Cloud Computing Law

Second Edition

Edited by Christopher Millard

The most comprehensive study of the legal issues surrounding cloud computing
Unprecedented access to more than a decade of cutting-edge research by the Cloud Legal Project
Written by leading specialists in cloud computing law and regulation
In-depth and accessible analysis of contracts for cloud services, data protection and global data transfers, law enforcement access to data in clouds, competition, consumer protection, and other key regulatory and governance issues

New to this Edition:

A detailed analysis of a recent survey of the contracts for 40 cloud services
Three new chapters on the implications of GDPR for providers and users of cloud services
New chapters on cybersecurity regulation, 'digital assets' in clouds including ownership and post-mortem access issues, use of cloud services by governments and other public sector bodies, and international tax implications of cloud computing

Cloud Computing Law

Second Edition

Edited by Christopher Millard

Description

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.

Cloud Computing Law

Second Edition

Edited by Christopher Millard

Part 1
1.:Cloud Technologies and Services, W Kuan Hon, Christopher Millard, and Jatinder Singh
2.:Control, Security, and Risk in the Cloud, W Kuan Hon, Christopher Millard, and Jatinder Singh
Part 2
3.:Standard Contracts for Cloud Services, Johan David Michels, Christopher Millard, and Felicity Turton
4.:Negotiated Contracts for Cloud Services, W Kuan Hon, Christopher Millard, Ian Walden, and Conor Ward
5.:Information Ownership in the Cloud, Chris Reed
6.:Digital Assets in Clouds, Johan David Michels and Christopher Millard
Part 3
7.:Consumer Protection in the Cloud, Chris Reed and Laura Edgar
8.:Protection of Personal Data in Clouds and Rights of Individuals, Dimitra Kamarinou, Christopher Millard and Felicity Turton
9.:Responsibilities of Controllers and Processors of Personal Data in Clouds, Dimitra Kamarinou, Christopher Millard, and Felicity Turton
10.:Regulation of International Data Transfers in Clouds, Ulrich Wuermeling and Isabella Oldani
Part 4
11.:Cybersecurity, Cloud, and Critical Infrastructure, Johan David Michels and Ian Walden
12.:Placing the State in the Cloud: Issues of Data Governance and Public Procurement, Niamh Gleeson and Ian Walden
13.:Accessing Data in the Cloud: The Long Arm of the Law Enforcement Agent, Ian Walden
14.:Facilitating Competition in the Cloud, Niamh Gleeson and Ian Walden
15.:Cloud Computing, Standards, and the Law, Niamh Gleeson and Ian Walden
16.:International Tax Implications of Cloud Computing, Vasiliki Koukoulioti and Chris Reed

Cloud Computing Law

Second Edition

Edited by Christopher Millard

Author Information

Edited by Christopher Millard, Professor of Privacy and Information Law, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London

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.

Contributors:

Laura Edgar
Niamh Gleeson
W Kuan Hon
Dimitra Kamarinou,
Vasiliki Koukoulioti
Johan David Michels
Christopher Millard
Isabella Oldani
Chris Reed
Jatinder Singh
Felicity Turton
Ian Walden
Conor Ward
Ulrich Wuermeling