Law, Reason and Emotion

Law, Reason and Emotion
Author: Mortimer Sellers (org.)
Publisher: Initia Via Editora
Total Pages: 1217
Release:
Genre: Law
ISBN: 8595470316

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Derechos, Libertades y Sociedad de la Información

Derechos, Libertades y Sociedad de la Información
Author: Teresa M. Geraldes Da Cunha Lopes
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2011-06-29
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0557220254

Los vertiginosos avances que en muy pocas décadas han alcanzado las nuevas tecnologías destinadas a facilitar la comunicación entre las personas y el flujo de informaciones, y muy en particular el espectacular desarrollo que ha tenido internet desde su creación relativamente reciente, plantean retos complejos y novedosos a nuestras sociedades, desde los más diversos puntos de vista. La presente obra colectiva pretende dar al lector una perspectiva multidisciplinaria de los retos arriba mencionados.

Copyright and Multimedia

Copyright and Multimedia
Author: Julian Rodriguez Pardo
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9041189025

Technology has affected a wide range of issues in our personal and professional lives. And in doing so it has opened the door for new legal questions, especially with regard to intellectual property and, more specifically, copyright. New legal questions have arisen with respect to the authorship of web pages, databases, computer programs, and, in general, multimedia work. Is this technology internationally protected? Can internet piracy be considered piracy? To whom does the copyright belong when more than one author exists? When is it necessary to resort to technical protection devices? By examining international laws, such as the WIPO treaties and EU law, this book offers a clear answer to these questions while focusing on how copyright does or does not protect new technology. It also examines alternative ways of protecting technologies that present the real possibility of appealing to patent and trademark law as well as an overview of the multimedia concept and the origins of copyright. This book's simple structure helps the reader to understand how to utilize current laws to protect one's work and offers an interesting and informative analysis of the subject.

The Balance between Worker Protection and Employer Powers

The Balance between Worker Protection and Employer Powers
Author: Nuno Cerejeira Namora
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 622
Release: 2019-01-17
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1527526097

This book analyses the most important problems and challenges of the current labour market from the point of view of the balance between the parties of the employment contract. The contributions here are related to various pressing topics, including, for example, the future of work and worker protection on an international level against the strengthening of employers’ powers. In addition, the nature and limits of employers’ power, non-competition contractual clauses and workers’ rights in the face of new communication and information technologies are also discussed. The contributors are drawn from several countries, such as Portugal, Spain, Bolivia, Italy, México and Switzerland. The book will appeal to lawyers, legal experts, human resources experts, economist, judges, academia, and staff from companies and trade unions, and employers’ representation. The volume features insights and contributions in different languages, with chapters in Spanish (12), English (4) and Portuguese (5).

Labour Law and the Gig Economy

Labour Law and the Gig Economy
Author: Jo Carby-Hall
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2020-03-24
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1000053490

This international book analyses the impact of digitisation in labour markets, on labour relationships and also on labour processes. The rapid progress of modern disruptive technologies and AIs and their multiple applications to each phase of the labour production system, are changing the production rules on a global scale with significant impacts in every aspect of work. As new technologies transform work patterns and change the type of jobs available - destroying some while creating others - and even the nature of the tasks performed, numerous legal problems arise which are challenging to legislators and legal scholars who need to find appropriate solutions to them. Considering the labour law issues which have been created by technological developments and currently affect the work of millions worldwide, this book highlights the full scope of these issues, suggesting solutions to emerging problems and ways to mitigate the risks brought about through technological advancement. Approaching the present debate with perspectives on legal problems with expertise from a wide range of different countries, this book presents informed and scholarly studies which answer the challenges that new technologies present in labour markets, private lives and labour processes.

Surveillance, Privacy and Public Space

Surveillance, Privacy and Public Space
Author: Bryce Clayton Newell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2018-07-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351780182

Today, public space has become a fruitful venue for surveillance of many kinds. Emerging surveillance technologies used by governments, corporations, and even individual members of the public are reshaping the very nature of physical public space. Especially in urban environments, the ability of individuals to remain private or anonymous is being challenged. Surveillance, Privacy, and Public Space problematizes our traditional understanding of ‘public space’. The chapter authors explore intertwined concepts to develop current privacy theory and frame future scholarly debate on the regulation of surveillance in public spaces. This book also explores alternative understandings of the impacts that modern living and technological progress have on the experience of being in public, as well as the very nature of what public space really is. Representing a range of disciplines and methods, this book provides a broad overview of the changing nature of public space and the complex interactions between emerging forms of surveillance and personal privacy in these public spaces. It will appeal to scholars and students in a variety of academic disciplines, including sociology, surveillance studies, urban studies, philosophy, law, communication and media studies, political science, and criminology.

E-Governance and Civic Engagement: Factors and Determinants of E-Democracy

E-Governance and Civic Engagement: Factors and Determinants of E-Democracy
Author: Manoharan, Aroon
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 673
Release: 2011-10-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 161350084X

"Thia book examines how e-government facilitates online public reporting, two-way communication and debate, online citizen participation in decision-making, and citizen satisfaction with e-governance"--Provided by publisher.

Tax and Robotics

Tax and Robotics
Author: Álvaro Falcón Pulido
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2023-12-18
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004538518

We are standing on the threshold of the robotic era, the fourth industrial revolution. The undeniable impact and consequences of robotics are already raising economic concerns, such as the loss of income tax revenue as robots gradually replace human workers, as well as legal doubts regarding the possible taxation of robots or their owners. Financial law must adapt to this new reality by answering several crucial questions. Should robots pay taxes? Can they? Do they have the ability to pay? Can they be considered entrepreneurs for VAT purposes? These are just some of the many issues that Dr. Álvaro Falcón Pulido lucidly and insightfully addresses in this fascinating new monographic work, which includes an exhaustive bibliography on the subject.