Cyberlaw and E-Commerce Regulation An Entrepreneurial Approach

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Traditional Cyberlaw textbooks may not cover all you need to know. Only CYBERLAW AND E-COMMERCE REGULATION: AN ENTREPRENEURIAL APPROACH begins with the fundamentals of cyber law and e-commerce regulation in a global business context, then shows you how to make them work in your business. Whether you're an undergrad or an MBA student, this is the Cyberlaw textbook that gives you the edge in both class and the real world.

Preface

xii

About the Author

xviii

UNIT 1 CYBER ENTREPRENEURS, E-COMMERCE, AND THE LAW

(64)

Chapter 1 Overview of CyberLaw and E-Commerce Business Models

(22)

Fundamentals of the Internet

(4)

Background and Brief History of the Internet

(2)

Physical Structure 6 Domain Name System

(2)

Accessing the Internet

(3)

ISPs, IAPs, and OSPs

(1)

Connecting to the Internet

(1)

Bandwidth

(2)

Wireless Access

(1)

The Tech Boom and Entrepreneurism

(2)

Bricks-and-Mortar Shift to E-Commerce

(1)

Basic Cyber Entrepreneur and E-Commerce Business Models

(1)

Inherent Risks

(1)

Sources of Law Affecting Cyber Entrepreneurs and E-Commerce Firms

(5)

Statutory Law

(3)

Constitutional Law

(1)

Common Law

(1)

The Modern View

(1)

Global Perspectives in CyberLaw

(6)

Chapter 2 Going Online: Formation Issues

(22)

Fundamentals of Selecting the Business Entity

(5)

Personal Liability

(1)

Organizational Expenses

(1)

Management and Control

(1)

Capital and Credit

(1)

Tax Treatment

(3)

Forms of Business Organizations

(5)

Sole Proprietorship

(1)

Partnerships

(1)

Corporations

(1)

Limited Liability Entities

(3)

Joint Ventures: Special Concerns of Cyber Entrepreneurs and E-Commerce Firms

(2)

Corporations as Joint Venture Entities

(1)

Partnerships as Joint Venture Entities

(1)

Limited Liability Companies as Joint Venture Entities

(1)

Contribution of Intellectual Property: Unique Issues for Cyber Entrepreneur Joint Ventures

(10)

Joint Ventures and Intellectual Property Licensing

(1)

Fiduciary Duties of Officers and Directors

(1)

Business Judgment Rule

(3)

Global Perspectives in Cyberlaw: Forms of International Business

(5)

Chapter 3 Taxation of Products and Services

(18)

The States and Their Sales and Use Taxes

(1)

Taxation of Mail Order Vendors: A Guideline for Internet Transactions

(4)

Other Nexus Theories

(1)

Challenges in the Taxation of Internet Sales and E-Commerce

(2)

Physical Location

(1)

Regulating Parties and Goods

(1)

Commercial and Noncommercial Internet Transmissions

(1)

The Internet Tax Freedom Act

(1)

Special Taxation Issues Facing Cyber Entrepreneurs and E-Commerce Firms

(2)

Taxation of E-Commerce and Internet Sales

(1)

Internet Access Providers

(1)

Bricks and Clicks: E-Commerce Relationships

(1)

The States' Treatment of Transactions and Electronic Content

(2)

Sales and Use Tax Treatment of Computer Software

(1)

State Income and Franchise Taxes

(1)

Global Issues in Cyberlaw: International Taxation of E-Commerce

(8)

The European Union

(1)

OECD Report

(1)

Foreign Tax Incentives

(1)

Double-Taxation Remedies

(1)

Foreign Tax Credit and Tax Treaties

(4)

UNIT 2 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

(72)

Chapter 4 Patents: Legal Protection of Inventions and Processes

(22)

Viability of a Patent

(1)

Fundamentals of Patent Law

(1)

Novelty

(1)

Nonobviousness

(1)

Patentable Subject Matter

(5)

Modern Trends

(2)

The American Inventors Protection Act

(1)

Types of Patents

(2)

Business Method Patents

(2)

Design Patents

(1)

Plant Patents

(1)

From Idea to Patent

(2)

Party Qualified to File

(2)

The Patent Application and Examination Process

(1)

Patent Infringement

(3)

Literal Infringement

(1)

Equivalence

(1)

File Wrapper Estoppel

(3)

The Public Use Doctrine

(1)

Remedies and Damages

(1)

Actual Damages

(1)

Attorneys' Fees

(1)

Limitations

(1)

Notice

(1)

Infringement Defenses

(1)

Global Issues in CyberLaw: Intellectual Property

(6)

International Patent Law

(5)

Chapter 5 Protection of Trade Secrets, Trademarks, and Trade Dress

(20)

Trade Secret Protection

(1)

Legal Protection of Trade Secrets

(2)

Misappropriation

(1)

Economic Espionage Act

(1)

Exclusive Rights

(1)

Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Dress

(2)

Business Value of Trademarks

(1)

Protection under the Law

(1)

Trademark Classification

(1)

Acquiring Rights

(2)

Applications and the Patent and Trademark Office

(1)

Preserving Trademark Protection

(1)

Violation of Trademarks

(4)

Trademark Infringement

(1)

Trademark Dilution

(2)

Infringement Defenses

(1)

Remedies

100

(1)

Trademarks in Cyberspace

100

(4)

Domain Names, Virtual Kidnapping, and Cybersquatting

100

(4)

Metatags

104

(1)

Framing

104

(1)

Global Perspectives in Cyberlaw

104

(5)

International Protection of Trademarks

104

(1)

The Trademark Law Treaty

105

(1)

Non-TLT Signatories

105

(1)

The European Union

105

(4)

Chapter 6 Copyrights

109

(28)

110

(2)

Originality and "Sweat of the Brow"

110

(2)

Evolution of U.S. Copyright Law

112

(6)

Audio Home Recording Act of 1992

112

(2)

Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995

114

(1)

No Electronic Theft Act of 1997

115

(1)

Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998

115

(2)

117

(1)

Copyrights and Computer Programs

118

(1)

Rights of Copyright Owners

118

(4)

118

(4)

122

(4)

Direct

122

(1)

Indirect

122

(3)

RIAA's Plan B-A Scorched Earth Litigation Strategy at the Individual User Level

125

(1)

Vicarious Infringement

126

(1)

Remedies

126

(1)

Injunctive Relief

126

(1)

Damages

127

(1)

Attorney's Fees and Costs

127

(1)

Criminal Sanctions

127

(1)

127

(3)

Fair Use

127

(3)

First Sale

130

(1)

Public Domain

130

(1)

Global Perspectives in Cyberlaw: The Berne Convention and U.S. Isolationalism

130

(7)

UNIT 3 LEGAL ISSUES OF OPERATION, MANAGEMENT, AND WINDUP OF E-COMMERCE FIRMS 135

Chapter 7 Litigation and Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution

137

(22)

Litigation

137

(1)

Phases of Litigation

137

(9)

Prelawsuit

138

(1)

Pleadings Phase

138

(4)

Discovery Phase

142

(2)

Pretrial

144

(1)

Trial

144

(1)

Posttrial Motions and Appeals

145

(1)

Collecting the Judgment

145

(1)

Alternate Dispute Resolution

146

(1)

Fundamentals

146

(1)

Methods of Alternate Dispute Resolution

147

(5)

Arbitration

149

(2)

Mediation and Med-Arb

151

(1)

Expert Evaluation

152

(1)

Online Dispute Resolution

152

(2)

Transactions and Relationships

153

(1)

Online Mediation

153

(1)

Online Arbitration

153

(1)

Global Perspectives in Cyberlaw: International Dispute Resolution

154

(5)

International Arbitration

154

(2)

International Mediation

156

(3)

Chapter 8 Jurisdiction in and out of Cyberspace

159

(16)

Jurisdiction

160

(4)

Source of Law

160

(1)

Personal Jurisdiction

160

(2)

Subject Matter

162

(2)

Exclusive Jurisdiction and Concurrent Jurisdiction

164

(1)

Venue

164

(1)

Evolution of Cyber Jurisdiction and E-Commerce

164

(6)

Other Views: Narrowing Zippo

167

(3)

Global Perspectives in Cyberlaw: International Jurisdiction and the Internet

170

(5)

Directive on Electronic Commerce of the European Union

171

(4)

Chapter 9 Contracts, Sales, and E-Commerce Transactions

175

(22)

Overview of Contract Law

176

(1)

Sources of Law

176

(1)

Statutory Sources of Law in the Tech Sector

176

(1)

Formation of a Contract

177

(8)

Agreement

177

(1)

Consideration

178

(3)

Capacity

181

(1)

Legality

181

(1)

Statute of Frauds

182

(1)

Parol Evidence and Common Law Contracts

183

(1)

Performance and Conditions

183

(2)

Breach and Remedies

185

(1)

Article 2-Contracts for the Sale and Lease of Goods

185

(1)

Merchants v. Non-Merchants

186

(1)

Article 2A-Leases

186

(2)

Forms of Leases

186

(1)

Offer

186

(1)

Open Terms

186

(1)

Acceptance

187

(1)

Consideration

187

(1)

Statute of Frauds

188

(1)

Parol Evidence and the U.C.C.

188

(1)

Electronic Contracts

188

(9)

UETA

188

(2)

UCITA

190

(7)

Chapter 10 Torts, Cyber Torts, and Product Liability

197

(16)

Torts

197

(1)

Cyber Torts

198

(1)

Defamation

198

(4)

Defenses to Defamation

199

(1)

Liability of Publishers

199

(3)

Other Intentional Cyber Torts

202

(3)

Trespass

202

(3)

Negligence

205

(2)

Hypothetical Negligence Case

205

(1)

Defenses

206

(1)

Strict Liability for Products in the Technology Sector

207

(6)

Product Liability and Value-Added Resellers in the Tech Sector

207

(6)

Chapter 11 Raising Capital and Regulation of Securities

213

(26)

Sources of Capital

213

(5)

Equity Instruments

213

(2)

Debt Instruments

215

(3)

Securities Law

218

(6)

Security Defined

218

(2)

Federal Securities Regulation

220

(1)

The Securities Act of 1933

221

(1)

Exemptions from the '33 Act

221

(2)

The Securities Act of 1934

223

(1)

Insider Trading

223

(1)

State Regulation of Securities: Blue Sky Laws

223

(1)

Abuses in Litigation: Amendments to the Securities Acts

224

(1)

Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998

224

(1)

Technology's Impact on Raising Capital

224

(3)

Marketing Securities over the Internet

225

(2)

New Securities and the Internet

227

(6)

Federal Regulation

227

(2)

State Regulation

229

(1)

Public Offerings of Securities on the Web

229

(1)

A Streaming Road Show

230

(1)

Online Offerings of Exempt Securities

231

(1)

Trading on the Secondary Market in Cyberspace

231

(2)

Antifraud Laws, Cyber Entrepreneurs, and E-Commerce

233

(6)

Antifraud and the Cyber Entrepreneur

234

(5)

Chapter 12 Antitrust Law and Technology

239

(22)

Antitrust Statutes

239

(1)

The Sherman Act: Per Se Violations and the Rule of Reason

240

(1)

Horizontal Restraints among Competitors

241

(5)

Price Fixing

241

(1)

Allocation of Markets or Customers

242

(1)

Boycotts: Concerted Refusal to Deal

243

(2)

Trade Associations

245

(1)

Vertical Restraints

246

(15)

Monopolization

249

(1)

The Microsoft Case

250

(3)

Microsoft on Appeal

253

(2)

The Clayton Act

255

(1)

The Robinson-Patman Act

256

(5)

Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Dissolution, and Windup

261

(22)

Bankruptcy Law

261

(1)

Chapter 7: Liquidation

262

(6)

Steps in a Chapter 7 Proceeding

262

(6)

Chapter 11: Reorganization

268

(2)

Steps of a Chapter 11 Proceeding

268

(2)

Chapter 13: Consumer Adjustment Bankruptcy

270

(1)

Bankruptcy and E-Commerce

270

(1)

Dissolution and Windup

271

(14)

Dissolution as an Alternative to Bankruptcy

271

(1)

Dissolution of Partnerships

271

(2)

Dissolution of Corporations

273

(5)

Windup

278

(5)

UNIT 4 HUMAN RESOURCES AND OTHER GOVERNMENT REGULATION

283

(38)

Chapter 14 Hiring, Employee Supervision, and Termination

285

(20)

Overview of the Employment-At-Will Doctrine

285

(1)

Implied Employment Contracts

286

(1)

Public Policy Exception to the Employment-at-Will Doctrine

286

(4)

Whistle-Blower Protections

287

(1)

Employee Privacy Rights

288

(2)

Federal Solutions: Existing Legislation

290

(8)

The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986

290

(3)

Overview of ECPA Title II: Prohibition Against Accessing Stored Electronic Communications

293

(1)

Exceptions for the Interception of and Access to Electronic Communications

293

(1)

Disclosure under Title I and Title II

294

(1)

Damages under the ECPA

295

(1)

State Statutes

295

(1)

Employment Discrimination

295

(1)

Overview of Employment Discrimination Laws

296

(1)

Theories of Liability under Employment Discrimination Statutes

297

(1)

Harassment

297

(1)

Employer Liability for Harassment

297

(1)

Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ)

298

(7)

Discrimination Concerns and Technology

298

(1)

E-Mail and Electronic Bulletin Boards

298

(2)

The Americans with Disabilities Act: Discrimination Against Online Consumers

300

(5)

Chapter 15 Computer Crime, Internet Regulation, and Obscenity

305

(16)

Crackdowns in Cyberspace

305

(1)

Regulating E-Mail Solicitations: State Legislation and the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003

306

(1)

Computer-Related Crime

306

(4)

Unauthorized Use

307

(1)

Denial of Service Attacks

308

(1)

Virtual Vandalism

309

(1)

Programs Intended to Cause Damage

309

(1)

Cyber Stalking

310

(1)

Computer Crime Statutes

310

(2)

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 (18 U.S.C. § 1030)

311

(1)

Global Perspectives on Cyberlaw: The European Union's Cyber Cops

312

(2)

Civil Liability and Remedies

313

(1)

Obscenity

314

(1)

Overview of the Historical Background of Obscenity Regulation

314

(1)

Obscenity in Cyberspace

314

(1)

The Communications Decency Act

314

(1)

Congressional Response to Reno I: Child Online Protection Act of 1998

315

(6)

State Attempts to Regulate Internet Obscenities

316

(5)

Appendix A Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

321

(2)

Appendix B Federal Trademark Dilution Act

323

(1)

Appendix C Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)

324

(1)

325

(10)

Glossary

335

(8)

Table of Cases

343

(2)

Index

345

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