Editorial Reviews:
Are you a user of Facebook or Ebay?
Do you download your music or shop online?
Do you have an avatar on Second Life?
Do you drive or use cash machines, and how did you book your last holiday?
Aspects of information technology permeate every aspect of our lives. From websites such as Ebay and Facebook, to online music and shopping stores, to CCTV cameras, it is rare that a person is not touched by some form of IT every day. But how often do we stop and think about the legal dimension of these daily brushes with IT?
Since the pioneering first publication of Internet Technology Law in 1993, both the book and the subject have become widely recognized and respected academically and professionally. Focusing primarily on developments within the UK and EU, along with some comparative international aspects, this book provides a broad-ranging introduction and analysis of the frequently uneasy relationship between the law and IT.
In this fifth edition:
The author provides an in-depth examination and update on computer related crime, including the national and international legal response
Further information on the internet, e-commerce, and the regulation of e-commerce is provided
Discussion of data protection and the clash with national security - 'the surveillance society' - is included
This book is essential reading for undergraduates and postgraduates on law courses covering the law relating to IT, including IT law, criminal law, intellectual property,and contract law. It will also be highly valuable to business and management students, practitioners, and professionals working in the area.
Online Resource Centre
This book is accompanied by and Online Resource Centre offering updates to the law twice yearly, as well as useful web links.
Customer Reviews:
 A must for IP/IT Lawyers and Professional
Whilst researching the field of IT and computer Law I wasdirected to this excellent book written by Ian Lloyd. The content ofthe book is both informative and well written. Professor Lloyd has both attempted and achieve to cover the complex subject of the issues of law relating to computers.The world of IT and computers is a fast evolving one and Professor Lloyd has, in writng this book, been able to shed light on problems both past and present in his coverage of this subject and citation of the numerous stautes and caselaw relating to it. For anyone interested in computers, law or both, then this book is a must if you want to understand the legal concepts and issues of IT in the 21st Century.
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