Future Law : : Emerging Technology, Regulation and Ethics / / Edina Harbinja, Lilian Edwards, Burkhard Schafer.

How will law, regulation and ethics govern a future of fast-changing technologies?Focuses on the practical difficulties of applying law, policy and ethical structures to emergent technologies both now and in the futureCovers crucial current issues such as big data ethics, ubiquitous surveillance and...

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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Future Law : FULA
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Physical Description:1 online resource (408 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
List of Contributors --
List of Figures and Tables --
Table of Cases --
Table of Legislation --
1 The Future’s Already Here: It’s Just Unevenly Edited --
Part I From Privacy and Princesses, to Security and Star Wars --
2 Privacy and Identity through the Eyes of Disney Princesses --
3 White Noise from the White Goods? Privacy by Design for Ambient Domestic Computing --
4 Citizen-consumers in a Personalised Galaxy: Emotion-influenced Decision Making, a True Path to the Dark Side? --
5 Big Data Ethics: Darth Vader and the Green Cross Man --
6 Security Vulnerabilities, Backdoors, Exploits and the Marketplace for Each: The Return of Boba Fett – Bug Bounty Hunter in the New Republic --
Part II A Matter of (Future) Life and Death --
7 Will My Genes Really Help Me Fit Into Those Jeans? Personal Genomics and Wrap Contracts --
8 On Living and Undead Wills: ZombAIs, Technology and the Future of Inheritance Law --
9 ‘Be Right Back’: What Rights Do We Have over Post-mortem Avatars of Ourselves? --
Part III Regulating Autonomous Technologies: Software Are Doing it for Themselves --
10 Autonomous Intelligent Agents and the Roman Law of Slavery --
11 Autonomous Vehicles: An Analysis of the Regulatory and Legal Landscape --
Part IV Textual Poaching: Copyright in a Remixed World --
12 Living in a Remixed World: Comparative Analysis of Transformative Uses in Copyright Law --
13 Repost This: Instagram and the Art of Re-photography --
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Summary:How will law, regulation and ethics govern a future of fast-changing technologies?Focuses on the practical difficulties of applying law, policy and ethical structures to emergent technologies both now and in the futureCovers crucial current issues such as big data ethics, ubiquitous surveillance and the Internet of Things, and disruptive technologies such as autonomous vehicles, DIY genetics and robot agentsAsks where law might go next and how to regulate new-phase technology such as artificial intelligence, ‘smart homes’ and automated emotion recognitionUses examples from popular culture such as books, films, TV and Instagram – including Black Mirror, Disney princesses, Star Wars, Doctor Who and Rick and Morty – to bring hypothetical examples to lifeBringing together cutting-edge authors from academia, legal practice and the technology industry, this book explores and leverages the power of human imagination in understanding, critiquing and improving the legal responses to technological change.ContributorsPaul Bernal Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of East AngliaDamian Clifford Flemish Research Council (FWO) Aspirant Fellow, KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP LawMelissa de Zwart Dean of Law, Adelaide Law School, University of AdelaideCatherine Easton Reader in Law, University of LancasterLilian Edwards Professor of Law, Innovation and Society, Newcastle Law School, Newcastle UniversityAndres Guadamuz Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, University of SussexRob Hamper PhD Candidate, University of New South WalesEdina Harbinja Senior Lecturer in Media/Privacy Law, Aston Law School, Aston UniversityAndrew Katz Partner, Moorcrofts LLP, UK and Visiting Researcher, University of Skövde, SwedenMichaela MacDonald Teaching Fellow, Queen Mary University, LondonAlana Maurushat Professor of Cybersecurity and Behaviour, Western Sydney UniversityMiranda Mowbray Lecturer in Computer Science, University of BristolAndelka M Phillips Senior Lecturer, Te Piringa (Faculty of Law), University of Waikato, and Research Associate, Centre for Health, Law and Emerging Technologies (HeLEX), University of OxfordBurkhard Schafer Professor of Computational Legal Theory, School of Law, University of EdinburghLachlan D Urquhart Lecturer in Technology Law, School of Law, University of Edinburgh and Visiting Research Fellow, Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute, School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781474417631
9783110780413
DOI:10.1515/9781474417631
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Edina Harbinja, Lilian Edwards, Burkhard Schafer.