Future Law ::Emerging Technology, Regulation and Ethics /

How will law, regulation and ethics govern a future of fast-changing technologies?Focuses on the practical difficulties of applying law, policy and ethical structures to emergent technologies both now and in the futureCovers crucial current issues such as big data ethics, ubiquitous surveillance and the Internet of Things, and disruptive technologies such as autonomous vehicles, DIY genetics and robot agentsAsks where law might go next and how to regulate new-phase technology such as artificial intelligence, 'smart homes' and automated emotion recognitionUses examples from popular culture such as books, films, TV and Instagram - including Black Mirror, Disney princesses, Star Wars, Doctor Who and Rick and Morty - to bring hypothetical examples to lifeBringing together cutting-edge authors from academia, legal practice and the technology industry, this book explores and leverages the power of human imagination in understanding, critiquing and improving the legal responses to technological change.ContributorsPaul Bernal Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of East AngliaDamian Clifford Flemish Research Council (FWO) Aspirant Fellow, KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP LawMelissa de Zwart Dean of Law, Adelaide Law School, University of AdelaideCatherine Easton Reader in Law, University of LancasterLilian Edwards Professor of Law, Innovation and Society, Newcastle Law School, Newcastle UniversityAndres Guadamuz Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, University of SussexRob Hamper PhD Candidate, University of New South WalesEdina Harbinja Senior Lecturer in Media/Privacy Law, Aston Law School, Aston UniversityAndrew Katz Partner, Moorcrofts LLP, UK and Visiting Researcher, University of Skövde, SwedenMichaela MacDonald Teaching Fellow, Queen Mary University, LondonAlana Maurushat Professor of Cybersecurity and Behaviour, Western Sydney UniversityMiranda Mowbray Lecturer in Computer Science, University of BristolAndelka M Phillips Senior Lecturer, Te Piringa (Faculty of Law), University of Waikato, and Research Associate, Centre for Health, Law and Emerging Technologies (HeLEX), University of OxfordBurkhard Schafer Professor of Computational Legal Theory, School of Law, University of EdinburghLachlan D Urquhart Lecturer in Technology Law, School of Law, University of Edinburgh and Visiting Research Fellow, Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute, School of Computer Science, University of Nottingha