Media and Communications - Laws and Regulations

This book will focus on the host of legal and regulatory issues that have come with the expansion of the digital age. Privacy often seems to be a thing of the past, and how has the law coped with this? Intellectual property - to whom does it belong?

Cyber-terrorism, cyber-criminality, cyber-bullying - all have taken root and blossomed in various ways throughout the Internet. Laws and regulations simply cannot keep up with the fast paced evolution of ways to thwart them. One of the central issues that jurisprudence struggles with when it comes to the digital age is the notion of privacy, and what it means in a networked society. We are awash in data, much of it personal. All of the topics we cover in this book boil down in one way or another to privacy. With the advent of the Internet came a new medium via which criminals can operate. From petty scams to global heists, the Internet is host to a plethora of illicit and illegal activity. Regulators and lawmakers are struggling to keep up with the challenges. Here, we present a number of the challenges, as well as some of the tools that are in development to counter criminal activity on the Internet.

Crime and how the Internet has enabled it in new ways will be the subject of the first articles in this book. Cyber-criminals perpetrate cyber-attacks. But not much scholarly research has been performed on these attacks. “Cyber-Attack Attributes” identifies some types, their objectives, and their targets. Cyber-criminals have honed their trade, developing ever more sophisticated tools to achieve their goals - whether that be hacking for information (spying) or money. In fact, “crimeware” can now be bought and sold in online marketplaces, stymying law enforcement efforts. “Crimeware Marketplaces and Their Facilitating Technologies” takes an in depth look. So, how to counter these sophisticated criminals? Cyber security is key. There are many ways of improving cyber security - which very much depend on what is protected. “Cybersecurity and Cyber-Resilient Supply Chains” looks at the legal challenges to enforcing cyber security measures for customer supply chains. “Cybersecurity Futures: How Can We Regulate Emergent Risks?” examines trends in this rapidly growing sector. Of course, it is not only criminals...