This edition is fully updated to reflect the Digital Economy Act 2010 and changes to consumer protection law at EU level including the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive. Analysis of recent case law is also incorporated including, amongst others, the series of trade mark actions against eBay and copyrights suits against Google as well as the implications for IT contracts of BSkyB Ltd v HP Enterprise Services UK Ltd. All chapters have been revised to take into account the rapid evolution of the ways in which we consume, generate, store and exchange information, such as cloud computing, off-shoring and Web 2.0. Now established as a standard text on computer and information technology law, this book analyses the unique legal problems which arise from computing technology and transactions carried out through the exchange of digital information rather than human interaction. 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
PART I: Commercial Exploitation of Information Technology Products and Services 1. System Supply Contracts 2. Mass Market Online and Technology Contracting 3. Information Technology Outsourcing and Services Arrangements PART II: Online Commerce 4. Electronic Commerce 5. Online Intermediaries PART III: Intellectual Property and Related Rights in Information Technology 6. Patent Protection for Computer-related Inventions 7. Copyright in Information Technology and Data 8. Database Protection 9. Online Use of Trade Marks and Domain Names PART IV: Electronic Privacy and Access to Information 10. Privacy and Data Protection 11. Access to Electronic Information PART V: Electronic Information Misuse 12. Computer Crime and Information Misuse