Elgar Information Law and Practice series – serie

In this thoroughly revised second edition, Pedro De Miguel Asensio presents a practical analysis of jurisdiction, choice of law, and recognition and enforcement of judgments in the context of online activities, examining areas where private legal relationships are most affected by the Internet. Addressing the tension between the ubiquity of the Internet and the territorial nature of national legal orders, the author sets out the latest developments across multiple jurisdictions in this dynamic field.Key Features:Updated coverage of EU Law and recent case lawAccessible guidance on how to combat illegal contentScrupulous analysis of complex conflict of laws issues that arise with Internet activitiesNew sections providing extensive explanations of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets ActNew material on other instruments in the fields of AI, crypto-markets, audiovisual media services, intermediary services, product safety and terrorist content onlineOverview of key topics including information society services, digital services, data protection, defamation, copyright, trademarks, unfair competition and online contractsWritten by award-winning author Pedro De Miguel Asensio, Conflict of Laws and the Internet continues to be an essential guide for practitioners and policy-makers with applications for IT law experts and companies active in e-commerce. The book’s strong doctrinal base for an area of ever-increasing importance will also be valuable for academics working in the fields of IT law and private international law.

Esports Law and Practice serves as an authoritative guide to the rapidly expanding field of esports law. This comprehensive work provides detailed analysis of all aspects of this complex and multifaceted sector. It delves into the history and development of the evolving legal landscape, offering practical insights into the challenges and opportunities that esports presents.Key Features:Explores the relationship between esports and traditional sportsProvides a comprehensive overview of integrity and governance issues in esportsCovers dispute resolution mechanisms in the context of IP matters and investor-State disputesDelves into key topics such as mergers and acquisitions, antitrust issues and tax considerationsAnalyses governance structures and regulatory challenges, including the regulation of loot boxes, match-fixing, doping and employment contractsHighlights the importance of intellectual property rights and examines the critical role of copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets in the esports industryEsports Law and Practice is an indispensable resource for legal professionals specializing in esports and sports law. Practitioners in intellectual property law or international arbitration dealing with esports cases will find the book's detailed guidance on regulatory issues, disciplinary actions, and dispute resolution methods particularly beneficial. Policymakers, regulators, investors, business strategists, academics, and students interested in these legal areas will also find the work's theoretical and practical insights invaluable.

This book delivers a comprehensive examination of the legal systems that regulate the responsibilities of intermediaries for illegal online content in both the EU and the US. It assesses whether existing systems are capable of tackling modern challenges, ultimately advocating for the introduction of a double-sided duty of care, requiring online intermediaries to do more to tackle illegal content whilst also better protecting their users' rights.Key features include: discussion of the fundamental rights implications of increased intermediary responsibilitycritical appraisal of the current EU system, as laid down in the e-Commerce Directive, and recommendations for reforma detailed examination of US intermediary liability law, namely Section 230 CDA and Section 512(c) DMCA•/li>an overview of key developments in law and in practice in relation to all types of illegal online content, including copyright-infringing content, child sexual abuse material, terrorist content and hate speechanalysis of the latest regulatory developments, including the copyright in the DSM Directive, the amended Audiovisual Media Directive and the Terrorist Content Regulation.This incisive book will be a key resource for practitioners and policy makers working on issues relating to intermediary liability and illegal online content. Deploying the relevant case law, legal literature and legislative history of the topic, it will also be of value to students and academics in the field.