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Book SynopsisInformation technology affects all aspects of modern life. From the information shared on social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to online shopping and mobile devices, it is rare that a person is not touched by some form of IT every day.Information Technology Law examines the legal dimensions of these everyday interactions with technology and the impact on privacy and data protection, as well as their relationship to other areas of substantive law, including intellectual property and criminal proceedings. Focusing primarily on developments within the UK and EU, this book provides a broad-ranging introduction and analysis of the increasingly complex relationship between the law and IT.Information Technology Law is essential reading for students of IT law and also appropriate for business and management students, as well as IT and legal professionals.Digital formats and resourcesThis edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.- The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks- The online resources include a catalogue of web links to key readings and updates to the law since publication.
Trade ReviewReview from previous edition It's a leading book on Information Technology Law offering a detailed account and authoritative insights on fascinating topical issues in easily accessible narrative * Dr Mark Leiser, University of Leiden *
Table of ContentsPrivacy, Anonymity, and Data Protection 1: The dead of privacy and the growth of surveillance 2: The emergence of data protection 3: The scope of data protection 4: Supervisory agencies 5: The data protection principles 6: Individual rights and remedies 7: Sectoral aspects of data protection 8: Transborder data flows Part II - Computer-Related Crime 9: National and international responses to computer-related crime 10: Substantive criminal law provisions 11: Virtual criminality 12: Detecting and prosecuting computer crime Part III - Intellectual Property Issues 13: The emergence and forms of intellectual property law 14: Key elements of the patent system 15: Software patents 16: Copyright protection 17: Enforcement issues 18: Protection of databases 19: Design rights 20: Trademark issues 21: Internet domain names Part IV - E-Commerce 22: International and european initiatives in e-commerce 23: Electronic money 24: Contractual issues
