@article{41739,
      recid = {41739},
      author = {Iglezakis, Ioannis and Philippe Jougleux,},
      title = {Legal Issues of Mobile Apps : A Practical Guide},
      pages = {x, 262 pages :},
      abstract = {Legal Issues of Mobile Apps is a concise, practical guide  that provides a detailed analysis of practical legal issues  related to mobile apps. It also performs an extensive  scrutiny of legal relationships between app developers, app  stores and users. Rapidly evolving technology and  cross-border issues have created a complex regulatory  environment for mobile applications, affecting different  areas of law. In less than ten years, touchscreen  smartphones and their apps have created an unprecedented  technological revolution. Yet they are rife with serious  potential for breaches of privacy and security, and a lack  of uniform rules makes navigation of the legal landscape  extremely difficult. Addressing this unstable regulatory  environment, this book for the first time provides a  measure of legal certainty. It examines case law and  legislation in Europe and the United States to ensure  appropriate handling of legal issues that arise in the app  marketplace.   What’s in this book:  Nine experts, all  versed in the latest developments in international and  national laws and regulations affecting digital mobile  technology, examine such key topics as the following:   contract law as applied to the sale and use of smartphone  apps; intellectual property rights in mobile apps and  competition law issues; data protection and protection of  users; European Union (EU) medical device legislation and  its safety implications for app users; fitness or wellness  apps; apps’ collection of personal data; apps as hostile  code and malware delivery mechanisms; taxation of mobile  apps; liability issues for app developers and distributors;  and implications of the EU’s new regulatory framework on  online platforms. How this will help you:  Because it is  difficult for a basic user to understand how vulnerable  everyday apps can be, and because every new information  technology platform delivers new risks along with its  benefits, legal practitioners working in a wide variety of  fields will be increasingly called upon to engage with both  personal and enterprise security and privacy breach cases  arising from the use of mobile apps. This deeply informed  practical analysis goes a long way with the comprehensive  study of rights and obligations of all actors involved in  the marketing of mobile apps. Every practitioner,  government official and software developer will welcome  this much-needed volume.},
      url = {http://tind.wipo.int/record/41739},
}