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Tables of Contents for Management and E-Commerce
UNIT ONE THE ONLINE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
1
144
The Common Law Tradition
3
1
3
1
Courts of Equity and Remedies in Equity4
1
Legal and Equitable Remedies Today
5
1
The Doctrine of Stare Decisis
6
1
6
1
Stare Decisis and the Common Law Tradition6
1
Departures From Precedent7
1
When There Is No Precedent7
1
Stare Decisis and Legal Reasoning
7
3
8
1
Forms of Legal Reasoning8
2
There Is No One ``Right'' Answer
10
1
Sources of American Law
10
1
11
1
The Uniform Commercial Code12
1
Federal Agencies12
1
State and Local Agencies13
1
Case Law and Common Law Doctrines
13
2
13
2
Classifications of Law
15
1
E-Commerce and the Law
16
1
Questions And Case Problems
16
1
Finding and Analyzing the Law
18
1
Finding Statutory and Administrative Law
18
1
Federal Court Decisions
20
5
Case Digests and Legal Encyclopedias
25
1
How To Read and Understand Case Law
25
1
26
1
Judges And Justices26
1
Decisions And Opinions26
1
A Sample Court Case27
3
Resolution of Disputes
30
29
The Judiciary's Role in American Government
31
1
Checks and Balances in the American Governmental System
31
1
Basic Judicial Requirements
32
1
32
2
Jurisdiction Over Property34
1
Jurisdiction Over Subject Matter34
1
Original And Appellate Jurisdiction34
1
Jurisdiction Of The Federal Courts35
1
Exclusive Versus Concurrent Jurisdiction35
1
The State and Federal Court Systems
39
1
40
1
Courts of Appeals40
1
State Supreme (Highest) Courts41
1
The Federal Court System
41
3
41
1
U.S. Courts of Appeals41
1
United States Supreme Court42
1
How Cases Reach The Supreme Court43
1
Technology and the Courts
44
1
Jurisdiction in Cyberspace
44
2
46
1
State And Local Experiments With Electronic Filing47
1
There Are Still Hurdles To Overcome47
2
Toward a Virtual Courtroom
50
1
Alternative Dispute Resolution
50
1
51
1
Early Neutral Case Evaluation51
1
Summary Jury Trials51
1
Conciliation51
1
The Mediator's Role52
1
The Advantages of Mediation52
1
The Arbitration Process53
1
Arbitration Clauses And Statutes53
1
Arbitrability53
2
Providers of ADR Services
55
1
Questions And Case Problems
57
1
E-Commerce and Dispute Resolution
59
16
Online Resolution of Domain Name Disputes
61
1
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
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4
62
2
ICANN's Dispute-Resolution Procedure64
2
World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center
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2
Online Resolution of Other Disputes
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1
69
1
SquareTrade70
1
Resolution Forum, Inc.70
1
Virtual Magistrate Project70
1
Other Methods of Online Dispute Resolution
71
1
The Future of E-Commerce Dispute Resolution
71
1
The Disadvantages of ODR
73
1
Questions And Case Problems
73
1
Cyber Torts and Crimes
75
32
International Torts against Persons and Business Relationships
77
6
77
1
False Imprisonment78
1
Defamation78
1
Invasion of Privacy79
1
Fraudulent Misrepresentation79
2
Wrongful Interference81
2
International Torta against Property
83
3
83
1
Trespass To Personal Property84
1
Conversion84
1
Disparagement of Property85
1
The Duty of Care and Its Breach
86
1
86
1
Duty of Professionals87
1
The Injury Requirement And Damages
87
1
87
1
Foreseeability88
1
Defenses to Negligence
89
1
89
1
Contributory And Comparative Negligence89
1
Strict Liability in Tort
90
1
91
1
Piercing The Veil of Anonymity92
1
Tort Liability and Computer Viruses
93
1
94
1
Property Crime94
1
Public Order Crime95
1
White-Collar Crime95
1
Computer Crime96
1
The Essentials of Criminal Liability
97
1
97
1
State of Mind97
1
Defenses of Criminal Liability
97
1
98
1
Insanity98
1
Entrapment98
1
Immunity98
1
Constitutional Safeguards
98
1
Types of Cyber Crimes
100
4
100
1
Cyber Theft100
1
Online Pornography101
2
Gambling In Cyberspace103
1
Hacking And Cyber Terrorism104
1
Crime Control versus Civil Liberties
104
1
Question And Case Problems
105
1
Intellectual Property--Patents and Copyrights
107
22
Business Process Patents
111
1
111
1
The Controversy over Business Process Patents112
1
Online Patent Databases
112
1
What Is Protected Expression?
114
1
Copyright Infringement
114
2
Copyright Protection for Software
116
1
Copyrights in Digital Information
117
4
117
4
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998121
1
MP3 and File-Sharing Technology
121
4
File Sharing---What the Future Holds
125
1
International Protection for Intellectual Property
125
1
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty of 1996
127
1
Questions and Case Problems
127
1
Intellectual Property--Trademarks, Cyber Marks, and Trade Secrets
129
16
Trademarks and Related Property
129
2
Statutory Protection of Trademarks
131
1
Trademark Registration
131
1
Distinctiveness of Mark
132
2
132
1
Secondary Meaning132
1
Generic Terms132
2
Service, Certification, and Collective Marks
134
1
Anticybersquatting Legislation
135
3
Dilution in the Online World
139
1
State and Federal Law on Trade Secrets
140
1
Trade Secrets in Cyberspace
141
2
Questions and Case Problems
143
1
UNIT TWO MANAGEMENT AND E-COMMERCE
145
1
The Law Governing Contracts
147
1
148
1
Acceptance149
1
Legal Sufficiency of Consideration150
1
Adequacy of Consideration150
1
Promissory Estoppel151
1
Defenses to Contract Enforceability
152
1
Genuineness of Assent
152
3
152
1
Fraudulent Misrepresentation153
1
Undue Influence154
1
Duress155
1
The Statute of Frauds
155
2
Contract Performance and Remedies
157
1
158
1
Rescission and Restitution158
1
Specific Performance158
1
E-Signature Technologies
159
1
State Laws Governing E-Signatures
160
1
Federal Law on E-Signatures and E-Documents
160
1
The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act
161
1
162
1
Recommendation to the States163
1
Opposition and Amendments163
1
The UCITA's Coverage and Content
164
1
164
1
Parties Can ``OPT OUT''164
1
Rights and Restrictions165
1
From Contract Formation to Contract Remedies165
1
Highlights of the UCITA
165
6
167
1
Warranties167
1
Authentication and Attribution167
3
Access Contracts170
1
Support and Service Contracts to Correct Performance Problems170
1
Electronic Self-Help170
1
The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
171
1
The Validity of E-Contracts
171
1
The UETA and the UCITA Compared
171
1
Questions and Case Problems
172
1
The UCITA and UETA Links
174
1
Risk Management and Information Security
175
1
Insurance Terminology and Concepts
176
1
Insurance Terminology
176
1
The Concepts of Risk Pooling
176
1
Classifications of Insurance
177
2
179
1
Property Insurance180
1
The Insurance Contract
180
1
Application for Insurance
180
1
Provisions and Clauses
181
2
181
1
Incontestability Clauses181
1
Coinsurance Clauses182
1
Appraisal and Arbitration Clauses182
1
Multiple Insurance Coverage182
1
Antilapse Clauses182
1
Interpreting Provisions of an Insurance Contract
183
2
Basic Duties and Rights
187
1
Defenses against Payment
187
2
190
1
Adjustment Due to Misstatement of Age190
1
Assignment190
1
Creditors' Rights190
1
Termination190
1
Fire and Homeowners' Insurance
191
2
191
1
Homeowners' Policies192
1
Liability Insurance193
1
Collision and Comprehensive Insurance193
1
Other Automobile Insurance193
1
Business Liability Insurance
194
1
194
1
Product Liability194
1
Professional Malpractice195
1
Workers' Compensation195
1
Steps to Secure Information
195
1
Computer System Safeguards
196
1
State and Federal Statutes
196
3
197
1
Other Federal Statutes198
1
Information Security Group
199
1
Questions and Case Problems
199
1
Appendix A: Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (Excerpts)
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2
Appendix B: ICANN's Uniform Domain Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (Excerpts)
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2
Appendix C: Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act of 1999 (Excerpts)
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4
Appendix D: Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995 (Excerpts)
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2
Appendix E: Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (Excerpts)
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2
Appendix F: Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (Excerpts)
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2
Appendix G: Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000 (Excerpts)
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2
Appendix H: Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1998 (Excerpts)
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