Contracts for Clouds: Comparison and Analysis of the Terms and Conditions of Cloud Computing Services

Bradshaw, Simon; Millard, Christopher; Walden, Ian

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“…From a legal perspective, SLAs are a binding contract among users and providers. Analysis of current SLAs offered by public Cloud providers performed in the context of the Cloud Legal project from Queen Mary School of Law Legal Studies [10] show clear limitations. It demostrates that many Cloud providers include elements in their Terms and Conditions asserting wide-ranging disclaimers of liability or of any warranty that the service will operate as described.…”

Section: Service Level Agreements (Slas)mentioning

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The Role of SLAs in Building a Trusted Cloud for Europe

Ferrer

Montanera

2015

Trust Management IX

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The Role of SLAs in Building a Trusted Cloud for Europe

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Montanera

2015

Trust Management IX

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“…This also highlights the fact that complete abdication of responsibility may not be enough to local state regulations. In the UK for example, individuals sensing cloud computing agreement terms are unfair and may have some remedy under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations [33]. For example, in Amazon web services term of use, state that -we strive to keep your content but cannot guarantee that we will be successful at doing so, given the nature of the internet‖.…”

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Cloud Computing Regulation: An Attempt to Protect Personal Data Transmission to Cross-Border Cloud Computing Storage Services

AbuOliem¹

2013

IJCCE

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Abstract-Cloud computing has become popular for its users who need low-cost and large scale computing. Lately, international and regional organizations as well as governments have begun to understand the legal impact of cross border cloud computing storage service on individuals' personal data. To meet the need of personal data protection regulations, this study discusses the significance of personal data protection. In addition, personal data protection in the current use of a specific storage characteristic in cross border cloud computing. The threats associated with the cross border transmission of personal data. This study describes the level of understanding the risk of business departments and governments' agencies that implement this technology. Furthermore, this study examines the variety of alternative jurisdictions existing around the world. Based on an examination of these jurisdictions and the benefits that accrue through the adoption of regulatory framework, this study argues that defined elements for protection of personal data transmitted to cross border cloud computing technology are an essential part of any future attempt to cloud computing regulation.

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“…The 'use of' the resources of CSPs has raised questions internationally on the classification of cloud computing activities according to the form thereof as a service (Ernst & Young, 2012). The Internet has established a platform where computer resources and capabilities are delivered and consumed through the cloud, independent of the location of both the provider and the consumer (Bradshaw, Millard & Walden, 2011). From the consumer's perspective, location independence means that cloud activities can be consumed from anywhere in the world, provided a consumer has access to the Internet (Bradshaw et al, 2011).…”

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“…The Internet has established a platform where computer resources and capabilities are delivered and consumed through the cloud, independent of the location of both the provider and the consumer (Bradshaw, Millard & Walden, 2011). From the consumer's perspective, location independence means that cloud activities can be consumed from anywhere in the world, provided a consumer has access to the Internet (Bradshaw et al, 2011). From the CSP's perspective, location independence means that computer resources can be positioned and set up wherever this is most effective and where economies of scale can be exploited (Bradshaw et al, 2011).…”

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“…From the consumer's perspective, location independence means that cloud activities can be consumed from anywhere in the world, provided a consumer has access to the Internet (Bradshaw et al, 2011). From the CSP's perspective, location independence means that computer resources can be positioned and set up wherever this is most effective and where economies of scale can be exploited (Bradshaw et al, 2011).…”

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Cloud computing activities: South African normal tax source determination

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Steenkamp

2017

J. econ. financ. sci.

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The location-independent nature of cloud-based transactions results in many source-related difficulties for normal tax purposes. This study considered the source determination for each of the possible classifications of cloud-based income (lease, service and royalty income, and/or income from know-how) by performing a doctrinal study based on South African and international literature. This study identified and formulated the challenges in applying traditional source tests in the context of cloud-based transactions. These challenges stem from the potential absence of physical presence of the provider in the country of consumption, in contrast to traditional source tests where physical presence indicate a tax presence; as well as the location-independent nature of cloud-based transactions from the perspective of both the provider and the consumer. The findings of the study suggest that the source determination for cloud-based transactions could be based on the source of the payment or residency of the payer, rather than the physical location.

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Contracts for Clouds: Comparison and Analysis of the Terms and Conditions of Cloud Computing Services

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The Role of SLAs in Building a Trusted Cloud for Europe

The Role of SLAs in Building a Trusted Cloud for Europe

Cloud Computing Regulation: An Attempt to Protect Personal Data Transmission to Cross-Border Cloud Computing Storage Services

Cloud computing activities: South African normal tax source determination

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