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Information technology law / Diane Rowland, Uta Kohl and Andrew Charlesworth.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, c2012.Edition: 4th edDescription: lviii, 531 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0203093690 (ebook)
  • 0415482275 (hardback)
  • 0415482372 (paperback)
  • 9780203093696 (e-book)
  • 9780415482271 (hardback)
  • 9780415482370 (paperback)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • KD667.C65 R69 2012
Contents:
Regulating information technologies -- Regulatory competence over the Internet -- Content regulation:liability of intermediaries -- Cybercrime -- Privacy and data protection -- Surveillance, data retention and encryption -- Electronic commerce -- Domain names -- Copyright and the Internet -- Intellectual property rights in software -- Software licences, Free and Open Source licensing (F/OSS) 'Software as a service' (SaaS) -- Defective software.
Summary: "This fourth edition of Information Technology Law has been completely revised in the light of developments within the field since publication of the first edition in 1997. Now dedicated to a more detailed analysis of and commentary on the latest developments within this burgeoning field of law, this new edition is an essential read for all those interested in the interface between law and technology and the effect of new technological developments on the law. New additions to the fourth edition include: - analysis of regulatory issues and jurisdictional questions - specific consideration of intermediary liability - developments in privacy and data protection - extension of computer crime laws - developments in software patents - open source software and the legal implications"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Regulating information technologies -- Regulatory competence over the Internet -- Content regulation:liability of intermediaries -- Cybercrime -- Privacy and data protection -- Surveillance, data retention and encryption -- Electronic commerce -- Domain names -- Copyright and the Internet -- Intellectual property rights in software -- Software licences, Free and Open Source licensing (F/OSS) 'Software as a service' (SaaS) -- Defective software.

"This fourth edition of Information Technology Law has been completely revised in the light of developments within the field since publication of the first edition in 1997. Now dedicated to a more detailed analysis of and commentary on the latest developments within this burgeoning field of law, this new edition is an essential read for all those interested in the interface between law and technology and the effect of new technological developments on the law. New additions to the fourth edition include: - analysis of regulatory issues and jurisdictional questions - specific consideration of intermediary liability - developments in privacy and data protection - extension of computer crime laws - developments in software patents - open source software and the legal implications"-- Provided by publisher.

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