Information technology for the law / Giuseppe Contissa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Contissa, Giuseppe, author.

Series:

Diritto, scienza, tecnologia. DiSezione Diritto dell'informatica ; 6.

Informatica Giuridica ; 6

Language:

Italian

Subjects (All):

Data protection--Law and legislation.

Data protection.

Internet--Law and legislation.

Internet.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Torino, [Italy] : G. Giappichelli Editore, 2017.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Law and the Information Society

The Information Society

The Network Society

Social Reality, Data, Processes, and Legal Protection

The Dynamics of the Information Society

The Network Effect

Network Effect and Monopolies

Information Asymmetry and Other Trends in the IT Market

Technologies, Society, and the Law

Legal Informatics

Computer Law

A New Mission for the Law

Chapter 2. Computers

Computers: Machines for Processing Information

Hardware and Software

The Precursors of Computers

Programmable Machines

Alan Turing and the Universal Turing Machine

The Von Neumann Architecture

Moore's Laws

The Personal Computer (PC) and Networks

Interaction by Means of a Computer Network

Man-Machine-Environment Interaction

Client-Server and Peer-to-Peer

Cloud Computing

Computers as Digital Programmable Machines

Analogical and Digital Representations

The Binary System

Boolean Algebra and Computers

Chapter 3. The Code: Algorithms and Programs

Code as Law

Programs and Algorithms: Introduction

Algorithms: Examples and Errors

Algorithm: a more complete definition

The Correctness of an Algorithm

Efficiency and Computational Complexity

From Algorithms to Programming Languages

From Machine Language to Assembler

High-Level Languages Compared to Machine Language

From source Code to Object Code: Interpretation

From Source Code to Object Code: Compilation

Chapter 4. Software and Digital Goods

Software as an Economic Good

The Proprietary Model of Software Protection

Justification of, and Issues with, the Proprietary Model

Free Software and Open Source Models

GPL License and Copyleft

Issues with the Free Software / Open Source Software Model

Development of Free Software / Open Source Software.

Peer Production

Creative Commons

Chapter 5. Computers and Data

Data and Conceptualisation

The Semiotic Triangle

Classes, Instances, Attributes, Relationships

Files and File Formats

Databases and Information Retrieval Systems

Queries and Performance of Information Retrieval

Markup Languages

HTML language

XML

DTD and XML Standards

Legal Ontologies

Cryptography

Symmetric and Asymmetric Cryptographic Systems

Digital Signature

Digital Signature: the Process

Electronic Signatures in EU and Italian Law

Advanced electronic signature and qualified electronic signature

The Digital Signature in the Italian Law

Cryptography and Blockchain

Chapter 6. Big Data and Algorithmic Decision-Making

Big Data

Algorithmic Decision-Making

Machine Learning Methods

Data Mining Examples

Legal Challenges

The General Data Protection Regulation

Profiling and Discrimination

Consent and Purposes

Pseudonymisation

Transparency and Explanations

Chapter 7. Internet

Introduction to Internet

Origins and Architecture of Internet

Internet Layers and Protocol Stack

Net-Neutrality

Internet Standards

IP Address

Domain Names and DNS

Identification on the Internet

Server Logs

Identification: Cookies

The WWW (World Wide Web)

Internet Governance

Semantic Web and the Law

Chapter 8. Artificial Intelligence and Law

Artificial Intelligence

Contributions to Artificial Intelligence

Strong AI and Weak AI

Alan Turing and the Turing Test

John Searle and the Chinese Room

Connectionism and Neural Networks

Explicit Knowledge and Reasoning

Knowledge Based-Systems

Automated Reasoning and Application of Rules

Rule-Based Systems for the Legal Domain

Legal Knowledge Representation

Oracle Policy Automation

Agent-based systems.

Chapter 9. Automation and Liability

Introduction

Automation and Socio-Technical Systems

Task-Responsibilities and the Impact of Automation

Actor-Based Analysis of Liability

Liability of Individuals

Liability of Enterprises

Levels of Automation and Allocation of Liability

Chapter 10. Machine Learning

Artificial Neural Networks and Machine Learning, the Origins

The Connectionist Paradigm

Machine Learning: from Distributed AI to Robots

Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning and the Law

Appendix A. Copyright and Patents: an Introduction

Copyright Protection

Economic Rights

Types of Protected Works

Software Protection

Object of the Protection

Exclusive Rights

Civil and Criminal Sanctions

Exceptions and Decompilation

Patent protection

Appendix B. The Liability of Internet Service Providers

Provider's Liability: Introduction

Providers' Liabilities in US Law

Providers' Liabilities in EU Law

Mere Conduit and Caching

Hosting

Open Issues

Platforms, Intellectual Property and Data Protection

Providers' Liabilities in Italy

Bibliography

Ultimato di stampa

Volumi pubblicati.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed December 28, 2017).

ISBN:

88-921-7207-7

OCLC:

1014423168