This book examines the national and international implications of a range of issues relating to the use of information technology. Preface, The Emerging Information Society, The Governance of the Internet, Technology and Surveillance, The Legal Response to Informational Practices, The Scope of Data Protection, Supervision of Data Users, The Data Protection Principles, Individual Rights and Remedies, Data Protection - The International Dimension, Emerging Legal Responses to Computer Misuse, Computer Fraud, Computer Hacking and the Law, Theft of Information, Computer Pornography, Detecting and Prosecuting Computer Crime, Intellectual Property Law, Key Elements of the Patent System, Patents and Software, The Nature and Extent of Copyright Protection, Non-Literal Copying, Copyright in the Information Society, Protection of Databases, Trademark Issues, Liability for Detective Software, Non-Contractual Liability, Exclusion of Liability, Electronic Commerce and Cryptography, Defamation, Index.