Cloud computing continues to expand dramatically and the 'as a Service' model is now both mainstream and ubiquitous. Cloud now encompasses everything from the remote provision of essential computer processing and storage resources, through to delivery of complex business and government services, logistics, healthcare, education, and entertainment. The Covid-19 pandemic provided a striking demonstration of cloud computing's global scalability and resilience, as billions of workers and students switched in a matter of weeks to working and studying 'from home'. This book delivers an accessible analysis of the key legal and regulatory issues that surround cloud computing. Topics covered include contracts for cloud services, information ownership and licensing, privacy and data protection, standards and competition law, law enforcement access to data, and international tax models for cloud and other digital services. The book is organised in four parts. Part I explains what cloud computing is, why it matters, and what non-technical readers need to know about how it works. Part II includes a detailed review of standard contracts for 40 cloud services and highlights key legal and commercial issues that arise in negotiated transactions for cloud services. Ownership of, and access to, 'digital assets' are also explored. Part III focusses on the application of data protection and cybersecurity rules, including an in-depth assessment of the impact of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on providers and users of cloud services. Finally, Part IV addresses governance issues relating to public sector use of cloud, access to cloud data by law enforcement authorities, competition rules and standards, and the disruption to global taxation models caused by the rapid shift to cloud services.
Part 1 1: W Kuan Hon, Christopher Millard, and Jatinder Singh: Cloud Technologies and Services 2: W Kuan Hon, Christopher Millard, and Jatinder Singh: Control, Security, and Risk in the Cloud Part 2 3: Johan David Michels, Christopher Millard, and Felicity Turton: Standard Contracts for Cloud Services 4: W Kuan Hon, Christopher Millard, Ian Walden, and Conor Ward: Negotiated Contracts for Cloud Services 5: Chris Reed: Information Ownership in the Cloud 6: Johan David Michels and Christopher Millard: Digital Assets in Clouds Part 3 7: Chris Reed and Laura Edgar: Consumer Protection in the Cloud 8: Dimitra Kamarinou, Christopher Millard and Felicity Turton: Protection of Personal Data in Clouds and Rights of Individuals 9: Dimitra Kamarinou, Christopher Millard, and Felicity Turton: Responsibilities of Controllers and Processors of Personal Data in Clouds 10: Ulrich Wuermeling and Isabella Oldani: Regulation of International Data Transfers in Clouds Part 4 11: Johan David Michels and Ian Walden: Cybersecurity, Cloud, and Critical Infrastructure 12: Niamh Gleeson and Ian Walden: Placing the State in the Cloud: Issues of Data Governance and Public Procurement 13: Ian Walden: Accessing Data in the Cloud: The Long Arm of the Law Enforcement Agent 14: Niamh Gleeson and Ian Walden: Facilitating Competition in the Cloud 15: Niamh Gleeson and Ian Walden: Cloud Computing, Standards, and the Law 16: Vasiliki Koukoulioti and Chris Reed: International Tax Implications of Cloud Computing
Christopher Millard is Professor of Privacy and Information Law at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London, and is Senior Counsel to the law firm Bristows. He has some 40 years of experience in technology law in academia and legal practice, and is a Fellow (and past Chair) of the Society for Computers and Law. He has led the Cloud Legal Project since it was established in 2009 and has been Joint Director of the Microsoft Cloud Computing Research Centre since it was launched in 2014. He has published widely in the technology law field and is a founding editor of the International Journal of Law and Information Technology and of International Data Privacy Law.
Reviews for Cloud Computing Law
Cloud Computing Law is the most comprehensive book I have come across on cloud law, well worth its price. * Darren Grayson Chng, Law Gazette *
