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The Fifth Edition Of [this Title Is An...] Analysis Of And Commentary On The Latest Developments Within This Burgeoning Field Of Law...the Contents Have Been Restructured And The Reordering Of The Chapters Provides A Coherent Flow To The Subject Matter. Criminal Law Issues Are Now Dealt With In Two Separate Chapters To Enable A More Focused Approach To Content Crime. The New Edition Contains Both A Significant Amount Of Incremental Change As Well As Substantial New Material And, Where Possible, Case Studies Have Been Used To Illustrate Significant Issues. In Particular, New Additions Include: Social Media And The Criminal Law; The Impact Of The Decision In Google Spain And The ‘right To Be Forgotten’; The Schrems Case And The Demise Of The Safe Harbour Agreement; The Judicial Reassessment Of The Proportionality Of Ict Surveillance Powers Within The Uk And Eu Post The Madrid Bombings; And The Expansion Of The Icann Gtlds And The Redesigned Domain Name Registration And Dispute Resolution Processes.-- Regulating Information Technologies -- Regulatory Competence Over The Internet -- Intermediaries Within Online Regulation -- Copyright And The Internet -- Domain Names -- Electronic Commerce -- Cybercrime: Fraud And Computer Misuse -- Content Crimes -- Privacy And Data Protection -- Surveillance, Data Retention, And Encryption -- Intellectual Property Rights In Software -- Software Licences, Free And Open Source Licensing (f/oss), And Software As A Service (saas). Diane Rowland, Uta Kohl And Andrew Charlesworth. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.