This book provides clear and authoritative explanation of the law governing the internet, both in the UK and globally using a jargon-free style to identify the practical legal questions likely to arise and explain how to deal with them effectively. It addresses key areas of contention such as copyright, trademarks and domain names, cross-border liability, internet payments, online contracts, advertising, defamation and data protection.

Emerging areas of importance such as encryption, obscenity, freedom of speech, tax and competition law are analysed, and coverage of the UK implementations of the E-Commerce Directive, the Copyright in the Information Society Directive and the E-Signature Directive, the Communications Act 2003 and the Gambling Act 2005 are included. The book also deals with key international issues such as jurisdiction, applicable law and EU internal market questions and examines key international cases such as the Australian decisions in Gutnick and Cooper and the US Supreme Court decision in Grokster as well as other important judgements such as King v Lewis, Bunt v Tilley and Totalise v Motley Fool.

Contents
Overview of the Internet
Copyright, Patents and Confidential Information
Trade Marks and Domain Names
Defamation
Content Liability and Protection
Enforcement and Cross-Border Liability
Data Protection
Communications and Broadcast Regulation
Contracts between ISPs, Content Owners and Others
Electronic Contracts and Transactions
Payment Mechanisms for Internet Commerce
Prohibited and Regulated Activities
Tax
Competition Law and the Internet