A text on computer law for non-specialist students studying the subject as part of a business information technology, computing or engineering course.

This book introduces law to computer scientists and other folk. Computer scientists develop, protect, and maintain computing systems in the broad sense of that term, whether hardware (a smartphone, a driverless car, a smart energy meter, a laptop, or a server), software (a program, an application programming interface or API, a module, code), or data (captured via cookies, sensors, APIs, or manual input). Computer scientists may be focused on security (e.g. cryptography), or on embedded systems (e.g. the Internet of Things), or on data science (e.g. machine learning). They may be closer to mathematicians or to electrical or electronic engineers, or they may work on the cusp of hardware and software, mathematical proofs and empirical testing. This book conveys the internal logic of legal practice, offering a hands-on introduction to the relevant domains of law, while firmly grounded in legal theory. It bridges the gap between two scientific practices, by presenting a coherent picture of the grammar and vocabulary of law and the rule of law, geared to those with no wish to become lawyers but nevertheless required to consider the salience of legal rights and obligations. Simultaneously, this book will help lawyers to review their own trade. It is a volume on law in an onlife world, presenting a grounded argument of what law does (speech act theory), how it emerged in the context of printed text (philosophy of technology), and how it confronts its new, data-driven environment. Book jacket.

Computers 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 modern society has generated numerous legal ambiguities. This book introduces readers to the fundamental workings of the law in physical space and suggests the opportunity to create new types of laws with nontraditional goals.

This textbook has established itself as the leading text on computer law for non-specialist students studying the course as part of a business information technology, computing or engineering course.

This book covers the introduction to modern computer law and ethics. The strategy for the text is to present a case study for a legal topic in each chapter, followed by the corresponding theory relating to ethics within the field of information technology. Includes presentation of digital forensics in the courts. The text also covers legal-related topics such as intellectual capital, constitutional law, virtual environments, digital forensic investigations, and computer crime. Completing the text will provide the reader with a theoretical and practical understanding of the modern legal environment and ethics related to the field of information technology. Features: * Presents the theoretical background concerning ethics and reinforces these concepts in each chapter with modern case studies * Covers the technical aspects of digital forensic investigation to include presentation of the evidence in the courts * Discusses intellectual capital and the legal environment within the virtual environment * Companion DVD includes forensic software, cases, resources Brief Table of Contents: 1. Introduction to Cyber Ethics. 2. Internet and Web Regulation. 3. The Constitution and Cyber Law. 4. Intellectual Capital in a Cyber World. 5. Computer Crime. 6. Digital Forensic Investigations. 7. Virtual Work Environments. 8. Cloud Assets, Privacy, and Federal Law.