Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Cyber Law in Hong Kong

Product Description Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical guide to cyber law the law affecting information and communication technology (ICT) in Hong Kong covers every aspect of the subject, including intellectual property rights in the ICT sector, relevant competition rules, drafting and negotiating ICT-related contracts, electronic transactions, privacy issues, and computer crime. Lawyers who handle transnational matters will appreciate the detailed explanation of specific characteristics of practice and procedure. Following a general introduction, the book assembles its information and guidance in seven main areas of practice: the regulatory framework of the electronic communications market; software protection, legal protection of databases or chips, and other intellectual property matters; contracts with regard to software licensing and network services, with special attention to case law in this area; rules with regard to electronic evidence, regulation of electronic signatures, electronic banking, and electronic commerce; specific laws and regulations with respect to the liability of network operators and service providers and related product liability; protection of individual persons in the context of the processing of personal data and confidentiality; and the application of substantive criminal law in the area of ICT. Its succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the information it provides, make this book a valuable time-saving tool for business and legal professionals alike. Lawyers representing parties with interests in Hong Kong will welcome this very useful guide, and academics and researchers will appreciate its value in the study of comparative law in this relatively new and challenging field. About the Author Professor Yun ZHAO studied at China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing (LLM in 1998 and LLB in 1995), Leiden University, the Netherlands (LLM in 1999) and Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (PhD in 2003). He is Professor of law at the Department of Law of The University of Hong Kong. Professor Zhao is Arbitrator of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center, Guangzhou Arbitration Commission and South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, Panellist of the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center and of the Online Dispute Resolution Center of the CIETAC in Beijing. He is also founding Council Member of Hong Kong Internet Forum (HKIF), elected Member of the International Institute of Space Law at Paris, Member of the Asia Pacific Law Association and Beijing International Law Society, Vice President of the CUPL Hong Kong Alumni Association, Judge of Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court. Previously, he was Associate Professor at the School of Law of City University of Hong Kong. Professor Zhao is listed in Marquis Whos Who in the World. He is winner of the Prof. Dr I.H.Ph. Diederiks-Verschoor Award 2006, awarded by the International Institute of Space Law in France, the first winner of Isa Diederiks-Verschoor Prize in the Netherlands and also first winner of SATA Prize by the Foundation of Development of International Law in Asia (DILA). He has published on various topics, particularly in the area of Dispute Resolution, Space Law, E-Commerce Law and International Economic Law. Professor Zhaos recent publications include Dispute Resolution in Electronic Commerce (Martinus Nijhoff, 2005), Liberalization of Electronic Commerce and Law (Peking University Press, 2005), and Space Commercialization and the Development of Space Law (Intellectual Property Press, 2008).