1. The emerging information society -- 2. The governance of the Internet -- 3. Technology and surveillance -- 4. The legal response to informational practices -- 5. The scope of data protection -- 6. Supervision of data users -- 7. The data protection principles -- 8. Individual rights and remedies -- 9. Data protection - the international dimension -- 10. Emerging legal responses to computer misuse -- 11. Computer fraud -- 12. Computer hacking and the law --13. Theft of information -- 14. Computer pornography --15. Detecting and prosecuting computer crime -- 16. Intellectual property law -- 17. Key elements of the patent system -- 18. Patents and software -- 19. Why is copyright important -- 20. The nature and extent of copyright protection -- 21. Non-literal copying -- 22. Copyright in the information society -- 23. Protection of databases -- 24. Trademark issues -- 25. Protection of semiconductor chip designs -- 26. Competition, standards and intellectual property -- 27. Liability for defective software -- 28. Non-contractual liability --29. Exclusion of liability -- 30. Electronic commerce and cryptography -- 31. Defamation
