Part IV: Assessment, recommendations and conclusions 9. Assessment 10. Completing the current regime 11. Towards a double-sided duty of care 12. Conclusions Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive book provides a detailed survey and practical examination of a wide range of legal and regulatory topics in HealthTech. Combining the insights of leading healthcare experts from around the world, chapters first examine the key characteristics, use cases and regulation in the field, before turning to the development and potential applications of cutting-edge technologies in healthcare. The book also addresses the main issues involved in setting up and running a HealthTech business, highlighting the vital role this will play in developing the technologies and skill sets required for the future of the sector.Key features include: analysis of the impact of emerging innovations on the accessibility, efficiency and quality of healthcare and its effects on healthcare providers examination of artificial intelligence, blockchain and digital identity applications in healthcare, alongside associated regulatory challenges guidance on the financial requirements of healthcare start-ups at different stages of growth and various collaboration and partnership models in the HealthTech market discussion of the major regulatory questions affecting the HealthTech industry, from data protection, public procurement and product liability, to the regulation of medical devices, intellectual property and advertising. HealthTech: Law and Regulation will be an invaluable resource for both in-house lawyers in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, as well as those working for law firms practising in these areas. It will also be of interest to academics and students teaching or researching in healthcare law.Trade Review‘Healthtech: Law and Regulation makes an important contribution in the field of medical technology industry. It will be an invaluable resource for regulators and researchers looking to address the challenges produced by the technological advancement.’ -- Fatima Kanij, Law in Context'The act of providing health-related care is experiencing a technology-enabled consumer revolution that has only compounded in the time of this rarely experienced pandemic. In order to understand and thrive in these changing yet exciting digital times, you need knowledge, a reference, a guide and a plan for excelling. This collection of all-encompassing topics around digital health technology is a must read and can assist in creating a True North for those bold passionate individuals and businesses that will change the world and spark innovation in how we deliver and receive health-related care.' --Samir Batra, BAHA Enterprises, US‘A valuable and timely addition to the literature, this book considers some of the most pressing issues facing those who practise, or are generally interested in, this rapidly developing field of law. Emerging technology offers unprecedented opportunities to transform the way healthcare is delivered, saving time, money and resources while also improving healthcare and wellness outcomes. But new healthtech also raises novel legal and regulatory challenges that we must grapple with if we are to assuage fundamental societal concerns around data privacy and ownership; avoiding designed-in biases; equitable access to healthcare; and how to innovate at pace without compromising end-user safety. Dr. Madir and her respected team of contributors traverse both the UK and international landscape with authority and insight.’ -- Daniel Morris, Bevan Brittan LLP, UK'A valuable and timely addition to the literature, this book considers some of the most pressing issues facing those who practise, or are generally interested in, this rapidly developing field of law. Emerging technology offers unprecedented opportunities to transform the way healthcare is delivered, saving time, money and resources while also improving healthcare and wellness outcomes. But new healthtech also raises novel legal and regulatory challenges that we must grapple with if we are to assuage fundamental societal concerns around data privacy and ownership; avoiding designed-in biases; equitable access to healthcare; and how to innovate at pace without compromising end-user safety. Dr. Madir and her respected team of contributors traverse both the UK and international landscape with authority and insight.' --Daniel Morris, Bevan Brittan LLP, UK'HealthTech provides a comprehensive accounting of the myriad legal issues that might affect health technology in practice, from medical devices to patient care, clinical trials and patient rights. The authors do an exceptional job explaining the future of healthcare for artificial intelligence and telehealth. If you are interested in the technology of healthcare, this book provides an excellent primer on the key issues that might affect your organization.' --Charlotte Tschider, Loyola University School of Law, US‘As data-driven and innovative health technologies will increasingly determine the nature of integrated health services while necessarily demanding transnational cooperation, this book is on the spot: a profound cross-border analysis of key use cases in healthcare technology and regulatory frameworks covering current and future core issues. A must read for all forward-looking minds in the healthcare sector.’ -- Fabian Raddatz, Labor Berlin, Germany‘This is a book which covers a wide range of topics relevant to HealthTech – from AI to data protection and from blockchain to medical devices regulation. It is ambitious in its vision, not shying away from covering areas which are still in a state of change and assessing the opportunities of HealthTech whilst also taking a cool eyed view of challenges such as slow procurement processes and the interoperability with legacy systems, which will meet with recognition by anyone who has spent time working in this sector. Its breadth and up-to-date content will make it a book to be kept at hand by lawyers, academics, investors, strategists, healthcare providers and suppliers alike. The book uses the example of Fintech as a thread running throughout – as a recent disruptor technology in a highly regulated sector this is a very valuable comparator. Lastly, the chapter on emerging markets strikes a particular chord in these times of global pandemic, where the interconnectedness of global healthcare systems has never been more apparent and the value of HealthTech tools (for example in track and trace apps) have shown themselves to be of huge significance in management of disease at a local and global scale.’ -- Louise Fullwood, Pinsent Masons LLP, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface xvii 1. Using technology to deliver health services 1 Jelena Madir PART I REGULATION AND GOVERNANCE OF HEALTHTECH 2. Data protection, information security and international data transfers: a practical guide through key provisions and compliance tools 24 Tom Chakraborti 3. Healthcare technology regulation in the EU and the UK: from medical devices to intellectual property and advertising 53 Alison Dennis 4. Healthcare technology regulation in the US 80 Matthew DeNoncour 5. Product liability: compliance and safety issues 114 Annabelle Bruyndonckx, Vladimir Murovec and Michael Bulckaert PART II FRONTIER TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETS 6. Artificial intelligence in healthcare 14 Roland Wiring 7. The role of digital ID in healthcare 167 Emeka Chukwu 8. Blockchain opportunities in healthcare 193 Jelena Madir 9. Technology and healthcare opportunities in emerging markets 218 Jane Thomason and Nichola Cooper PART III HEALTHTECH BUSINESSES 10. Financing healthcare start-ups 246 Stephen Tainsh 11. Collaboration and partnership structures in HealthTech 270 Simonetta Giordano, Frédérique Potin and Sharon Cohen 12. Procurement considerations for the acquisition of HealthTech products 303 Patrick Parkin 13. The impact of the European Medical Device Regulations on the development and use of mHealth apps in Europe 329 Trix Mulder 14. Telemedicine: opportunities and challenges – a US perspective 354 Richard Cheng and Barrett Robin 15. What skills will be required of healthcare professionals in the future? 374 C. Donald Combs Glossary of key terms 398 Index 403

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Book SynopsisCyberspace is a difficult area for lawyers and lawmakers. With no physical constraining borders, the question of who is the legitimate lawmaker for cyberspace is complex. Rethinking the Jurisprudence of Cyberspace examines how laws can gain legitimacy in cyberspace and identifies the limits of the law’s authority in this space. Two key questions are central to the book: Who has authority to make laws within cyberspace and how do laws in cyberspace achieve legitimacy? Chris Reed and Andrew Murray answer these questions by examining the jurisprudential principles that explain law in the physical world and rethinking them for the cyberworld. In doing so they establish that cyberlaw is more similar to traditional law than previously thought, but that establishing legitimate authority is quite different. This book provides the first thorough examination of the jurisprudence of cyberspace law, asking why any law should be obeyed and how the rule of law is to be maintained there. Academics and researchers who are interested in the regulation of cyberspace will find this to be a compelling study. More broadly, it will appeal to those researching in the fields of transnational legal studies, jurisprudence and legal thought.Trade Review'Reed and Murray have, in their own earlier work, separately emphasised the significance of legal theory to the study of Internet law - and, crucially, of Internet law to legal theory. In this thoughtful joint project, they take a fresh look at the development of cyberlaw over the last two decades, unpacking a crowded room of regulatory bodies, national governments, intermediaries, corporations, and users. They emphasise authority and legitimacy, offering a powerful critique of inaccessible rules, and propose a new focus on the reception of legal norms. This new book is both a reflection on the progress made in the field and a provocative contribution to a debate that has proven difficult for lawmakers and communities alike to resolve thus far.' --Daithí Mac Síthigh, Queen's University Belfast, UK'The evolution of cyberspace regulation is creating striking challenges for traditional assumptions of jurisprudence. This innovative and incisive text provides a rich, essential exploration of these challenges and of their immense practical significance for jurisprudence specialists and cyber lawyers alike.' --Roger Cotterrell, Queen Mary University of London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Part I Law and Authority in Cyberspace 1. The Lawmaking Authority of States 2. Non-State Rulemakers 3. Communities, Authority and Rules of Recognition Part II Control, Competition and Conversation 4. Control 5. Normative Competition in Cyberspace 6. Networks and nodes 7. Legitimacy and Authority 8. Maintaining the rule of law in cyberspace Afterword Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book presents a detailed analysis of the role of law and regulation in the utilisation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the media sector. As well as contributing to the wider discussion on law and AI, the book also digs deeper by exploring pressing issues at the intersections of AI, media, and the law. Chapters critically re-examine various rights and responsibilities from the perspectives of incentives for accountable utilisation of AI in the industry.Featuring chapters from leading scholars in the field, Artificial Intelligence and the Media provides a timely and in-depth research-based contribution to complex themes - especially at the interface of new technology (including AI) with media and regulation. Analysing both legislative and ethical solutions, chapters explore what “AI” and “accountability” mean in terms of media practices, principles, and power relations, as well as how to address the AI revolution with informed law and policy in order to incentivise accountable utilisation of AI and to reduce negative societal impacts.Offering ideas for further research in the area, this book is key reading for academics and researchers in the fields of information and media law, regulation, and technology law. It may also interest media law practitioners, with research-based guidance for everyday practices and tools to prepare for future developments in the area.Trade Review‘Artificial Intelligence and the Media is an urgently needed contribution to the research on AI and its impacts. While much of the scholarship so far has been field-specific, what makes this volume especially poignant is its multidisciplinary approach to the questions about the roles AI can play for media industries but also for media consumers and users as citizens, and to democracy as a whole.’ -- Minna Aslama Horowitz, University of Helsinki, Finland and St. John's University, USTable of ContentsContents List of contributors vii Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and the Media 1 Taina Pihlajarinne and Anette Alén-Savikko PART I JOURNALISTIC PRINCIPLES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 1 Bias, journalistic endeavours, and the risks of artificial intelligence 8 M.R. Leiser 2 Transparency in algorithmic journalism: from ethics to law and back 33 Anette Alén-Savikko 3 The journalistic exemption in personal data processing 61 Päivi Korpisaari PART II TRUST, DISINFORMATION AND PLATFORMS 4 Social media platforms as public trustees: an approach to the disinformation problem 93 Philip M. Napoli and Fabienne Graf 5 Artificial intelligence is not a panacea: policing content on social media platforms, three dilemmas and their ethical and legal implications 123 Jingrong Tong 6 The commercial unfairness of recommender systems on social media 148 Catalina Goanta and Gerasimos Spanakis PART III REMITS AND LIMITS OF EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS 7 Creations caused by humans (or robots)? Artificial intelligence and causation requirements for copyright protection in EU law 172 Ole-Andreas Rognstad 8 Artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights: the quest or plea for artificial intelligence as a legal subject 192 Rosa Maria Ballardini and Robert van den Hoven van Genderen 9 The European copyright system as a suitable incentive for AI-based journalism? 215 Taina Pihlajarinne, Alexander Thesleff, Leo Leppänen and Sini Valmari 10 Press publishers’ right and artificial intelligence 240 Juha Vesala 11 Access to data for training algorithms in machine learning: copyright law and ‘right-stacking’ 272 Inger B. Ørstavik Conclusions on Artificial Intelligence and the Media 296 Taina Pihlajarinne and Anette Alén-Savikko Index 300

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Book SynopsisThis fascinating book examines and offers critical comments on the new 'significant market power'-regime, as put into place by the 2003 European regulatory framework on electronic communications networks and services. An overview of this regime, its characteristics, guiding principles, and procedures is provided, using the mobile sector as a case study. The authors give a clear and comprehensive presentation of the new SMP-procedure that may lead to the imposition of remedies on undertakings with significant market power. The book also contains an analysis of all available European Commission comments on the notifications of draft measures by national regulatory authorities, for mobile as well as other markets.Addressing pressing issues, in view of the implementation of the new regulatory framework, this book is a useful working instrument for everyone who is active in the electronic communications sector including practicing lawyers, firms in the electronic communications sector, regulatory authorities, academics and policymakers throughout Europe.Trade Review'The book offers an extensive overview of the main characteristics of the 2003 EU regulatory framework regarding the imposition of remedies upon undertakings with significant market power (SMP), the legal texts and procedures preceding and deriving from this regime, as well as clear and accurate definitions of the markets concerned and is organized in five very concise chapters. . . The book is clearly written with electronic communications specialists in mind, i.e. practicing lawyers, regulatory authorities, policymakers and firms in the European electronic communications sector. Nevertheless, the clear structure, together with the more simply written tables and annexes of the book allow even readers who are new to the topic to follow the issues examined here with relative ease, as it helps maintain a flow throughout the book and cohesion between the policies examined here, the relevant legal documents and their practical implementation. The extensive bibliography at the end provides a great source for further reading in the areas of EU electronic communications and EU competition laws. . . This is definitely an indispensable book for those working in the electronic communications sector, not only for the specialized lawyers but also for the firms themselves, as it successfully guides the reader through the often labyrinthine regulatory framework and sector-specific legal texts. . .' -- Asimina Michailidou, Journal of Contemporary European StudiesTable of ContentsContents: 1. General Context 2. Market Definition 3. Significant Market Power 4. Remedies 5. Sector-Specific Regulation and Competition Law: A Comparison Annexes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisComplexity theory as a subject has gained increasing prominence across numerous disciplines including physics, biology, sociology and economics. Large interconnected systems such as the Internet display a number of inherent architectural characteristics deeming them well-suited to the study of complex dynamic networks. This important book uses various network science-based tools to explore the contentious issue of Internet regulation. The author demonstrates that the Internet as a global communications space is a self-organizing entity that has proven problematic for regulators, and that in order to regulate cyberspace, one must first understand how the network operates. In order to illustrate how the world wide web operates, Andres Guadamuz presents case studies in copyright policy, peer-production and cyber crime, providing in-depth analyses of the challenges posed by the Internet's complex dynamic networks. The book concludes that regulatory efforts that ignore empirical evidence will ultimately encounter serious problems. Networks, Complexity and Internet Regulation introduces network theory to legal audiences and applies some of the characteristics of large distributed self-organizing networks to the topic of Internet regulation. As such, this fascinating book will prove invaluable to researchers, academics and students in the fields of Internet regulation and policy, intellectual property law and information technology law. Contents:Introduction 1. The Science of Complex Networks 2. Complexity and the Law 3. Internet Architecture and Regulation 4. Copyright Networks 5. Peer-production Networks 6. Cybercrime and Networks Conclusion Bibliography IndexTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Science of Complex Networks 3. Complexity and the Law 4. Internet Architecture and Regulation 5. Copyright Networks 6. Peer-production Networks 7. Cybercrime and Networks 8. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAs the first form of truly rivalrous digital property, Internet domain names raise many challenges for law and policy makers. Analyzing the ways in which past disputes have been decided by courts and arbitrators, Jacqueline Lipton offers a comprehensive, global examination of the legal, regulatory and policy issues that will shape the future of Internet domain name governance. This comprehensive examination of domain name disputes involving personal names and political and cultural issues sheds light on the need to balance trademark policy, free speech and other pressing interests such as privacy and personality rights. The author stresses that because domain names can only be registered to one person at a time, they create problems of scarcity not raised by other forms of digital assets. Also discussed are the kinds of conflicts over domain names that are not effectively addressed by existing regulations, as well as possible regulatory reforms. Internet Domain Names, Trademarks and Free Speech brings pivotal new insights to bear in intellectual property and free speech discourse. As such, policymakers, scholars and students of intellectual property, cyber law, computer law, constitutional law, and e-commerce law will find it a valuable resource.Trade Review‘The growth of the global information economy has opened up a series of conflicts between civil society advocates on the one hand, and commercial interests seeking to expand intellectual property rights on the other. Jacqui Lipton has provided a wide-ranging and thoughtful analysis of the clash between commercial values and broader social values unfolding within the administration of the Internet domain name system. Lipton’s analysis is both rigorous and balanced, evaluating the development of the ICANN dispute resolution system and its impact on national laws, as well as considering possible future directions in the regulation of domain name rights and different dignitary interests.’ -- Jane K. Winn, University of Washington, School of Law, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction 1. Overview of Domain Name Regulation 2. Competing Trademark Interests 3. Domain Names and Free Speech 4. Personal Names in the Domain Space 5. Political, Cultural and Geographic Identifiers in the Domain Space 6. The Boundaries of Bad Faith in the Domain Space 7. Domain Name Theory 8. Conclusions Index

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Book SynopsisThe internet is now a key part of everyday life across the developed world, and growing rapidly across developing countries. This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research on internet governance, written by the leading scholars in the field.With an international focus, it features contributions from lawyers, economists and political scientists across North America, Europe and Australia. They adopt a broad multidisciplinary perspective, taking in law, economics, political science, international relations, and communications studies. Thought-provoking chapters cover topics such as ICANN, the Internet Governance Forum, grassroots activism, innovation, human rights, privacy in social networks, and network neutrality.Being a forward-looking guide for the next decade, this Research Handbook will strongly appeal to scholars and graduate students in the social sciences studying and researching internet governance, political scientists, economists, lawyers and computer scientists working on governance issues, as well as regulators and policymakers responsible for internet governance in national governments and intergovernmental organizations.Contributors: J.M. Bauer, A. Brown, I. Brown, L. Bygrave, J. Cave, N. Economides, L. Edwards, A.M. Froomkin, G. Greenleaf, J. Hofmann, G. Hosein, R.F. Jørgensen, C.T. Marsden, A. Matwyshyn, T.J. McIntyre, M. Mueller, A. Powell, J. Tåg, M. van Eeten, R.H. Weber, M. ZiewitzTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INSTITUTIONS AND NETWORKS OF GOVERNANCE 1. A Prehistory of Internet Governance Malte Ziewitz and Ian Brown 2. ICANN and the Domain Name System after the ‘Affirmation of Commitments’ A. Michael Froomkin 3. Internet Addressing: Global Governance of Shared Resource Spaces Milton Mueller 4. Information Governance in Transition: Lessons to be Learned from Google Books Jeanette Hofmann 5. The Legitimacy and Accountability of the Internet’s Governing Institutions Rolf H. Weber 6. Network Neutrality and Network Management Regulation: Quality of Service, Price Discrimination, and Exclusive Contracts Nicholas Economides and Joacim Tåg 7. Policy and Regulatory Requirements for a Future Internet Jonathan Cave 8. Contract vs. Statute in Internet Governance Lee Bygrave 9. Argument-by-Technology: How Technical Activism Contributes to Internet Governance Alison Powell PART II: HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS 10. Data Protection in a Globalised Network Graham Greenleaf 11. Revisiting Policy Laundering and Modern International Policy Dynamics Gus Hosein 12. Child Abuse Images and Cleanfeeds: Assessing Internet Blocking Systems T.J. McIntyre 13. Privacy, Law, Code and Social Networking Sites Lillian Edwards 14. An Internet Bill of Rights? Rikke Frank Jørgensen 15. Human Rights, Competition Law, and Access to Essential Technologies Abbe Brown PART III: NETWORKED CONTROL 16. The New Intermediation: Contract, Identity, and the Future of Internet Governance Andrea Matwyshyn 17. Network Neutrality: A Research Guide Christopher T. Marsden 18. Enhancing Incentives for Internet Security Michael van Eeten and Johannes M. Bauer Index

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Book SynopsisDo conceptions of the Rule of Law reflect timeless truths, or are they in fact contingent on a particular information and communications infrastructure - one that we are fast leaving behind? Hildebrandt has engineered a provocative encounter between law and networked digital technologies that cuts to the heart of the dilemma confronting legal institutions in a networked world.'- Julie E. Cohen, Georgetown University, US'Many contemporary authors are wrestling with two technological developments which will change our society beyond recognition: big data analytics and smart technologies. Few though understand, or can explain, these developments in the way Mireille Hildebrandt does. In ambitiously bringing together legal theory, psychology, social ethnology and of course smart agency and ambient intelligence, Hildebrandt gives the most complete study of these vitally important developments. Books are often described as 'must read' though few actually are; this one genuinely is.'- Andrew Murray, London School of Economics, UKThis timely book tells the story of the smart technologies that reconstruct our world, by provoking their most salient functionality: the prediction and preemption of our day-to-day activities, preferences, health and credit risks, criminal intent and spending capacity.Mireille Hildebrandt claims that we are in transit between an information society and a data-driven society, which has far reaching consequences for the world we depend on. She highlights how the pervasive employment of machine-learning technologies that inform so-called 'data-driven agency' threaten privacy, identity, autonomy, non-discrimination, due process and the presumption of innocence. The author argues how smart technologies undermine, reconfigure and overrule the ends of the law in a constitutional democracy, jeopardizing law as an instrument of justice, legal certainty and the public good. Nevertheless, the book calls on lawyers, computer scientists and civil society not to reject smart technologies, explaining how further engaging these technologies may help to reinvent the effective protection of the Rule of Law.Academics and researchers interested in the philosophy of law and technology will find this book both discerning and relevant. Practitioners and policy makers in the areas of law, computer science and engineering will benefit from the insight into smart technologies and their impact today.Trade Review‘Hildebrandt’s book is thought-provoking and a needed contribution to discussions of the impacts of smart technologies.’ -- Beth-Anne Schuelke-Leech, Science and Public Policy‘In this challenging book, Mireille Hildebrandt again shows just how far she thinks ahead of the curve. Exploring the implications of the technological changes that are impelling humans towards an “onlife” world – a world of data-driven agency, the Internet of Things, and a radically different information and communication infrastructure –Hildebrandt asks how law can maintain its mission for justice, certainty and purposiveness. Having joined Hildebrandt in this new world, readers will find it difficult to put the book down.’ -- Roger Brownsword, Kings College London, UK‘In sum, the depth and precision with which Hildebrandt provides her insights is uncommon and striking, making this book (as law professor Andrew Murray remarks in his rear-cover endorsement) one of the few “must reads” within the field. Its content is provocative and challenging, having an appeal that is sure to reach far beyond the field of legal scholarship to accompanying disciplines of computing, science and philosophy from which the book draws. Likewise, it is clear that Hildebrandt benefits from working between the disciplines of law and computer science, with her experience in computer science departments evident in the way in which she sensitively translates between, and explores, the separate logics of law and technology.’ -- SCRIPT-ed‘Do conceptions of the Rule of Law reflect timeless truths, or are they in fact contingent on a particular information and communications infrastructure – one that we are fast leaving behind? Hildebrandt has engineered a provocative encounter between law and networked digital technologies that cuts to the heart of the dilemma confronting legal institutions in a networked world.’ -- Julie E. Cohen, Georgetown University, US‘Many contemporary authors are wrestling with two technological developments which will change our society beyond recognition: big data analytics and smart technologies. Few though understand, or can explain, these developments in the way Mireille Hildebrandt does. In ambitiously bringing together legal theory, psychology, social ethnology and of course smart agency and ambient intelligence, Hildebrandt gives the most complete study of these vitally important developments. Books are often described as “must read” though few actually are; this one genuinely is.’ -- Andrew Murray, London School of Economics, UK‘Mireille Hildebrandt’s deep perception of how law is embedded in a print culture, now combined with her conviction that transformations are called for in relation to the emerging digital-electronic culture underlies this innovative book. Both a philosopher and lawyer, she is a forefront thinker concerned with smart and robotic technologies. Her addition of how Japanese language and culture shows such an interesting variant on these technologies is a strong plus. Excellent reading.’ -- Don Ihde, Stony Brook University, US‘Hildebrandt’s book is thought-provoking and a needed contribution to discussions of the impacts of smart technologies. It would certainly be useful for a university course in law or courses specifically focused on smart and autonomous systems.’ -- Science and Public PolicyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Diana’s onlife world 2. Smartness and Agency 3. The Onlife World 4. The Digital Unconscious: Back to Diana 5. Threats to Fundamental Rights in the Onlife World 6. The Other Side of Privacy: Agency and Privacy in Japan 7. The Ends of Law: Address and Redress 8. Intricate Entanglements of Law and Technology 9. The Fundamental Right of Data Protection 10. The End of Law or Legal Protection by Design References Index

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Book SynopsisVirtual economies and financial crime are ever-growing, increasingly significant facets to banking, finance and anti-money laundering regulations on an international scale. In this pathbreaking and timely book, these two important issues are explored together for the first time in the same place. Clare Chambers-Jones examines the jurisprudential elements of cyber law in the context of virtual economic crime and explains how virtual economic crime can take place in virtual worlds. She looks at the multi-layered and interconnected issues association with the increasing trend of global and virtual banking via the 'Second Life' MMOG (Massively Multiplayer Online Game). Through this fascinating case study, the author illustrates how virtual worlds have created a second virtual economy which transgresses into the real, creating economic, political and social issues. Loopholes used by criminals to launder money through virtual worlds (given the lack of jurisdictional consensus on detection and prosecution) are also highlighted. The importance of providing legal clarity over jurisdictional matters in cyberspace is an increasing concern for policy makers and regulators, and this book provides a wealth of information on new aspects of cyber law and virtual economics. As such, it will prove essential reading for academics, students, researchers and policy makers across the fields of law generally, and more specifically, financial law and regulation, finance, money and banking, and economic crime.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. History of Second Life 3. Evolution of Virtual Economies 4. Money and Culture: Its History and Evolution. A Virtual Reality 5. A Real Crime in a Virtual World 6. Law and the Virtual World 7. Recommendations and Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWritten by security experts at the forefront of this dynamic industry, this book teaches state-of-the-art smart contract security principles and practices.Smart contracts are an innovative application of blockchain technology. Acting as decentralized custodians of digital assets, they allow us to transfer value and information more effectively by reducing the need to trust a third party. By eliminating the need for intermediaries, smart contracts have the potential to massively scale the world economy and unleash the potential for faster and more efficient solutions than traditional systems could ever provide. But there's one catch: while blockchains are secure, smart contracts are not. Security vulnerabilities in smart contracts have led to over $250 million USD in value to be lost or stolen. For smart contract technology to achieve its full potential, these security vulnerabilities need to be addressed. Written by security experts at the forefront of this dynamic industry, this book teaches state-of-the-art smart contract security principles and practices. Help us secure the future of blockchain technology and join us at the forefront today!Trade ReviewNow you don't have to be a researcher at MIT or a professional security auditor to understand how to build smart contracts, as their new book on Fundamentals of Smart Contract Security explains precisely how to secure smart contracts yourself! Also, as an added benefit, cutting-edge techniques such as symbolic execution are also given an excellent treatment." - Harry Halpin, blockchain researcher at MIT and Inria de Paris"I hope that Fundamentals of Smart Contract Security will draw more cybersecurity minded individuals to work in the blockchain space and enable developers to think more actively about programming defensively enabling them to stay on top of security best practices." - Joseph Lubin, Founder of ConsenSys, Co-founder of Ethereum

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Book SynopsisThis open access book is one of the first academic works to comprehensively analyse the dilemma concerning global content governance on social media. To date, no single human rights standard exists across all social media platforms, allowing private companies to set their own rules, values and parameters. On the one hand, this normative autonomy raises serious concerns, primarily around whether companies should be permitted to establish the rules governing free speech online. On the other hand, if social media platforms simply adopted international law standards, they would be compelled to operate a choice on which model to follow, and put in place mechanisms to uphold these general standards. This book examines this topic from a multidisciplinary perspective, drawing from the expertise of the authors in law, political science and communication studies. It provides a carefully reconstructed theory of the content governance dilemma, as well as pragmatic solutions for companies and policymakers. In this way, the book not only benefits academics by advancing the debate on content moderation issues, but also informs new policies and regulatory strategies by offering an up-to-date overview of rules and tools for content moderation, as well as an evaluation of their current level of compliance with standards emerged in international human rights law and digital constitutionalism initiatives. Table of Contents1. Introduction2. The Content Governance Dilemma3. The International Law of Content Governance4. Shaping Standards from Below: Insights from the Civil Society5. Platform Policies vs Human Rights Standards6. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book demands that we question what we are told about security, using tools we have had for thousands of years. The work considers the history of security rhetoric in a number of distinct but related contexts, including the United States' security strategy, the war on Big Tech, and current concerns such as cybersecurity. Focusing on the language of security discourse, it draws common threads from the ancient world to the present day and the near future. The book grounds recent comparisons of Donald Trump to the Emperor Nero in a linguistic evidence base. It examines the potential impact on society of policy-makers' emphasis on the novelty of cybercrime, their likening of the internet to the Wild West, and their claims that criminals have gone dark. It questions governments' descriptions of technology companies in words normally reserved for terrorists, and asks who might benefit. Interdisciplinary in approach, the book builds on existing literature in the HumanitieTable of ContentsChapter 1 - The Classical Heritage of Modern (In)Security RhetoricChapter 2 – The Rhetoric of the US National Security StrategyChapter 3 – The War on Big Tech: Construction of Internet Companies as Ideological OthersChapter 4 – The Dark Wild West World War: Danger and Incapability in the Realm of CybersecurityChapter 5 – Epilogue

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