Computers and the law : an introduction to basic legal principles and their application in cyberspace / Robert Dunne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunne, Robert, 1949-2008, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computers--Law and legislation--United States.

Computers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 458 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Computers & the Law

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Computers and the Law provides readers with an introduction to the legal issues associated with computing - particularly in the massively networked context of the Internet. Assuming no previous knowledge of the law or any special knowledge of programming or computer science, this textbook offers undergraduates of all disciplines and professionals in the computing industry an understanding of basic legal principles and an awareness of the peculiarities associated with legal issues in cyberspace. This is not a law school casebook, but rather a variety of carefully chosen, relevant cases presented in redacted form. The full cases are available on an ancillary Web site. The pervasiveness of computing in modern society has generated numerous legal ambiguities. This book introduces readers to the fundamental workings of the law in physical space and suggests the opportunity to create new types of laws with nontraditional goals.

Contents:

The common law and statutory law

Contracts

Torts introduction

Defamation

Third party liability

Copyrights

Trade secrets

Trademarks

The right of privacy

E-mail

The right of publicity

Constitutional law

Pornography and obscenity

Advertising and spam

Jurisdiction.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Oct 2015).

ISBN:

0-511-69868-2

1-107-20071-7

9786612393242

0-511-64719-0

1-282-39324-3

0-511-80416-4

0-511-65127-9

0-511-57956-X

0-511-57882-2

0-511-58030-4

OCLC:

609842990