Information Technology Law : The Law and Society /
Andrew Murray
- 4th ed.
- New York Oxford University Press 2019
- xliii, 689p. : ill. ; 25cm
It includes index pages.
Description:
Information Technology Law is the ideal companion for a course of study on IT law and the ways in which it is evolving in response to rapid technological and social change.
The fourth edition of this ground-breaking textbook develops its unique examination of the legal processes and their relationship to the modern 'information society'. Charting the development of the rapid digitization of society and its impact on established legal principles, Murray examines the challenges faced with enthusiasm and clarity. Following a clearly-defined part structure, the text begins by defining the information society and discussing how it may be regulated, before moving on to explore issues of internet governance, privacy and surveillance, intellectual property and rights, and commerce within the digital sphere.
Comprehensive and engaging, Information Technology Law takes an original and thought-provoking approach to examining this fast-moving area of law in context.
Online resources
- Additional chapters on the Digital Sphere and Virtual Environments - Audio podcasts suitable for revision - Updates to the law post-publication - A flashcard glossary of key terms and concepts - Outline answers to end of chapter questions
Table of Contents
Part I: The Information Society 1::The world of bits 2::The network of networks 3::Net neutrality 4::Regulating the information society Part II: Content and the Information Society 5::Cyber-speech 6::Social networking and antisocial conduct 7::Defamation Part III: Digital Content and Intellectual Property Rights 8::Intellectual property rights and the information society 9::Software 10::Digital creatives and copyright law 11::Copyright in the digital environment 12::Copyright infringement in the digital environment 13::Databases 14::Branding, trade marks and domain names 15::Brand identities, search engines, and secondary ma rkets Part IV: E-Commerce 16::Electronic contracts 17::Electronic payments and cryptocurrency 18::Consumer protection Part V: Criminal Activity in the Information Society 19::Computer misuse 20::Obscenity in the information society 21::Crime and law enforcement in the information society Part VI: Data Privacy 22::Data protection: the legal framework 23::Data protection: rights and obligations 24::The international trade in personal data 25::State surveillance and data retention Online only chapters 26::Digital Ownership 27::The digital public sphere 28::Virtual environments 29::The future for IT law
9780198804727
Great Britain; Computers--Law and legislation; Internet--Law and legislation; Electronic contracts; Copyright--Computer programs; Cyberspace; Data protection--Law and legislation; Digital signatures--Law and legislation