Computers and the Law : An Introduction to Basic Legal Principles and Their Application in Cyberspace

Cambridge University Press

Computers and the LawAn Introduction to Basic Legal Principles and Their Application in Cyberspace\nAuthor(s): Robert Dunne\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521886505, 978-0521886505\nSynopsis\nComputers 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 moder.