Internet Law in China

by Guosong Shao

Overview

A comprehensive, structured, and up-to-date introduction to the law governing the dissemination of information in a computer-mediated world in China, Internet Law in China stresses the practical applications of the law that are encountered by all individuals and organizations in Chinese cyberspace, but always in the light of theoretical underpinnings. Among the overarching topics treated in the Chinese context are the following: intellectual property protection in cyberspace; privacy of communication and data privacy; electronic contract forming and electronic signature; personal, domestic and international jurisdiction; and free expression in cyberspace. This book is particularly valuable to legal, business, and communication professionals, academics, and students concerned with the regulation of the Internet and related activities in China. It is the first book to focus solely on Chinese Internet law.

• The first book to systematically explore the legal doctrines and principles that apply to the Internet and related activities in China
• Broad coverage: from Internet speech to proprietary interests, privacy issues, electronic contracts, and jurisdiction
• Original comparative analysis of China’s Internet regulation practice in the global context

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857091598
Publisher:	Woodhead Publishing, Limited
Publication date:	05/28/2012
Series:	Chandos Asian Studies Series
Pages:	316
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Dr. Guosong Shao is Professor & Dean of Journalism School, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics. He obtained a PhD in Communication and Information Sciences from the University of Alabama; his research interests include new media, media law and policy, media economics and management, and political communication. Shao has published more than 15 journal articles in these areas during the past three years. Prior to entering his doctoral studies, Dr. Shao worked as a communications/marketing specialist for a Fortune Global 500 company in New York City, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Introduction to the Chinese legal system; history and principles of Chinese regulation on the Internet; Internet speech: Discussion of disruptive speech, defamation, obscenity, indecency and violence; access, filtering, and anonymity; and commercial speech in cyberspace; Proprietary interests: Discussion of copyright, trademarks, and patents in cyberspace; Privacy Interests: privacy and new technology, government and private monitoring of electronic communication, technological privacy protection, government and private data collection and disclosure, and personal privacy; Electronic contracts: Limitation, exclusion, and compliance measures; forming electronic contracts; and electronic signatures; Jurisdiction: Discussion of personal, domestic, and international jurisdiction on Internet activities.