Welcome to the Internet Law and Regulation updates site. Here you can find a periodically updated collection of supplementary material, added since publication of the fourth edition of the book in September 2007.

Internet Law and Regulation was first published in 1996, written by a group of eight lawyers from Bird & Bird’s London office, led by Graham Smith. Since then the book has grown in both size and reputation to be one of the leading UK texts on internet law. At nearly 1,400 pages the fourth edition is a substantial resource for both English and comparative international internet law.

We also have information and contact details for all the authors and contributors to the book, who now number over 40 within and outside Bird & Bird.

Below are the topics covered in the fourth edition. Click on a heading to see whether there are any updates for that chapter. Or if you prefer, click on Updates to view a full list.
 

• Overview of the Internet
• Copyright, Patents and Confidential Information
• Trade Marks and Domain Names
• Defamation
• Content Liability and Protection
• Enforcement and Cross-border liability
• Data Protection
• Communications and Broadcasting Regulation
• Contracts between ISPs, Content Owners & Others
• Electronic Contracts and Transactions
• Payment Mechanisms for Internet Commerce
• Prohibited and Regulated Activities
• Tax
• Competition Law and the Internet