TY - GEN N2 - A major challenge for the future is how the legal framework in which networks such as the Internet operate can be integrated and co-ordinated on a worldwide level. This book examines how the EU is responding to this challenge, providing a discussion of all European legislation that deals with information technology. The authors discuss the six main areas which influence IT law in Europe, namely intellectual property, privacy and data protection, competition law, computer contracts, computer crime and telecommunications. Authoritative commentary on IT law in the EU Addresses the full European impact of Directives Discusses the issues from a European perspective. AB - A major challenge for the future is how the legal framework in which networks such as the Internet operate can be integrated and co-ordinated on a worldwide level. This book examines how the EU is responding to this challenge, providing a discussion of all European legislation that deals with information technology. The authors discuss the six main areas which influence IT law in Europe, namely intellectual property, privacy and data protection, competition law, computer contracts, computer crime and telecommunications. Authoritative commentary on IT law in the EU Addresses the full European impact of Directives Discusses the issues from a European perspective. T1 - IT law in the European Union AU - Kelleher, Denis., AU - Murray, Karen. CN - KJE959.5.C65 LA - eng ID - 23602 KW - Computers KW - Internet KW - Information technology KW - Intellectual property KW - Copyright KW - Patents KW - Electronic commerce KW - Jurisdictions KW - Crime KW - Electronic data interchange KW - COPYRIGHT : BERNE CONVENTION, PROTECTED PERSONS AND OBJECTS : PROTECTED WORKS : COMPUTER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW AND PROTECTION, INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE, SUPER HIGHWAY, INTERNET : EUROPEAN COMMUNITY KW - EUROPEAN UNION : DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY : INTERNET : EUROPEAN LAW : NATIONAL LEGISLATURE KW - CASE LAW : COMPUTER COMPANIES : COPYRIGHT KW - COPYRIGHT IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY KW - TRADEMARKS AND DOMAIN NAMES KW - PATENTS : EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION KW - COMMUNITY PATENT CONVENTION KW - UTILITY MODEL : PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE KW - LEGAL PROTECTION OF TOPOGRAPHIES OF SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS KW - COPYRIGHT PROTECTION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION KW - PROTECTION OF THE ON-LINE CONSUMER KW - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY : LEGAL PROTECTION OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATABASES KW - PATENTS FOR SOFTWARE KW - ELECTRONIC COMMERCE : EUROPEAN POLICY, ON-LINE CONTRACTS KW - JURISDICTION : BRUSSELS CONVENTION, ROME CONVENTION KW - DATA PROTECTION DIRECTIVE KW - CRIME : COMPUTER MISUSE, CRIME STUDY KW - DATA PROTECTION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS KW - COMPETITION LAW KW - EUROPEAN DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS KW - EUROPOL, CUSTOMS CONVENTION, CUSTOMS INFORMATION SYSTEM KW - COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION ON EDI AGREEMENTS KW - NATIONAL LEGISLATION IMPLEMENTING EUROPEAN UNION DIRECTIVES TI - IT law in the European Union ER -