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Introduction to computer law / David Bainbridge

By: Bainbridge, David I.
Publisher: London : Pearson/Longman, c2004Edition: 5th ed.Description: xliv , 553 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0582473659 (pbk.).Subject(s): Computers -- Law and legislation -- Great BritainDDC classification: 343.420999
Contents:
Preface. - Table of cases. - Table of legislation. - Glossary of computer terms. - Civil Procedure terminology. - Abbreviations. 1. Introduction. - Pt. 1 Computers and Intellectual Property. 2. Overview of intellectual property rights. 3. Copyright basics. 4. Computer software and copyright. 5. Copyright and databases. 6. Computer-generated works. 7. Copyright and electronic publishing. 8. Copyright in the information society. 9. The law of confidence. 10. Patent law. 11. Trade marks and passing off. 12. Designs. 13. Semiconductor products. 14. International implications and summary. - Pt. 2. Computer Contracts. 15. Introduction to computer contracts. 16. Fundamentals of computer contracts. 17. Liability for defective hardware or software. 18. Contracts for writing software. 19. Licence agreements for 'off-the-shelf' software. 20. Website development contracts. 21. Hardware contracts. 22. Summary and checklist. - Pt. 3. Electronic contracts and torts. 23. Nature, content and formation of electronic contracts. 24. Performance of elecronic contracts and evidential aspects. 25. Torts related to electronic information. - 26. Liability of information society service providers for illegal material. - Pt. 4. Computers and crime. 27. Nature of computer crime. 28. Computer fraud. 29. Hacking - unauthorised access to computer material. 30. Unauthorised modification of computer programs or data. 31. Piracy and other offences. 32. Computer evidence and criminal proceedings. 33. Computer crime - concluding remarks. - Pt. 5. Data Protection. 34. Introduction and background to the Data Protection Act 1998. 35. Data controllers and the Data Protection Act 1998. 36. Data subjects' rights. 37. Privacy in telecommunications. 38. Summary of data protection law. - Selected bibliography. - Index.
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Preface. - Table of cases. - Table of legislation. - Glossary of computer terms. - Civil Procedure terminology. - Abbreviations. 1. Introduction. - Pt. 1 Computers and Intellectual Property. 2. Overview of intellectual property rights. 3. Copyright basics. 4. Computer software and copyright. 5. Copyright and databases. 6. Computer-generated works. 7. Copyright and electronic publishing. 8. Copyright in the information society. 9. The law of confidence. 10. Patent law. 11. Trade marks and passing off. 12. Designs. 13. Semiconductor products. 14. International implications and summary. - Pt. 2. Computer Contracts. 15. Introduction to computer contracts. 16. Fundamentals of computer contracts. 17. Liability for defective hardware or software. 18. Contracts for writing software. 19. Licence agreements for 'off-the-shelf' software. 20. Website development contracts. 21. Hardware contracts. 22. Summary and checklist. - Pt. 3. Electronic contracts and torts. 23. Nature, content and formation of electronic contracts. 24. Performance of elecronic contracts and evidential aspects. 25. Torts related to electronic information. - 26. Liability of information society service providers for illegal material. - Pt. 4. Computers and crime. 27. Nature of computer crime. 28. Computer fraud. 29. Hacking - unauthorised access to computer material. 30. Unauthorised modification of computer programs or data. 31. Piracy and other offences. 32. Computer evidence and criminal proceedings. 33. Computer crime - concluding remarks. - Pt. 5. Data Protection. 34. Introduction and background to the Data Protection Act 1998. 35. Data controllers and the Data Protection Act 1998. 36. Data subjects' rights. 37. Privacy in telecommunications. 38. Summary of data protection law. - Selected bibliography. - Index.