Introduction to computer law

David Bainbridge

552 pages, parution le 01/03/2004 (5^eme édition)

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Introduction to Computer Law explains the law clearly and makes it accessible to a wide audience. In this fifth edition, the law within the key areas of intellectual property rights, contract, tort, criminal law and data protection has been comprehensively updated, expanded and rewritten to reflect technological change, new decisions and new European and UK legislation. The emphasis is on describing and examining the law in the context of the practicalities of computer use.

Features of the fifth edition include:

a new part on electronic contracts and torts
a new chapter on website development contracts
a new section on trade marks and the internet
expanded coverage of many areas such as defamation on the internet
the role of intermediaries such as internet service providers with regard to illegally transmitted material
developments in computer crime including pornography and grooming in chat rooms, harassment via e-mail and piracy offences
important developments in data protection and human rights law including the Michael Douglas v Hello! Ltd and Naomi Campbell v Mirror Group Newspapers pic cases
substantially updated and revised to take full account of new and modified legislation and case law in the UK and elsewhere
easily accessible tables of cases and legislation including EC legislation, conventions and agreements
website www.booksites.net/bainbridge, which provides an essential online update service.

L'auteur - David Bainbridge

David Bainbridge is a senior lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. He holds a PhD in Optical Music Recognition from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand where he studied as a Commonwealth Scholar. Since moving to Waikato in 1996 he has continued to broadened his interest in digital media, while retaining a particular emphasis on music. An active member of the New Zealand Digital Library project, he manages the group's digital music library, Meldex, and has collaborated with several United Nations Agencies, the BBC and various public libraries. David has also worked as a research engineer for Thorn EMI in the area of photo-realistic imaging and graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1991 as the class medalist in Computer Science.

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Introduction
Computers end intellectual property
Computer contracts
Computers and crime
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Éditeur(s)	Pearson
Auteur(s)	David Bainbridge
Parution	01/03/2004
Édition	5^eme édition
Nb. de pages	552
Format	17,3 x 24,7
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1029g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780582473652
ISBN13	978-0-582-47365-2