Subjects:

Information Technology Law

Contents:

Intellectual property.

Privacy and data protection.

Competition law.

Computer contracts.

Computer crime.

Telecommunications.

A major challenge for the future is how the legal framework in which networks such as the Internet operate can be integrated and co-ordinated on a worldwide level. This book examines how the EU is responding to this challenge, providing a discussion of all European legislation that deals with information technology.

The authors discuss the six main areas which influence IT law in Europe, namely intellectual property, privacy and data protection, competition law, computer contracts, computer crime and telecommunications.

• Authoritative commentary on IT law in the EU
  
• Addresses the full European impact of Directives
  
• Discusses the issues from a European perspective.