Information Law

Author: Huang Ruihua
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book strives to embody the following characteristics:
(1) Systematicity. The book takes the information market and the process of information activities as the main thread, with the rights and obligations of the two parties in the information market, the dissemination and use of the subject of information, and the legal regulation of information security as three branches. It integrates a vast and scattered amount of information legal norms into a cohesive system, forming a clear logic, prominent focus, strong systematic nature, and logical information law system.
(2) Novelty. The content of this book is based on the newly formulated or revised information legal norms in China, while also reflecting some of the latest domestic and international research findings. It includes a portion of the research results conducted by the author under the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 70171007).
(3) Combination of Domestic and International Laws and Regulations. The book not only introduces a large number of domestic laws, regulations, and rules related to information activities but also covers a significant number of legal systems of developed countries abroad and international conventions of some international organizations, reflecting the "borderless nature of information" and aligning with the trend of globalization.
(4) Charts and Case Studies Enhance Readability. The book aims to present concise and accessible text and makes full use of charts to summarize key content for easier understanding and memorization. Each chapter includes a preface and review questions, and the text incorporates selected domestic and international case studies to help readers thoroughly grasp the knowledge, improve their understanding and application of information legal systems, and enhance their skills.
This book takes the information market and the entire process of information activities as the main thread, systematically elaborating on information legal knowledge and specific legal norms involved in information activities under both international and domestic contexts. The book is divided into 12 chapters, covering topics such as legal adjustment of information activities, an overview of information law, copyright of information works, legal systems of information dissemination, legal systems of information acquisition and consumption, patents of information technology, trademarks, domain names, and other identifiers of information products, legal protection of computer software, databases, and semiconductor chips, legal systems of information transactions, legal systems of information industry management, legal systems of network information security, and computer crimes.
The book covers major domestic and international information laws and regulations, reflecting the "borderless nature of information." The carefully selected charts and domestic and international case studies enhance its readability. This book serves as a textbook for related majors such as Information Management and Information Systems, Computer Science and Software Engineering, and Electronic Information Engineering in universities, as well as a reference book for law majors. Additionally, it is also suitable as a training textbook and reference material for professionals in various IT fields and government personnel involved in information industry management.