This fully updated second edition of information technology (IT) law in Ireland will prove invaluable to practitioners and students who specialize in IT law. It covers the law relating to e-commerce, including the Irish Electronic Commerce Act 2000; data protection and privacy laws, including the Data Protection Acts, 1988-2003; computer misues, including the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud) Offences Act 2001 and the Cybercrime Treaty; as well as the key Irish intellectual property law issues that impact upon IT.