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This innovative work offers a new perspective on the established tort of misuse of private information, contending that English law has evolved a sophisticated mechanism for the protection of privacy and the protection of the economic value in private information.Although information generally is not property, private information now appears to be treated by English law as a form of property, giving the owner of the information rights of exclusion, exploitation and transfer.

Smith on the Law of Assignment is the leading text on the law relating to intangible property or choses in action. It's clear and approachable structure covers all forms of intangible property: debts, rights under contract, securities, intellectual property, leases, rights/causes of action, and equitable rights. The book considers the nature of intangible property, how it comes into being, how it is transferred or assigned, the consequences of transfer, and the remedies of the dis...

What if a single group of conspirators was behind nearly every political happening since World War II? What if this secret society of comprised leading men from every major industry, from oil to the media to the CIA? 8Men reveals the sinister possibilities that lurk in the shadows of recent American history.Franklin D. Roosevelt could have prevented the attack on Pearl Harbor; the same influencers who ensured John F. Kennedy's election later orchestrated his assassination;...

In the midst of a technology revolution and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), we all need to understand the relationship between humans and technology. Social media, data surveillance, biometrics, genomics and cryptocurrencies dominate news and public debate, but there is often little consideration given to issues like how our data could be used in the future, the risks of genomic research, or responsibility for decisions made by AI. Techno argues that we are all responsible for co...

The Law of Assignment is the leading text on the law relating to intangible property or choses in action. Its clear and approachable structure covers all forms of intangible property (debts, rights under contract, securities, intellectual property, leases, rights/causes of action and equitable rights), considering the nature of intangible property, how it comes into being and how it is transferred or assigned. The first part of the book analyses the general principles regarding intangibles...

The regulation of technology is an important and topical area of law, relevant to almost all aspects of society. Technology Law: Australian and International Perspectives presents a thorough exploration of the new legal challenges created by evolving technologies, from the use of facial recognition technology in criminal investigations to the rise and regulation of cryptocurrencies. A well-written and fascinating introduction to technology law in Australia and internationally, Technology L...

This book addresses the use of biometrics – including fingerprint identification, DNA identification and facial recognition – in the criminal justice system: balancing the need to ensure society is protected from harms, such as crime and terrorism, while also preserving individual rights. It offers a comprehensive discussion of biometric identification that includes a consideration of: basic scientific principles, their historical development, the perspectives of political philosophy, crit...

During her brief tenure, Truss made a number of questionable decisions that alienated the financial community. Following a collapse in the bond market, she dismissed her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng and abandoned the majority of her policy initiatives.At least five of her own MPs had publicly called for her removal. Subsequently, several polls had highlighted that both her and her party’s ratings had crashed. YouGov said on Tuesday that she became the most unpopular le...

TidalWave brings back the classic comic book series that started in 1946. Its inspirational stories of sports and folk heroes, saints, school kids, history, science and similar topics were drawn by artists that included such prominent figures as EC's Reed Crandall, Graham Ingels and Joe Orlando, Marvel Comics' Joe Sinnott, and DC Comics' Murphy Anderson and Jim Mooney. Other features included literary adaptations and such typical comics fare as funny animal humor strips.

Jean Baudrillard was one of the most influential, radical, and visionary thinkers of our age. His ideas have had a profound bearing on countless fields, from art and politics to science and technology. Once hailed as the high priest of postmodernity, Baudrillard’s sophisticated theoretical analyses far surpass such simplistic caricatures. Bringing together Baudrillard’s most accomplished and perceptive commentators, this book assesses his legacy for the twenty-first century. It includes tw...

This six-volume set LNCS 14804-14809 constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition, ICDAR 2024, held in Athens, Greece, during August 30–September 4, 2024.The total of 144 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully selected from 263 submissions.The papers reflect topics such as: Document image processing; physical and logical layout analysis; text and symbol recognition; handwriting recognition; document a...

This collection celebrates the immense contribution of Sarah Worthington to the field of private law.Defining the subject broadly, experts from the judiciary and the academy address contemporary challenges arising in the fields of agency, company law and insolvency, contract law, equity, the law of money, personal property, restitution and unjust enrichment. The breadth of the contributors' expertise and their willingness to offer innovative and insightful solution...