Law and the Internet

Lilian Edwards is Professor of Internet Law at the University of Southampton, and founder of the University's Institute of Law and the Web. Charlotte Waelde is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Edinburgh, and a solicitor.

Part 1 Introduction: introduction, Lilian Edwards and Charlotte Waelde; a lawyer's introduction to the Internet, Andrew Terrett; setting up a legal Web site - pitfalls and promises, John MacKenzie. Part 2 Intellectual property aspects: trade marks and domain names - what's in a name?, Charlotte Waelde; copyright and the Internet, Hector MacQueen. Part 3 Electronic commerce: contract formation on the Internet - shattering a few myths, Lars Davies; software transactions and contract law, Hector MacQueen; legal barriers to electronic contracts - formal requirements and digital signatures, Ian Lloyd; the taxation of electronic commerce, Sandra Eden. Part 4 Liability for content on the Internet: defamation and the Internet - name-calling in Cyberspace, Lilian Edwards; news without frontiers - pre-trial prejudice and the Internet, Alistair Bonnington; computer crime, Paul Cullen; governance of pornography and child pornography on the global Internet - a multi-layered approach, Yaman Akdeniz. Part 5 Electronic evidence and procedure: the impact of information technology upon civil practice and procedure, Stuart Gale.