Law for computing students

2009 Jeoffrey Richard Sampson & Ventus Publishing ApS via bookboon.com Книга на английском языке. Данное пособие предназначено для изучения аспектов права на факультетах, связанных с компьютерными технологиями. Знание законодательства является необходимым звеном в современном образовании. Книга включает следующие главы: Introduction. The nature of English law. Faulty supplies. Intellectual property. Law and rapid technical change. Personal data rights. Web law. Regulatory compliance. Content 1. Introduction 1.1. The purpose of this book 1.2. Geographical perspective 1.3. Further reading 2. The nature of English law 2.1. Different jurisdictions 2.2. Is IT law special? 2.3. The nature of the adversaries 2.4. Sources of law 2.5. Bases of legal authority 3. Faulty supplies 3.1. Breach of contract v. tort 3.2. IT contracts 3.3. Letters of intent 3.4. Interpretation of contracts 3.5. Torts 4. Intellectual property 4.1. The growing importance of intangible assets 4.2. Copyright and patent 4.3. Do we need intellectual-property laws? 4.4. Copyright for software 4.5. Two software-copyright cases 4.6. Databases 4.7. The focus shifts from copyright to patent 4.8. The nature of patent law 4.9. Is software patentable? 4.10. Some software-patent cases 4.11. The American position 4.12. An unstable situation 5. Law and rapid technical change: a case study 5.1. Film versus video 5.2. The Attorney General seeks a ruling 5.3. Pornography meets the internet 5.4. Are downloads publications? 5.5. Censoring videos 5.6. The difficulty of amending the law 5.7. R. v. Fellows and Arnold 5.8. Allowing downloads is “showing” 5.9. What is a copy of a photograph? 5.10. Uncertainties remain 5.11. The wider implications 6. Personal data rights 6.1. Data protection and freedom of information 6.2. The Freedom of Information Act 6.3. Limiting the burden 6.4. Implications for the private sector 6.5. Government recalcitrance 6.6. Attitudes to privacy 6.7. Is there a right to privacy in Britain? 6.8. The history of data protection 6.9. The Data Protection Act in outline 6.10. The Bodil Lindqvist case 6.11. The Data Protection Act in more detail 6.12. Is the law already outdated? 7. Web law 7.1. The internet and contract 7.2. Ownership of domain names 7.3. Web 2.0 and defamation 8. Regulatory compliance 8.1. Sarbanes–Oxley and after 8.2. Accessibility 8.3. E-discovery 8.4. Conclusion 9. Endnotes Sisältö Introduction The purpose of this book Geographical perspective Further reading The nature of English law Different jurisdictions Is IT law special? The nature of the adversaries Sources of law Bases of legal authority Faulty supplies Breach of contract v. tort IT contracts Letters of intent Interpretation of contracts Torts Intellectual property The growing importance of intangible assets Copyright and patent Do we need intellectual-property laws? Copyright for software Two software-copyright cases Databases The focus shifts from copyright to patent The nature of patent law Is software patentable? Some software-patent cases The American position An unstable situation Law and rapid technical change: a case study Film versus video The Attorney General seeks a ruling Pornography meets the internet Are downloads publications? Censoring videos The difficulty of amending the law R. v. Fellows and Arnold Allowing downloads is “showing” What is a copy of a photograph? Uncertainties remain The wider implications Personal data rights Data protection and freedom of information The Freedom of Information Act Limiting the burden Implications for the private sector Government recalcitrance Attitudes to privacy Is there a right to privacy in Britain? The history of data protection The Data Protection Act in outline The Bodil Lindqvist case The Data Protection Act in more detail Is the law already outdated? Web law The internet and contract Ownership of domain names Web 2.0 and defamation Regulatory compliance Sarbanes–Oxley and after Accessibility E-discovery Conclusion Endnotes Obsah Introduction The purpose of this book Geographical perspective Further reading The nature of English law Different jurisdictions Is IT law special? The nature of the adversaries Sources of law Bases of legal authority Faulty supplies Breach of contract v. tort IT contracts Letters of intent Interpretation of contracts Torts Intellectual property The growing importance of intangible assets Copyright and patent Do we need intellectual-property laws? Copyright for software Two software-copyright cases Databases The focus shifts from copyright to patent The nature of patent law Is software patentable? Some software-patent cases The American position An unstable situation Law and rapid technical change: a case study Film versus video The Attorney General seeks a ruling Pornography meets the internet Are downloads publications? Censoring videos The difficulty of amending the law R. v. Fellows and Arnold Allowing downloads is “showing” What is a copy of a photograph? Uncertainties remain The wider implications Personal data rights Data protection and freedom of information The Freedom of Information Act Limiting the burden Implications for the private sector Government recalcitrance Attitudes to privacy Is there a right to privacy in Britain? The history of data protection The Data Protection Act in outline The Bodil Lindqvist case The Data Protection Act in more detail Is the law already outdated? Web law The internet and contract Ownership of domain names Web 2.0 and defamation Regulatory compliance Sarbanes–Oxley and after Accessibility E-discovery Conclusion Endnotes Anyone hoping for an IT career needs to know something of how the IT industry is affected by the law. This textbook gives computing students the basic essentials. In a fast-moving field, it shows not only what the law now is but which directions it is evolving in. You can download the book for free via the link below.