Part I: The Information Society
1:: The world of bits
2:: The network of networks
3:: Net neutrality
4:: Regulating the information society
Part II: Content and the Information Society
5:: Cyber-speech
6:: Social networking and antisocial conduct
7:: Defamation
Part III: Digital Content and Intellectual Property Rights
8:: Intellectual property rights and the information society
9:: Software
10:: Digital creatives and copyright law
11:: Copyright in the digital environment
12:: Copyright infringement in the digital environment
13:: Databases
14:: Branding, trade marks and domain names
15:: Brand identities, search engines, and secondary ma rkets
Part IV: E-Commerce
16:: Electronic contracts
17:: Electronic payments and cryptocurrency
18:: Consumer protection
Part V: Criminal Activity in the Information Society
19:: Computer misuse
20:: Obscenity in the information society
21:: Crime and law enforcement in the information society
Part VI: Data Privacy
22:: Data protection: the legal framework
23:: Data protection: rights and obligations
24:: The international trade in personal data
25:: State surveillance and data retention
Online only chapters
26:: Digital Ownership
27:: The digital public sphere
28:: Virtual environments
29:: The future for IT law