IT law in the European Union / Denis Kelleher and Karen Murray.
By: Kelleher, Denis
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Contributor(s): Murray, Karen.
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BookPublisher: London : Sweet & Maxwell, 1999Description: lviii, 383 p. ; 25 cm + hbk.ISBN: 0421636408.Subject(s): Computers -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries | Internet -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries | Data protection -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries | Information technology -- European Union countriesDDC classification: 343.40999 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 343.40999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00075553 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item | 343.40999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00077740 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A major challenge for the future is how the legal framework in which networks such as the Internet operate can be integrated and co-ordinated on a worldwide level. This book examines how the EU is responding to this challenge, providing a discussion of all European legislation that deals with information technology. The authors discuss the six main areas which influence IT law in Europe, namely intellectual property, privacy and data protection, competition law, computer contracts, computer crime and telecommunications. - Authoritative commentary on IT law in the EU - Addresses the full European impact of Directives - Discusses the issues from a European perspective.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Intellectual property -- The Legal Protection of Computer Programs -- The Legal Protection of Databases -- Copyright in the Information Society -- Copyright Protection in the European Union -- Trade Marks and Domain Names -- Patents -- Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products -- Part II: Electronic Commerce -- E-Commerce and European Policy -- On-Line Contracts -- The Protection of the On-Line Consumer -- Competition Law -- Jurisdiction -- Part III: Crime -- Computer Misuse -- Part IV: Data Protection -- The data protection directive -- Data Protection and Telecommunications -- European Data Processing Systems.