The Author
List of Abbreviations
Preface
General Introduction
Chapter 1. General Background of the Country
Chapter 2. Telecommunications Infrastructure
Chapter 3. The Information and Communications Technology
Market
Chapter 4. E-commerce: Facts and Figures
Chapter 5. E-Government and Open Government Initiatives
Part I. Regulation of the ICT Market
Chapter 1. Regulatory Framework of the Telecommunications
Sector
Chapter 2. Regulation of Competition in the ICT Market
Chapter 3. Regulation of Cryptography and Other Dual-Use
Goods
Chapter 4. Legal Status of Standardization
Chapter 5. Legal Status of Out-of-Court Dispute Settlement
in the ICT Sector
Part II. Protection of Intellectual Property in the ICT Sector
Chapter 1. Application of Copyright in the Area of ICT
Chapter 2. Legal Protection of Software
Chapter 3. Legal Protection of Databases
Chapter 4. Legal Protection of Computer Chips
Chapter 5. Other Intellectual Property Rights in the ICT Sector
Chapter 6. Internet Domain Name Registration
Part III. ICT Contracts
Chapter 1. Hardware Contracts
Chapter 2. Software Contracts
Chapter 3. Turnkey Contracts
Chapter 4. Maintenance Contracts
Chapter 5. Facilities-Management Contracts
Chapter 6. Network Services
Chapter 7. Government Contracts
Part IV. Electronic Transactions
Chapter 1. Legal Status of Electronic Transactions
Chapter 2. Regulation of Electronic Signatures and Certification Services
Chapter 3. Legal Aspect of Electronic Banking
Chapter 4. Protection of Users of Electronic Services
Part V. Non-contractual Liability
Chapter 1. Negligence
Chapter 2. Liability of Network Operators
Chapter 3. Liability of Service Providers
Chapter 4. Product Liability
Part VI. Privacy Protection
Chapter 1. Regulation of Personal Data Processing
Chapter 2. The GDPR of 2016 and the Italian Data Protection Legal Framework
Chapter 3. Protection of Telecommunication Privacy
Part VII. Computer-Related Crime
Chapter 1. General Legal Development of Computer Crimes in Italy
Chapter 2. Application of Substantial Criminal Law in the Area of ICT
Chapter 3. Application of Criminal Procedure Law in the Area of ICT
Index