Whether you have little prior knowledge of the field or already know about the basics of technology and the law, this book is your best resource. This book has an excellent introduction to computer and software technology, as well as a summary of current statutory and case law in the principal areas of high-tech litigation. It also covers the discovery and admissibility of computer-related evidence. The author includes a collection of tips, strategy and insights into high-tech litigation, both for court and alternate dispute resolution forums. Finally, the author discusses pretrial investigation and discovery in performance failure cases. The author has updated this edition by adding information on state-of-the-art technology, including computer networks and the Internet, online services and bulletin boards, optical disks and CD ROMs, multimedia systems, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence and neural networks.