Overview
- Provides a process-oriented discussion of the legal issues presented by agent-based technology. It works through these processes to produce a framework for designing a methodology for legal compliance, rights, etc. for intelligent agents performing and negotiating various types of transactions
- A hot topic in the EE/CS and IT fields and Subirana is on top of this research
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Integrated Series in Information Systems (ISIS, volume 4)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Legal Programming: Designing Legally Compliant RFID and Software Agent Architectures for Retail Processes and Beyond provides a process-oriented discussion of the legal concerns presented by agent-based technologies, processes and programming. It offers a general outline of the potential legal difficulties that could arise in relation to them, focusing on the programming of negotiation and contracting processes in a privacy, consumer and commercial context. The authors will elucidate how it is possible to create form of legal framework and design methodology for transaction agents, applicable in any environment and not just in a specific proprietary framework, that provides the right level of compliance and trust. Key elements considered include the design and programming of legally compliant methods, the determination of rights in respect of objects and variables, and ontologies and programming frameworks for agent interactions. Examples are used to illustrate the points made and provide a practical perspective.
Reviews
"Thought-provoking and far-sighted, this book provides a detailed analysis of the legal issues involved in on-line business and how a new generation of electronic agents can help. If you’re grappling with these issues today—or if you just want to see what’s coming tomorrow—this book is an excellent place to start." Thomas W. Malone, MIT Sloan School of Management
"Brian Subirana has written an excellent book addressing a topic which is becoming increasingly important in business today. As software, businesses and people become increasingly intertwined on-line, the legal ramifications of this emerging world will become a key area in the design of on-line systems and in public policy. The emergence and rapid adoption of RFID is making this topic even more pertinent, perhaps even urgent. This book is a visionary window into the future." Prof. Sanjay Sarma, MIT, Member of the Board of Governors of EPCglobal
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Legal Programming
Book Subtitle: Designing Legally Compliant RFID and Software Agent Architectures for Retail Processes and Beyond
Authors: Brian Subirana, Malcolm Bain
Series Title: Integrated Series in Information Systems
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b101542
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-23414-4Published: 12 November 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-9847-6Published: 14 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-23415-1Published: 03 October 2006
Series ISSN: 1571-0270
Series E-ISSN: 2197-7968
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 314
Topics: Legal Aspects of Computing, e-Commerce/e-business, IT in Business, Control Structures and Microprogramming, Computers and Society