Cloud Computing Law

Author: Christopher Millard
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199671670
Published In: October 2013
Format: Hardback , 448 pages
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The most comprehensive study of the legal issues surrounding cloud computing
Written by a team of leading experts in the field
Compiles, updates, and expands on the key research conducted by the the Queen Mary 'Cloud Legal Project' on the legal aspects of cloud computing and the implications for governance models
Analysis of the key topics including data ownership and protection, access to data, competition, consumer protection, governance models, and issues with existing cloud service contracts which often contain provisions that are inappropriate, unenforceable and / or illegal
Detailed consideration of the application of established data protection concepts to this new area of law

Cloud computing, whereby software, data processing, data storage and other key IT requirements are delivered as a service via the Internet, is evolving rapidly. However, whilst many organisations are becoming reliant on cloud resources, contracts for cloud services often contain provisions that are inappropriate, unenforceable and/or illegal. Similarly, the application of established data protection concepts to the storage and processing of information in cloud environments can be problematic, with fundamental uncertainties as to what is regulated, who is reponsible, which laws apply, and the circumstances in which law enforcement authorities can obtain access to information.

Covering the key legal and regulatory issues surrounding cloud computing, this work provides an invaluable analysis of this evolving area of law. Topics covered include contracts, data ownership and protection, access to data, competition, and consumer protection as well as an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of governance models for cloud computing, making this the most coherent and comprehensive study of the issues surrounding cloud computing law.

Readership: Academics, policy makers and regulators working in cloud computing. The work will also be of interest to lawyers in private practice and in-house counsel who advise on any aspect of cloud computing.

Part I - CLOUD COMPUTING ESSENTIALS
1: Christopher Millard and Kuan Hon: Cloud Technologies and Services
2: Christopher Millard and Kuan Hon: Control, Security and Risk in the Cloud
Part II - CLOUD COMPUTING TRANSACTIONS
3: Simon Bradshaw, Christopher Millard and Ian Walden: Standard Contacts for Cloud Services
4: Kuan Hon, Christopher Millard and Ian Walden: Negotiated Contracts for Cloud Services
5: Kuan Hon, Christopher Millard and Ian Walden: Public Sector Cloud Contracts
6: Chris Reed and Alan Cunningham: Ownership of Information in Clouds
Part III - PROTECTON OF PERSONAL DATA IN CLOUDS
7: Kuan Hon, Christopher Millard and Ian Walden: What Information is Regulated as Personal Data in Cloud Environments?
8: Kuan Hon, Christopher Millard and Ian Walden: Who is Responsible for Personal Data in Clouds?
9: Kuan Hon, Julia Hornle and Christopher Millard: Which Law(s) Apply to Personal Data in Clouds?
10: Kuan Hon and Christopher Millard: How Do Restrictions on International Transfers of Personal Data Work in Clouds?
Part IV - CLOUD REGULATION AND GOVERNANCE
11: Ian Walden: Law Enforcement Access to Data in Clouds
12: Ian Walden and Laise Da Corregio Luciano: Facilitating Competition in the Clouds
13: Alan Cunningham and Chris Reed: Consumer Protection in Cloud Environments
14: Chris Reed: Cloud Governance: The Way Forward

Professor Christopher Millard is Professor of Privacy and Information Law at Queen Mary University of London, Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, and Of Counsel to Bristows. He is the author of many articles and book chapters on privacy, technology, Internet and communications law, and General Editor of the International Journal of Law and Information Technology (Oxford University Press). He has previously been Partner and Head of Global Privacy Practice at Linklaters. He was Internet and eCommerce Lawyer of the Year 2008 and 2009 (International Who's Who of Business Lawyers).

Contributors:
Simon Bradshaw, Queen Mary, University of London
Alan Cunningham, Queen Mary, University of London
Laise Da Corregio Luciano, Queen Mary, University of London
Kuan Hon, Queen Mary, University of London
Julia Hornle, Queen Mary, University of London
Christopher Millard, Queen Mary, University of London
Chris Reed, Queen Mary, University of London
Ian Walden, Queen Mary, University of London