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Internet and Online Law (Print and Online)


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Publisher :ALM
Format: BOOK , ALM Product

ISBN: 9781588520746

1996
 
$515.00




     

     

     
    Internet and Online Law, by an all-star team of legal experts, is the most comprehensive book in the field. This authoritative work describes the nature and growth of the law of the Internet and explains the legal obligations, opportunities, rights, and risks inherent in this complex medium.

    Internet and Online Law includes coverage of: negotiating enforceable contracts and licenses; identifying legal and business issues in electronic commerce; limiting liability for online defamation and factual misstatements; avoiding criminal obscenity or indecency charges; complying with government regulations affecting Internet and online services; and special aspects of procedure, jurisdiction and other litigation issues. The book also discusses: the fundamental principles of the Copyright Act and the Patent Act relevant to online technology; regulatory and congressional reports on Internet telephony, universal service and access charges; privacy and encryption issues; and the impact of the Internet and other electronic means of communication on the obligations of issuers and other parties under securities laws. Contract issues explored include: application of common law; the U.C.C.; the Statute of Frauds; parol evidence; and electronic and "shrinkwrap" agreements. Also covered are electronic signatures and authentication, trademark protection and domain names, legal consequences of owning a Web page or hosting a message board, and the value of warnings and disclaimers.

    CHAPTER 1
    Contracting in the Electronic Environment

    CHAPTER 2
    Defamation

    CHAPTER 3
    Factual Misstatements, Deception, and Abusive Practices

    CHAPTER 4
    Obscenity and Indecency

    CHAPTER 5
    Privacy, Data Protection and Related Issues

    CHAPTER 6
    Copyright

    CHAPTER 7
    Trademark and Unfair Competition Issues

    CHAPTER 8
    Social Networking

    CHAPTER 9
    Regulatory Issues

    CHAPTER 10
    Procedural Issues

    CHAPTER 11
    International Aspects of Internet Law

    Index

     

    Kent D. Stuckey


    Kent D. Stuckey is CEO and Board Chairman of QualComm, Inc. and also acts as a consultant on electronic commerce and Internet legal matters. He served as General Counsel and Secretary of CompuServe Ventures, Inc. This overlapped his assumption of marketing management responsibility for much of the CompuServe Information Service. He then served as Director of Business Development and Vice President of CompuServe Ventures Incorporated, responsible for development and execution of alliance, joint venture, merger and acquisition strategies. Mr. Stuckey managed landmark cases applicable to online and Internet service, including Cubby v. CompuServe, Frank Music v. CompuServe, and CompuServe v. Patterson, and has played key roles in the development of online industry standards, self-regulation, practices and policy positions, including copyright, defamation, privacy, obscenity and indecency, and regulatory matters. Mr. Stuckey also supervised the legal and administrative aspects of CompuServe s international expansion into Europe, South America and the Pacific Rim countries. He defined in detail the scope and structure of this book and its chapters, organized the all-star team of expert contributing authors, drafted various sections, and brought the book together in its final form.

    Contributing Experts


     

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