Table of Contents

introduction to law and legal terminology; copyright and licensing; data protection; The Information Commissioner; freedom of information; defamation; breach of confidence and privacy; professional liability; contracts and licensing agreements; internet and electronic commerce law; computer misuse; disability discrimination.

About the Author

Paul Pedley MA MLib FCLIP is Head of Research at the Economist Intelligence Unit, and has previously worked in the information departments of a law firm, a property developer, and a number of government departments. He represents Aslib on the Libraries and Archives Copyright Alliance, and is on the steering group of the JISC Legal Information Service. Paul regularly runs training courses on copyright, data protection and freedom of information, as well as on internet topics such as the invisible web, and business information on the internet. He maintains an information law weblog at www.paulpedley.com, which is accompanied by a fortnightly newsletter.