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Introduction to computer law / David I. Bainbridge.

By: Bainbridge, David I.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Harlow, England : Longman, 2000Edition: 4th ed.Description: xxx, 480 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0582423341 .Subject(s): Computers -- Law and legislation -- Great BritainDDC classification: 344.203999
Contents:
Introduction -- Part one: Computers and intellectual property -- Overview of intellectual property rights -- Copyright basics -- Computer software and copyright -- Copyright and databases -- Computer-generated works -- Copyright and electronic publishing -- The law of confidence -- Patent law -- Trade marks and passing off -- Designs -- Semiconductor products -- International implications and summary -- Part two: Computer contracts -- Introduction to computer contracts -- Fundamentals of computer contracts -- Liability for defective hardware or software -- Contracts for writing software -- Licence agreements for 'off-the-shelf' software -- Contract between software author and publisher -- Hardware contracts -- Electronic contracting -- Summary and checklist -- Part three: Computers and crime -- Nature of computer crime -- Computer fraud -- Hacking - unauthorised access to computer material -- Unauthorised modification of computer programs or data -- Piracy and other offences -- Computer evidence and criminal proceedings -- Computer crime - concluding remarks -- Part four: Data protection -- Introduction and background to the Data Protection Act 1998 -- Data controllers and the Data Protection Act 1998 -- Data subjects' rights -- Privacy in telecommunications -- Summary of data protection law.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 344.203999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00086522
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 344.203999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00086523
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Bibliography: (pages 471-472) and index.

Introduction -- Part one: Computers and intellectual property -- Overview of intellectual property rights -- Copyright basics -- Computer software and copyright -- Copyright and databases -- Computer-generated works -- Copyright and electronic publishing -- The law of confidence -- Patent law -- Trade marks and passing off -- Designs -- Semiconductor products -- International implications and summary -- Part two: Computer contracts -- Introduction to computer contracts -- Fundamentals of computer contracts -- Liability for defective hardware or software -- Contracts for writing software -- Licence agreements for 'off-the-shelf' software -- Contract between software author and publisher -- Hardware contracts -- Electronic contracting -- Summary and checklist -- Part three: Computers and crime -- Nature of computer crime -- Computer fraud -- Hacking - unauthorised access to computer material -- Unauthorised modification of computer programs or data -- Piracy and other offences -- Computer evidence and criminal proceedings -- Computer crime - concluding remarks -- Part four: Data protection -- Introduction and background to the Data Protection Act 1998 -- Data controllers and the Data Protection Act 1998 -- Data subjects' rights -- Privacy in telecommunications -- Summary of data protection law.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Table of cases
  • Table of Legislation
  • Glossary of computer terms
  • 1 Introduction
  • Part 1 Computers and Intellectual Property
  • 2 Overview of intellectual property rights
  • 3 Copyright basics
  • 4 Computer software and copyright
  • 5 Copyright and databases
  • 6 Computer-generated works
  • 7 Copyright and electronic publishing
  • 8 The law of confidence
  • 9 Patent law
  • 10 Trade marks and passing off
  • 11 Designs
  • 12 Semiconductor products
  • 13 International implications and summary
  • Part 2 Computer Contracts
  • 14 Introduction to computer contracts
  • 15 Fundamentals of computer contracts
  • 16 Liability for defective hardware or software
  • 17 Contracts for writing software
  • 18 Licence agreements for 'off-the-shelf' software
  • 19 Contract between software Author and publisher
  • 20 Hardware contracts
  • 21 Electronic contracting
  • 22 Summary and checklist
  • Part 3 Computers and Crime
  • 23 Nature of computer crime
  • 24 Computer fraud
  • 25 Hacking - unauthorized access to computer material
  • 26 Unauthorized modification of computer programs or data
  • 27 Piracy offences
  • 28 Computer evidence and criminal proceedings
  • 29 Computer crime - concluding remarks
  • Part 4 Data Protection
  • 30 Main provisions of The Data Protection Act 1984
  • 31 Exemptions from and enforcement of the Data Protection Directive
  • 32 The Data Protection Directive
  • 33 Summary of data protection law

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