Widely acknowledged as the standard text in the field
Combines a sound theoretical foundation with a strong commercial focus making it equally valuable for industry specialists as for those coming to the subject for the first time
Concise and accessible coverage of a broad range of issues make it ideal as an introduction and as a more advanced point of reference
Written by an expert contributor team combining specialist academics and practitioners in the field
New to this edition
Updated to reflect the Digital Economy Act 2010
Reflects changes to consumer protection law at EU level since the last edition
Takes into account evolving industry phenomena such as off-shoring, cloud computing and Web 2.0
Considers recent trade mark actions against eBay and copyright suits against Google
Analyses impact for IT contracts of BSkyB Ltd v HP Enterprise Services UK Ltd
Substantial revision to Chapter 7 to reflect online copyright issues
This edition is fully updated to reflect the Digital Economy Act 2010 and changes to consumer protection law at EU level including the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive. Analysis of recent case law is also incorporated including, amongst others, the series of trade mark actions against eBay and copyrights suits against Google as well as the implications for IT contracts of BSkyB Ltd v HP Enterprise Services UK Ltd. All chapters have been revised to take into account the rapid evolution of the ways in which we consume, generate, store and exchange information, such as cloud computing, off-shoring and Web 2.0.
Now established as a standard text on computer and information technology law, this book analyses the unique legal problems which arise from computing technology and transactions carried out through the exchange of digital information rather than human interaction. Topics covered range from contractual matters and intellectual property protection to electronic commerce, data protection and liability of internet service providers. Competition law issues are integrated into the various commercial sections as they arise to indicate their interaction with information technology law.
Readership: Legal practitioners working in the fields of information technology law and e-commerce; business people in general for whom information technology and e-commerce are an integral part of their daily activities; academics and students (undergraduate and postgraduate) researching or studying in this area; reference libraries in the UK and worldwide. The work is sufficiently accessible to be of use to trainees.
