A Practical Guide to IT Law, 3rd Edition
- Length: 262 pages
- Edition: 3
- Language: English
- Publisher: BCS
- Publication Date: 2020-12-17
- ISBN-10: 1780174888
- ISBN-13: 9781780174884
- Sales Rank: #0 (See Top 100 Books)
This comprehensive guide for management professionals discusses the IT-related legal issues faced by businesses on a daily basis. Legal concepts and terminology are notoriously difficult for non-specialists, but this book explains in plain English the relevant legal frameworks and gives examples from actual cases. New material in this edition include chapters on GDPR, cyber security, cloud computing contracts and Agile.
Front Cover Half-Title Page BCS, The Chartered Institute for It Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of figures and tables Contributors Acknowledgements Abbreviations Foreword to the 3rd edition 1. IT CONTRACTS – Jeremy Holt Introduction Parts of a contract Who are you going to call? Checking out the supplier Letter of intent The supplier’s terms What contracts are there likely to be? Appendix: main points of an IT contract 2. CLOUD COMPUTING – Stuart Smith, Mark Poston and Rachel Anderson Introduction What is cloud computing? The evolution of cloud computing Factors that contributed to the rise of cloud services Cloud formations Silver linings Thunder clouds Summary References 3. CLOUD COMPUTING CONTRACTS – Sam De Silva Introduction Pre-contractual steps Key commercial and legal issues Summary 4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FOR COMPUTER USERS – Jennifer Pierce Introduction Hardware and intellectual property rights Software and intellectual property rights Databases and intellectual property rights Websites and intellectual property rights Domain names and intellectual property rights The internet and trade marks The internet and copyright and database right Appendix: a basic guide to intellectual property and related rights Taking advice Summary 5. CYBER SECURITY – Andy Lucas Introduction What is cyber security? What are the main forms of cyber attack? What are the risk areas? What laws govern cyber security? What practical steps should you consider? What guides, frameworks and standards are available? Summary References 6. GDPR AND DATA PROTECTION: THE LAW – Victoria Hordern Introduction What data are covered? Special categories of personal data Data protection principles Rights of individuals Exemptions Remedies, enforcement powers and penalties Summary 7. DATA PROTECTION IN PRACTICE – Andrew Katz, Michaela MacDonald, Tim Astley, Usha Guness, Jiri Svorc and Chris McCormick Introduction Data protection by design and default What amounts to ‘processing personal data’ under the GDPR? Creating a ‘record of processing’ Deciding upon the lawful basis of processing Drafting data protection policies Data Protection Impact Assessments Requests from data subjects Children’s personal data Controllers and processors Sub-processors Data protection officers International transfers Processing data of EU data subjects Breach notifications Summary 8. IT IN THE WORKPLACE: PROTECTING THE EMPLOYER – Jeremy Holt Introduction Computer and email usage policies Social media Summary 9. IT IN THE WORKPLACE: AVOIDING EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS – Nicola Cordell Introduction Health and safety responsibilities Employment law Further advice Summary 10. OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE – Andrew Katz and Michaela MacDonald Introduction What is open source? Open source and communities Open source software business models Businesses as customers of open source Open source licensing in greater depth Procuring on-premise open source Licensing requirements Open source in the supply chain Open source compliance policies and procedures Open source software: employees and contractors Open source software and patents Summary Further information References 11. AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT – Stewart James Introduction The Agile Manifesto Commercial challenges Commercial models Contract drafting Template examples Summary 12. SETTING UP JOINT VENTURES – Andrew Katz Introduction Joint ventures and IT projects Establishing a joint venture Structure of a joint venture The operating agreement Competition law Summary Appendix: checklist for a joint venture operating agreement 13. RESOLVING DISPUTES – Sara Ellacott Introduction Overview of dispute resolution methods Key factors in dispute resolution Specific dispute resolution methods Summary Index Back Cover
Donate to keep this site alive
To access the Link, solve the captcha.
1. Disable the AdBlock plugin. Otherwise, you may not get any links.
2. Solve the CAPTCHA.
3. Click download link.
4. Lead to download server to download.