Subjects:

Information Technology Law

Contents:

Introduction

1. System Supply Contracts

2. Information Systems Outsourcing

3. Liability

4. Patent Protection for Computer-Related Inventions

5. Design Right and Semiconductor Chip Protection

6. Copyright

7. Property in Databases

8. Protecting Confidential Information

9. Computer Crime

10. Electronic Commerce

11. Employment Rights in an Information Society

12. Data Protection

13. EC Competition Law and the New Economy of IT

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Early treatment of computer law was no more than the application of existing principles to novel sets of facts. Today it has been recognized generally that computing technology does indeed give rise to unique legal problems which are not resolvable by applying existing legal principles.

This is particularly apparent where transactions are carried out through the exchange of digital information rather than human interaction. The developing law which seeks to resolve these problems is at the heart of the latest edition of this book, now established as a standard text on computer law for both students and practitioners. Topics covered range from contractual matters and intellectual property protection to electronic commerce, data protection and liability of internet service providers.