Software and Internet Law, Third Edition

SOFTWARE AND INTERNET LAW, Third Edition, is an excellent choice for courses that cover all aspects of computer law. This careful exploration of computer software, the Internet, and e-commerce focuses on intellectual property, licensing, and antitrust law to give students a solid introduction to the full range of the field.

This proven teaching tool:

provides a combination of original text, significant cases, challenging problems, and exemplary questions along with the authors¿ insight from their cumulative experience

illuminates the many roles of lawyers who service the software industry and the Internet

supplies broad coverage, from commercial issues to constitutional issues such as free speech

is written by authors who are leaders in the field, well known for their scholarship

reviews technical terms for the novice

is accompanied by a useful Teacher¿s Manual with sample syllabi, exam questions, course suggestions, and answers to all the problems in the text

The authors incorporate much new material in the Third Edition:

extensive updating of the Internet chapters

substantial expansion of the discussion of the legal issues surrounding open source

additional discussions of the problems of spyware, malware, and computer and data security

new material on the enforcement of clickwrap and on browsewrap licenses

updated treatment of digital copyright, including the Supreme Court¿s decision in MGM v. Grokster

more attention paid to the important new issue of Internet keywords in trademark law