| Description |
xxiv, 544 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Online Law: What's New and Different? -- Ch. 2. From Web Sites to Online Sales: A Road Map to the Legal Issues -- Ch. 3. The Legal Role of Information Security -- Ch. 4. Digital Signatures -- Ch. 5. Electronic Recordkeeping -- Ch. 6. Creating Contracts Online -- Ch. 7. Online Payment Options -- Ch. 8. Understanding Electronic Property Rights -- Ch. 9. Copyrights in Digital Information -- Ch. 10. Online Rights of Copyright Owners -- Ch. 11. Online Rights of Copyright Users -- Ch. 12. Protecting Trade Secrets Online -- Ch. 13. Trademark Rights -- Ch. 14. Rights to Domain Names -- Ch. 15. Role of Patents Online --Ch. 16. Right of Publicity -- Ch. 17. Right of Privacy -- Ch. 18. Licensing Rights in Information Owned by Others -- Ch. 19. The Role of the First Amendment Online -- Ch. 20. Sexually Explicit Materials in a Digital World -- Ch. 21. Defamation Online -- Ch. 22. Advertising Online -- Ch. 23. Who Has Jurisdiction? --Ch. 24. Taxation of Online Commerce |
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Ch. 25. Export Controls and Transnational Data Flow --Ch. 26. E-Mail in the Workplace -- Ch. 27. Contracts for Making the Online Connection -- Ch. 28. Unfair Competition and Deceptive Trade Practices -- Ch. 29. Liability for Conduct of Others -- Ch. 30. Criminal Online Conduct -- Ch. 31. Primer on Cryptography --Ch. 32. Glossary |
| Summary |
The Internet is changing the way people communicate and the way companies do business. At the same time, it is transforming the law. Whether you buy or sell goods and services online, publish information via the World-Wide Web, exchange messages via e-mail, electronically distribute digital content, or make payments online, you will be faced with new legal questions that are challenging businesses and attorneys alike. Written for the layperson, but extensively annotated for the experienced lawyer, Online Law provides clear guidance through the rapidly developing law of electronic commerce. Based on sound legal principles, this comprehensive handbook draws on the extensive knowledge of experienced attorneys at the forefront of today's emerging online legal issues |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographic references and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Computer crimes -- United States.
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Computer networks -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Contracts -- United States -- Data processing.
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Data protection -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Data transmission systems -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Intellectual property -- United States.
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| Author |
Smedinghoff, Thomas J., 1951-
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Software Publishers Association.
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| LC no. |
95048894 |
| ISBN |
0201489805 |
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