Publisher's Synopsis
This handbook brings together the profusion of legislation and guidance relating to telephony, wireless communication, copyright, data transmission and dissemination, data protection and security in a single source. Relevant UK statutory legislation is reproduced as amended. The amendments made by the Satellite Television Service Regulations 1997 and the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 have been incorporated and the texts of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998 and the Data Protection Act 1998 are set out.Key European materials (which increasingly influence UK legal practice) and international Treaties and Conventions are also reproduced.This handbook is an essential reference source for media and communications lawyers and IT professionals.