Introduction to computer law

Bainbridge, David I.

Introduction to computer law - 2nd ed. - London : Pitman, 1993. - xxii, 246 p. : ill. ;

Rev. ed. of: Computers and the law. 1990.

Preface --
Table of cases --
Table of legislation --
Glossary of computer and legal terms --
Civil procedure terminology --
Abbreviations --
1. Introduction --
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 --
15. Introduction to computer contracts --
16. Fundamentals of computer contracts --
17. Liability for defective hardware and 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 --
23. Nature, content and formation of electronic contracts --
24. Performance of electronic contracts and evidential aspects --
25. Torts related to electronic information --
26. Liability of information society service providers for illegal material --
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 related offences --
32. Computer pornography and harassment --
33. Computer crime --
concluding remarks --
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 electronic communications --
38. Summary of data protection law --
Selected bibliography --
Index.

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