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Cyberlaw : Text and Cases

ISBN: 9780324164886 | 0324164882
Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 7/7/2003

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SummaryTable of Contents
This exciting text assists aspiring business managers in recognizing the legal issues relevant to maintaining and doing business in an e-commerce world. It covers relevant legal issues, applicable court decisions, federal and state statutes, administrative rulings, legal literature, and ethical considerations relating to Internet law.
Prefacexviii
List of Cases
xxiv
Part 1 Introduction to Cyberlaw
Technology and Cyberlaw
... MORE		3(12)
Introduction
3(1)
History of the Internet
4(1)
History of the World Wide Web
4(1)
How the Internet Works
5(2)
Internet Addresses
5(1)
The Language of the Internet
6(1)
Accessing a Web Site
6(1)
Transmitting Information
6(1)
Netiquette
7(1)
Regulation of Cyberspace
7(4)
Business and Individual Users
9(1)
Information Security
10(1)
Ping of Death
11(1)
Business Uses of Internet Technologies
11(1)
Globalization
12(1)
Law and Cyberspace
12(1)
Summary
13(1)
Key Terms
13(1)
Manager's Checklist
14(1)
Jurisdiction
15(32)
Introduction
16(1)
Categories of Jurisdiction
17(3)
Traditional Principles of Jurisdiction
20(3)
State Long-Arm Statutes and Personal Jurisdiction over a Nonresident Defendant
20(1)
Application of the Due Process Clause over a Nonresident Defendant
21(2)
Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction over a Nonresident Defendant
23(1)
Judicial History of Personal Jurisdiction
23(2)
Constitutional Framework for Due Process under the International Shoe Company Case
23(1)
Two-Pronged Analysis for Finding Personal Jurisdiction in the International Shoe Company Case
24(1)
Personal Jurisdiction in the Online Environment
25(1)
Passive Web Sites versus Interactive Web Sites
25(1)
``Effects'' Test of Jurisdiction
26(1)
Pavlovich v. The Superior Court of Santa Clara County and DVD Copy Control Assn., Inc.
26(3)
General Jurisdiction
28(1)
Specific Jurisdiction
28(1)
Verizon Online Services, Inc. v. Ralsky
29(4)
Sliding Scale Analysis of Personal Jurisdiction over a Nonresident E-Business
31(1)
Forum Selection and Choice of Law Clause
32(1)
Am. Online, Inc. v. Superior Court (Mendoza)
33(2)
International Jurisdiction in Cyberspace
35(1)
Who Governs the Online World?
35(1)
Principles of National Enforcement
36(1)
Yahoo!, Inc. v. La Ligue Contre Le Racisme et L'Antisemitisme
37(3)
Summary
40(1)
Key Terms
41(1)
Manager's Checklist
41(1)
Case Problems
42(2)
Additional Readings
44(3)
Part 2 Intellectual Property Issues in Cyberspace
Trademarks
47(36)
Introduction
47(1)
Intellectual Property
48(1)
Trademarks
48(4)
Service Marks
50(1)
Trade Dress as a Trademark
50(1)
Registering a Trademark, Trade Dress, or Service Mark with the USPTO
51(1)
Duration of a Trademark
51(1)
Trademarks as Distinctive: Either Inherently or Through a Secondary Meaning
52(2)
Julia Fiona Roberts v. Russell Boyd
54(4)
Trademark Infringement and Dilution
58(1)
Trademark Infringement
58(1)
Checkpoint Systems, Inc. v. Check Point Software Technologies, Inc.
59(5)
Trademark Dilution
63(1)
A.B.C. Carpet Co., Inc., et al. v. Naeini
64(3)
Trademarks in Cyberspace: Cyberpiracy and Internet Technology
67(1)
Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA)
67(1)
E & J Gallo Winery v. Spider Webs Ltd.
68(5)
Internet Technology and Trademark Infringement
70(3)
Playboy Enterprises Inc. v. Welles
73(1)
International Regulation and Enforcement of Trademark Law
74(5)
Key International Trademark Treaties
75(1)
International Trademark Disputes of Internet Domain Names
76(2)
``Metatagging'' and Misuse of Another's Trademark
78(1)
Summary
79(1)
Key Terms
80(1)
Manager's Checklist
80(1)
Case Problems
81(1)
Additional Readings
82(1)
Copyrights
83(28)
Introduction
83(3)
Copyright Act of 1976
86(2)
Subject Matter of Copyrights
87(1)
Requirements for Registration in the Copyright Office
88(1)
Duration of Copyright
88(1)
Constitutional Challenge to the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
88(1)
Eldred v. Ashcroft
89(2)
Exclusive Statutory Rights of a Copyright Owner
91(3)
Right to Reproduce the Work
91(1)
Right of Distribution: Selling, Renting, or Leasing Copies
92(1)
Right to Prepare Derivative Works
93(1)
Right to Perform and Display Publicly a Copyright Work
94(1)
Theories of Liability for Copyright Infringement
94(1)
Direct Infringement
94(1)
Contributory Infringement
95(1)
Vicarious Infringement
95(1)
Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communication Services, Inc.
95(3)
Limitations on Copyright Owners' Exclusive Rights
98(2)
Fair Use Doctrine
98(1)
First Sale Doctrine
99(1)
Public Domain
99(1)
Other Statutory Exemptions on Copyright Owners' Exclusive Rights
99(1)
Remedies for Copyright Infringement
100(1)
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
101(1)
Anti-Circumvention of ``Digital Locks,''
101(1)
Copyright and Management Systems
101(1)
Trafficking in Circumvention Tools
102(1)
Safe Harbor for Online Service Providers Under the DMCA
102(1)
Online Service Providers (OSPs)
102(1)
Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the Napster Case
103(1)
International Regulation and Enforcement of Copyright Law
104(3)
Key International Copyright Initiatives
104(2)
Extraterritorial Enforcement of Domestic Copyrights
106(1)
Summary
107(1)
Key Terms
108(1)
Manager's Checklist
108(1)
Case Problems
109(1)
Additional Readings
110(1)
Business Methods Patents and Trade Secrets
111(40)
Introduction
111(1)
Business Methods Patents
112(2)
Legal Framework of Patents
112(2)
Agency Enforcement of Patent Laws
114(1)
Patent Law as It Relates to Business Practices
114(4)
Patentable Subject Matter
114(3)
Types of Patents
117(1)
What Claims Are Covered
117(1)
First to Invent versus First to File a Patent
117(1)
The Patentability of Software and Business Methods Patents
118(2)
Software Patents
118(1)
Business Methods Patents
119(1)
State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc.
120(3)
What May Be Done with the Patent
122(1)
Marketel International, Inc. v. Priceline.com
123(3)
Enforcing Patent Rights: Plaintiff's Case
126(1)
Literal Infringement
126(1)
Amazon.com, Inc. v. Barnesandnoble.com, Inc.
126(3)
The Doctrine of Equivalents
128(1)
Defendant's Case
129(1)
Noninfringement
129(1)
Invalidity
129(1)
Remedies
130(1)
The Future of Business Methods Patents: The Problems/Vulnerabilities in the Present System
130(2)
Prior Art
130(1)
Valuation Issues
131(1)
Lock-Up on Information
131(1)
The Patent Office
132(1)
International Recognition and Enforcement of Business Methods Patents
132(2)
Patent Cooperation Treaty
132(1)
European Union (EU)
132(1)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
133(1)
Japan
133(1)
Extraterritorial Enforcement of Business Methods Patents
134(1)
Trade Secrets: An Alternative Strategy to Patenting
134(4)
Legal Framework of Trade Secrets
134(2)
Trade Secret Law as It Relates to Business Practices
136(1)
Trade Secret Litigation: Plaintiff's Case
137(1)
Trade Secret Litigation Continued: Defendant's Case
138(1)
DVD Copy Control Association v. Bunner
138(5)
International Recognition and Enforcement of Trade Secret Laws
141(2)
Summary
143(1)
Key Terms
144(1)
Manager's Checklist
144(1)
Case Problems
145(2)
Additional Readings
147(4)
Part 3 Business and Financial Issues in Cyberspace
Online Contracting
151(42)
Introduction
151(4)
Why Is Online Contracting Law Important?
152(1)
History and Development of Online Contracting
152(1)
Terms of E-Commerce
153(1)
E-Commerce Business Models
154(1)
Benefits to Consumers
155(1)
Fundamental Principles of Contract Law
155(1)
The Requirements of a Contract
155(6)
Mutual Assent
156(2)
Consideration
158(1)
Capacity
158(1)
Legality
159(1)
Form
160(1)
Exceptions to the Statute of Frauds' Writing Requirement
160(1)
Warranties, Disclaimers, and Terms of Use
161(5)
Other Terms of Use: PayPal, Inc.'s User Agreement
163(2)
Disputing the Terms of Use: Comb v. PayPal
165(1)
The Developing Uniform E-Commerce Law: UCITA and UETA
166(5)
History and Development
166(1)
UCITA: A Controversial Measure
167(1)
UCITA: Key Provisions
168(2)
The UETA
170(1)
Electronic Signatures
171(2)
Current Electronic Signature Legislation: E-Sign
172(1)
Software Licensing
173(3)
Key Terms/Components of a Software Licensing Agreement
174(2)
Click-Wrap, Shrink-Wrap, and Browse-Wrap Agreements
176(1)
ProCD, Inc. v. Zeidenberg
177(2)
Specht v. Netscape Communications Corp.
179(3)
E-Commerce and Insurance: Insuring Online Contracting Risk
182(1)
State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Midwest Computers & More
183(1)
American Guarantee & Liability Insurance Company v. Ingram Micro, Inc.
184(3)
International Aspects of Electronic Contracting
187(1)
UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
187(1)
UNCITRAL Model Law on E-Commerce
187(1)
EU Directive Concerning E-Commerce
188(1)
Summary
188(1)
Key Terms
189(1)
Manager's Checklist
189(1)
Case Problems
190(2)
Additional Readings
192(1)
Sales Tax in E-Commerce
193(26)
Introduction
194(4)
Taxation in Cyberspace
195(1)
State Tax Jurisdiction Under the U.S. Constitution
195(1)
Mail-Order Transactions
196(2)
National Bellas Hess, Inc. v. Dept. of Rev. of the State of Illinois
198(3)
Quill Corp. v. North Dakota
201(6)
Physical Presence Nexus Test for E-Commerce
204(2)
Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1998
206(1)
Sales Tax and the Dormant Commerce Clause
207(1)
A New Sales Tax System: The Streamline Sales Tax Project (SSTP)
207(4)
Sales Tax Simplification Under the SSTP
209(2)
Streamline Sales Tax Pilot: Sales Tax Compliance by an Outside Certified Service Provider (CSP)
211(1)
Internet Tax Moratorium and Equity Act
211(1)
International Internet Taxation
211(4)
Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development Initiatives
211(2)
National Initiatives Defining Permanent Establishment
213(1)
European Union Value-Added Tax on Internet Sales
214(1)
Summary
215(1)
Key Terms
215(1)
Manager's Checklist
215(1)
Case Problems
216(2)
Additional Readings
218(1)
Online Securities Offerings and Transactions
219(38)
Introduction
219(1)
Raising Capital: Online Securities Offerings
220(2)
What Is a Security?
220(2)
Securities and Exchange Commission v. SG Ltd.
222(4)
The Securities Laws: Governing the Issuance, Administration, and Transactions in Securities
224(2)
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Abacus International Holdings Corp.
226(2)
Haack v. Max Internet Communications, Inc.
228(9)
Exemptions from These Laws: Small Business/Small Offering Exemption from Registration and Reporting Requirements
231(1)
The Process of Conducting a Securities Offering
232(5)
Hart v. Internet Wire, Inc. & Bloomberg L.P.
237(2)
Online Transactions in Securities
239(3)
Security Vulnerabilities
239(1)
Quality Vulnerabilities
240(1)
Enforcement Issues
241(1)
International Aspects of Online Securities Offerings
242(2)
Regulation of the International Movement of Capital
242(1)
International Cooperation and Securities Law Enforcement
243(1)
International Securities Fraud
244(1)
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Gold-Ventures Club
244(5)
Investments in Offshore Securities and the Internet: Regulation S
247(1)
International Internet Securities Offerings and ``Blue Sky'' Laws
248(1)
Summary
249(1)
Key Terms
249(1)
Manager's Checklist
249(1)
Case Problems
250(2)
Additional Readings
252(5)
Part 4 Special Issues in Cyberspace
Privacy
257(54)
Introduction
257(1)
Sources of the Right to Privacy
258(2)
U.S. Constitution
258(2)
State Constitutions
260(1)
Attorney-Client Privilege and the Use of E-Mail
260(1)
Common Law Torts for Invasion of Privacy
260(1)
Intrusion upon Seclusion
261(1)
Katz v. United States
261(6)
Privacy in the Use of Cellular Phones
265(1)
Public Disclosure of Private Facts Causing Injury to Reputation
265(1)
Publicity Placing Another in a False Light
266(1)
Misappropriation of a Person's Name or Likeness Causing Injury to Reputation
266(1)
Federal Privacy Laws
267(3)
Privacy Protection Act (PPA)
268(1)
Privacy Act of 1974
268(1)
Cable Communications Protection Act (CCPA)
269(1)
Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA)
270(1)
Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
270(1)
Federal Legislation: Credit and Financial Records
270(1)
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) of 1970
270(1)
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFFA) of 1986
271(1)
Federal Legislation: Privacy in Personal Financial Information
271(3)
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999
272(1)
Notice and Consent Requirements: Nonaffiliates
273(1)
Identity Theft
273(1)
Pretexting
274(1)
Federal Legislation: Privacy in Health and Medical Records
274(1)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996
274(1)
Privacy Protection for Children from the Collection of Online Personal Information
275(6)
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA)
275(1)
COPPA: Safe Harbor
276(1)
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986
276(4)
Carnivore
280(1)
In Re DoubleClick Inc., Privacy Litigation
281(3)
Title III: The Pen Register Act
284(1)
Privacy and Spam (``Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail'')
284(4)
Is Self-Regulation Working?
286(2)
Cyber Promotions, Inc., v. America Online, Inc.
288(2)
CompuServe, Inc., v. Cyber Promotions
290(2)
Workplace Privacy
292(2)
How Common Is the Problem of Employee Inappropriate Computer Use?
293(1)
Michael A. Smyth v. Pillsbury Company
294(3)
Impact of the ECPA on Workplace Privacy
297(1)
Robert Konop v. Hawaiian Airlines
297(2)
Conclusion
299(2)
Global Issues of Privacy in Cyberspace
301(5)
European Union Directive on Privacy Protection
301(1)
The United States/European Union Safe Harbor Agreement
302(2)
Other National Efforts at Regulating Internet Data Privacy
304(2)
Summary
306(1)
Key Terms
306(1)
Manager's Checklist
307(1)
Case Problems
307(2)
Additional Readings
309(2)
Obscenity
311(32)
Introduction
311(1)
First Amendment Protection: Freedom of Expression
312(1)
The Test for Obscenity
313(1)
Miller v. California
313(3)
Applying the Three-Prong Miller Test to Material Transmitted Online (Cyberporn)
315(1)
United States v. Thomas
316(3)
Proving the Case
319(1)
Government Regulation of Cyberporn
319(3)
Allowable Defenses
320(1)
The CDA Under Constitutional Attack
321(1)
U.S. v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc.
322(2)
Child Pornography
324(4)
Federal Regulation of Child Pornography
324(4)
Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union
328(4)
Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) of 2000
331(1)
State Regulation
331(1)
The Consenting Adults Defense in Child Pornography
332(1)
Osborne v. Ohio
332(1)
Employees' Access to Adult-Oriented Web Sites
333(1)
Urosky et al. v. Gilmore
334(2)
International Regulation of Obscenity
336(3)
The Act of State Doctrine and the Regulation of Obscene Transmissions
336(1)
Obscenity as a Global Concept
337(1)
Multilateral Treaties Regulating Obscenity
337(1)
U.S. Views on the Importation and Exportation of Cyberporn
338(1)
Other National Efforts to Regulate Internet Obscenity
338(1)
Summary
339(1)
Key Terms
339(1)
Manager's Checklist
339(1)
Case Problems
340(1)
Additional Readings
341(2)
Defamation
343(24)
Introduction
343(2)
The Tort of Defamation
345(1)
Defamation in Cyberspace: Slander or Libel?
345(3)
Elements of Proof Required for Defamation
345(1)
Defenses to Defamation
346(2)
Liability of Online and Internet Service Providers for Defamation
348(1)
Immunity for Service Providers for Offensive Material
349(1)
Zeran v. America Online, Inc.
350(2)
Sidney Blumenthal v. Matt Drudge and America Online, Inc. (AOL)
352(4)
Anonymous Speech and Defamation
356(1)
SLAPP Suits
357(1)
International Regulation of Online Defamation
358(3)
International Efforts to Regulate Cyber-Defamation
358(1)
Internet Service Providers and International Acts of Defamation
359(1)
Defamation and the International Choice of Law
360(1)
Ellis v. Time
361(1)
Summary
362(1)
Key Terms
363(1)
Manager's Checklist
363(1)
Case Problems
364(2)
Additional Readings
366(1)
Internet and Information Security
367(38)
Introduction
367(1)
The Challenges of Internet and Information Security
368(1)
The Goals of Internet and Information Security
369(9)
Methods and Legal Challenges to Ensuring Enterprise and Communications Security
371(1)
Transactional Security Systems
372(5)
First Amendment
377(1)
Universal City Studios, Inc., Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Tristar Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Time Warner Entertainment, Disney Enterprises, Twentieth Century Fox v. Corley
378(4)
Regulating the Export of Cryptography Products
381(1)
Junger v. Daley
382(2)
Bernstein v. U.S. Department of Commerce
384(3)
Judicial Opinion
385(1)
Fourth Amendment
385(2)
Kyllo v. United States
387(5)
United States v. Scarfo
392(3)
Fifth Amendment
395(1)
Karn v. Department of State
395(2)
International Aspects of Internet and Information Security
397(4)
Global Network and Information Security
397(1)
Encryption and Cryptography Systems
398(3)
Summary
401(1)
Key Terms
401(1)
Manager's Checklist
402(1)
Case Problems
402(2)
Additional Readings
404(1)
Internet and Computer Crime
405(40)
Introduction
405(1)
The Nature of Computer Crime
406(4)
What Are Computer and Internet Crimes?
407(1)
The Impact on Law Enforcement
408(2)
The E-Commerce Risks
410(1)
The Role of Computers in Crime: Crimes and Perpetrators
410(1)
How Computers Are Used in the Commission of Crimes
410(1)
Crimes Being Committed in Today's Networked Environment
411(1)
Crimes Against Persons or Businesses
412(1)
United States v. Sample
412(5)
Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition
417(5)
Crimes Against Property
421(1)
United States v. Morris
422(1)
United States v. Czubinski
423(4)
Crimes Against Intellectual Property
426(1)
United States v. Rothberg
427(8)
Other Federal Laws Invoked in Internet and Computer Crime Prosecutions
431(2)
Crimes Against Government or Government Functions
433(2)
Corporate Forensics and the Impact of the Internet: Gathering and Preserving Evidence
435(2)
International Aspects of Internet Crime
437(4)
Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime
438(1)
European Commission Communication on Computer-Related Crime
439(1)
Successful International Cooperation Combating Cybercrime: The Bloomberg Example
440(1)
Summary
441(1)
Key Terms
442(1)
Manager's Checklist
442(1)
Case Problems
443(1)
Additional Readings
444(1)
Appendices445(60)
Glossary505(8)
Index513

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