Cyber Law in the United Kingdom: Edition 3

Ian Lloyd

Jun 2017 · Kluwer Law International B.V.

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338

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About this ebook

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical guide to cyber law – the law affecting information and communication technology (ICT) – in the United Kingdom covers every aspect of the subject, including intellectual property rights in the ICT sector, relevant competition rules, drafting and negotiating ICT-related contracts, electronic transactions, privacy issues, and computer crime. Lawyers who handle transnational matters will appreciate the detailed explanation of specific characteristics of practice and procedure.

Following a general introduction, the book assembles its information and guidance in seven main areas of practice: the regulatory framework of the electronic communications market; software protection, legal protection of databases or chips, and other intellectual property matters; contracts with regard to software licensing and network services, with special attention to case law in this area; rules with regard to electronic evidence, regulation of electronic signatures, electronic banking, and electronic commerce; specific laws and regulations with respect to the liability of network operators and service providers and related product liability; protection of individual persons in the context of the processing of personal data and confidentiality; and the application of substantive criminal law in the area of ICT.

Its succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the information it provides, make this book a valuable time-saving tool for business and legal professionals alike. Lawyers representing parties with interests in the United Kingdom will welcome this very useful guide, and academics and researchers will appreciate its value in the study of comparative law in this relatively new and challenging field.

About the author

Ian Lloyd was born in Barrow-in-Furness in 1955. He was awarded the degrees of LL.B. (Honours) from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, in 1976, LL.M. (in European Legal Studies) from the University of Exeter in 1984 and Ph.D. from the University of Strathclyde in 1987. His initial teaching appointment was in the Department of Private Law at the University of Aberdeen from 1977 to 1979. In 1979, he was appointed lecturer in the Law School of the University of Strathclyde and was promoted to Senior Lecturer, Reader and Professor of Information Technology Law in 1996. Ian left Strathclyde in 2010 and currently teaches for a number of academic institutions including the University of London and the University of the West Indies. Ian is a Visiting Professor at the Open University of Tanzania, Global Professor at the University of Leuven and a Chief Researcher in the International Laboratory of Informational Law at the National Research University in Moscow. He also acts as academic adviser to the GSM Association. Ian lives in Glasgow, is married to Moira Simpson, has two sons, Thomas and James and supports Glasgow Celtic Football Club.

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