Computer Law. Second Edition
- Publisher:
- Irwin Law Inc.
- Publication date:
- 2003-06-17
- Authors:
-
George Takach
(Adjunct Professor) - ISBN:
- 9781552212653
Description:
Shortlisted for the 2000 Walter Owen Book Prize. This best-selling text has been thoroughly updated and revised to reflect industry changes since publication of the first edition in 1998. George Takach is one of Canada’s leading practitioners and teachers in this new legal field. Computer Law 2/e brings together elements of many diverse branches of law, from intellectual property law to criminal and constitutional law, from laws concerning individual privacy, to laws governing domestic and international commerce. In an area of human enterprise where change rules and rules change at a lightning pace, Mr. Takach has brought a synthesis that will guide Canadian law and lawmakers along the information highway in the twenty-first century.
Index
- About the author
- Foreword
- Preface to the second edition
- Updated preface to the first edition
- Acknowledgments
- Overview: law in the information age
- Technology Trends, Societal Impact, and the Law
- Intellectual Property Laws
- Criminal Law
- Index
- Commercial Law
- E-Commerce Contract and Evidence Legal Issues
- Internet Libel and Jurisdiction Issues
- Computer Law: Dynamics, Themes, and Skill Sets
- Glossary
- Table of cases
- Regulating Information, Technology, and E-Commerce
- Preliminary sections