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Case study 3: extract adapted from: David Bainbridge (2004) Software Copyright Law, pp. 50, 58–9, 92–3, 96–7.

Case study 4: extract from: Alorie Gilbert, staff writer, CNET News.com

Case study 5: extract from The Guide to the General Data Protection Regulation, Information Commissioner’s Office (2018) https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Case study 6: extract from terms, conditions, notices Expedia Inc. (2014)

Case study 7: extract from European Directive on Display Screen Equipment, European Union (1990)

Case study 8: extract from Singapore Government, Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act (2007)

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