Science & Technology

In our digital world, data is power, and information hoarders reign supreme. The practices of these digital pillagers are analogous to those of cartels-they use intimidation, aggression, and force to maintain control and power. Sarah Lamdan brings us...

The birth of the first test tube baby in 1978 focused attention on the sweeping advances in assisted reproductive technology (ART), which is now a multi-billion-dollar business in the United States. Sperm and eggs are bought and sold in a market that has...

Are you alive? What makes you so sure? Most people believe this question has a clear answer-that some law defines our status as living (or not) for all purposes. But they are dead wrong. In this pioneering study, Elizabeth Price Foley examines the many,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991420780Author Victoria SuttonFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint Vargas PublishingPublisher Vargas PublishingWeight(grams) 413gDimensions(mm) 280mm *...

Innovation and Liability in Biotechnology introduces and articulates an innovative framework, the Liability Analysis Framework (LAF), which offers a new perspective from which stakeholders and society can assess, manage and communicate about liability in...

The dogma of the sovereignty of the state, deriving from the Peace of Westphalia, underpins much of the modern-day international system. However, developments in recent technology have led this ideology to depart from reality. Viewing state sovereignty...

This book analyses discontent with law and assesses the prospect of better governance by technology.In the first part of the book, where the context is 'low tech', the range of discontent with law is examined; the underlying reasons for such discontent...

In the context of the technological disruption of law and, in particular, the prospect of governance by machines, this book reconsiders the demand that we should respect the law, simply because it is the law. What does 'the law' need to look like to...

Communications giants like Google, Comcast, and AT&T enjoy increasingly unchecked control over speech. As providers of broadband access and Internet search engines, they can control online expression. Their online content restrictions-from obstructing...

Privacy is one of the most urgent issues associated with information technology and digital media. This book claims that what people really care about when they complain and protest that privacy has been violated is not the act of sharing information...

Delving deep into the emerging international and federal statutory and legislative developments surrounding Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technologies, Atilla Kasap assesses whether current motor vehicle regulations, liability law and the liability insurance...

Important and original, this book presents an entirely new way of understanding Technology - as the successor to the dominant ideologies that have underpinned the thought and practices of the West. Like Deity, State and Market, Technology displays the...

This title was first published in 2002: This volume discusses the subject of biomedical ethics. Various views, historical and contemporary, are discussed, with the editors using the contrasting concepts in the shift from paternalism to autonomy in...

Patent laws are different in many countries, and inventors are sometimes at a loss to understand which basic requirements should be satisfied if an invention is to be granted a patent. This is particularly true for inventions implemented on a computer...

Novel Beings is a forward-looking exploration into the divide between proactive and reactive regulatory approaches to the cross-section of biotechnology and artificial intelligence (AI) research. Addressing an innovative area of academic study, Novel...

While it is a truism that emerging technologies present both opportunities for and challenges to their host communities, the legal community has only recently begun to consider their significance. On the one hand, emerging information, bio, nano, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788757404975Author Peter BlumeFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint DJOFPublishingPublisher DJOFPublishing

Provides a comprehensive exploration of the underlying technology driving virtual currencies, clarifying complex concepts and confronting the issue of anonymity inherent in virtual currency transactions.

In today’s rapidly changing legal landscape, becoming a digital lawyer is vital to success within the legal profession. Technology and Legal Practice: Becoming a Digital Lawyer is a toolkit for gaining the key attributes and skills required to utilise...

Interrogates how digital self-surveillance can be turned against us by police, prosecutors, and political whimsFor consumers living in a digitally-connected world, smart technologies have built an inescapable trap of digital self-surveillance. Smart...

Law and Technology: A Methodical Approach offers a defensible and consistent approach to the legal analysis of technology. It puts forward a step-by-step methodology for thinking about and ultimately challenging technology to meet society's demands.About...

This book argues that law, regulation, and technology can be understood as particular kinds of governance projects, and their credentials assessed according to an overarching concept of good governance. The book introduces the ideas of 'governance by...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a linchpin in modern security strategies, thanks to its ability to process vast amounts of data, identify patterns, and make data-driven predictions. However, this technological surge requires careful examination...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781032351872Author Alessandra GuidaImprint Taylor & Francis LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

In a fully digitized world and hyper-connected society, artificial intelligence (AI) is developing more and more each day. In the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, it seems appropriate to examine the real or imagined progress of AI in terms of human...