Introduction to Information Technology Law

Preface

Table of cases

Table of legislation

Glossary of computer and legal terms

Civil procedure terminology

Abbreviations



Introduction to Information Technology Law

Part One: Information Technology and Intellectual Property

2.Overview of Intellectual Property Rights

3.Basic principles of copyright

4.Copyright and computer programs 

5. Database copyright and the database right 

6.Computer-generated works

7.Copyright in the information society

8. The law of confidence

9. Patent Law

10.Design Law

11. Trademarks, passing off and malacious falsehood 

12. Criminal offences and intellectual property

Part Two: Information Technology Contracts

13. Fundamentals of information technology contracts

14. Liability for defective hardware or software

15. Contracts for writing software

16. Licence agreements for ready-made software

17. Open source software licences

18. Website development contracts

19. Outstanding contracts

20. Hardware contracts

Part Three: Electronic Contracts and Torts

21. Nature, content and formation of electronic contracts

22. Performance of electronic contracts and evidential aspects

23. Torts related to electronic information

24. Liability of information society service providers for illegal material

Part Four: Information and Communications Technology Crime

25. Information and communications technology fraud

26. Unauthorised access to computer material

27. Unauthorised modification of computer programs or data

28. Computer pornography and harassment

29.Computer evidence and forensics

Part Five: Data Protection and Freedom of Information

30. Data protection, the principles, definitions and Information Commissioner

31. Data controllers and the Data Protection Act 1998

32. Data subjects' rights

33. Freedom of information

34. Privacy and electronic communications

Part Six: Professional, Ethical and Social Issues of Information Technology

35. The computer professional

36. Privacy and freedom of expression