Forming Legal Definitions of Modern Information Technologies under Economic Digitalization
During the intensive development of information technologies (IT), the need for their regulation gradually arises. For forming basic regulation of IT-sphere a basis is needed, which determines the subject of regulation. It’s a complicated task, but its solution will help to determine legal relations stemming from IT-usage. The existing technical definitions are accurate, since they are technical in nature. In some situations there are difficulties in their legal application, it complicates the legal analysis of a specific situation. The legal definition of a particular technology will assist legal professionals and theorists, as it will clarify the essence of relations, help to avoid misconception, support Internet law developing. This study discusses a short list of technologies used in practice in legal, medical and other fields. The author provides an overview of legal definitions at various levels: international, regional and national. The author examines the formation of definitions in Russia and the USA. A comparative analysis of terminology allows us to highlight the laws and features inherent in these countries. The author discusses the definitions of well-known, basic concepts such as the Internet, the user and the definition of technology that is currently widely used - a cloud storage of information.