'Information Technology Law' examines the national and international basis for action on such topics as data protection and computer crime. The text goes on to analyse the effectiveness of current intellectual property legislation.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Privacy, technology, and 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; 9. The phenomenon of computer-related crime; 10. Legislating for computer crime; 11. Computer forgery and fraud; 12. The internet and computer pornography; 13. Detecting and prosecuting computer crime; 14. Intellectual property law; 15. Key elements of the patent system; 16. Patents and software; 17. Copyright protection; 18. Copyright in the information society; 19. Protection of databases; 20. Trade mark and domain name issues; 21. Competition and intellectual property issues; 22. Internet regulation and the rise, fall, and rise of com; 23. International and European initiatives in e-commerce; 24. Cryptography, electronic signatures, and the electronic communications Act 2000; 25. Contractual liability for defective software; 26. Non-contractual liability; 27. Defamation and the internet.
pt. I. Privacy and Data Protection 1. Privacy, technology, and surveillance 2. emergence of data protection 3. scope of data protection 4. Supervisory agencies 5. data protection principles 6. Individual rights and remedies 7. Sectoral aspects of data protection 8. Transborder data flows pt. II. Computer-Related Crime 9. phenomenon of computer-related crime 10. Legislating for computer crime 11. Computer forgery and fraud 12. Internet and computer pornography 13. Detecting and prosecuting computer crime pt. III. Intellectual Property Issues 14. Intellectual property law 15. Key elements of the patent system 16. Patents and software 17. Copyright protection 18. Copyright in the information society 19. Protection of databases 20. Trade mark and domain name issues 21. Competition and intellectual property issues pt. IV. Legal Issues of the Internet 22. Internet regulation and the rise, fall, and rise of .com 23. International and European initiatives in e-commerce 24. Cryptography, electronic signatures, and the Electronic Communications Act 2000 25. Contractual liability for defective software 26. Non-contractual liability 27. Defamation and the Internet.