Issues In Internet Law Table of Contents

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Table of Contents for the 6th edition
of Issues in Internet Law

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

**Chapter One: Introduction to Law**
Introduction to Law How Many Jurisdictions? Federalism The American Court System Jurisdiction & Venue Personal Jurisdiction Subject Matter Jurisdiction In Rem Jurisdiction Jurisdiction in Cyberspace Jurisdictional Examples Jurisdictional Balance Anatomy of a Court Decision

PART TWO: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Chapter Two: Copyright Basics
The Copyright Act Exclusive Rights of the Copyright Owner Filing A Copyright The © Symbol Length of Protection “Work-Made-For-Hire” Elements of a Civil Copyright Infringement Claim Defenses to a Civil Copyright Infringement Claim Public Domain Independent Creation De Minimus Copying Fair Use Doctrine Parody Transformative Use Criminal Infringement Damages Alternative Creator Rights Provisions The Visual Artists Rights Act Creative Commons

Chapter Three: Copyright Infringement by Web Site Content
Copyright Infringement Direct Infringement of Web Site Content If It Is Not Your Copyright, Do Not Put It on Your Web Site Be Sure It Is Really Yours! Direct Infringement of the Web Site Itself Contributory Infringement of Web Site Content Contributory Infringement Through Linking Hypertext Linking Issues Inline Linking Issues Deep-Linking Issues Framing Issues

Chapter Four: Copyright Infringement by File-Sharing
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act The Effect of the DMCA – Before and After Peer-2-Peer Networking Contributory Infringer A Defeat for the Recording Industry Vicarious Infringement Illegal Music File-Sharing The INDUCE Act A Victory for the Recording Industry The First Sale Doctrine

Chapter Five: Trademark Basics
The Lanham Act Filing A Trademark Trademark Search Trademark Registration International Trademarks European Registration The Madrid System The ® Symbol Trademark Infringement and Dilution Trademark Infringement or Parody? Direct & Contributory Infringement

Chapter Six: Trademark and Domain Names
Are Domain Names Property? Domain Name Tricks Domain Misspellings Mousetrapping Pagejacking The Truth in Domain Names Act Cybersquatting Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act Cyberpoachers Personal Names as Domain Names Shared Domain Name Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Social Network Subdomains Search Terms and Infringement Meta Tags Keyword Advertising

Chapter Seven: Patents & Trade Secrets
Patents Filing the Application The Patent Application Who is the Patent Holder? Patents and the Internet Patent Infringement International Patents Trade Secrets Misappropriation of Trade Secrets

PART THREE: CYBERCRIMES

Chapter Eight: Spam
Where Does Spam Come From? Streetwise Tips to Avoid Spam The CAN-SPAM Act State Spam Laws Foreign Spam Laws Using Existing U.S. Laws to Fight Spam The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Murking Mail Bombs Permission-Based Marketing

Chapter Nine: Social Engineering and Identity Theft
E-Mail Spoofing Phishing Identity Theft Social Security Numbers Safeguard Your ID Information The Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act

Chapter Ten: Cybercrimes Using Technology
Cookie Poisoning Malware Adware Versus Spyware Ransomware Drive-by Download Computer Trespass Wardriving, Piggy-backing, and Telecommunications Theft Pod Slurping Electromagnetic Keyboard Sniffing

Chapter Eleven: Cybercrimes And Individuals
The Mule Scam Cyberstalking Federal Statutes The Securities Act of 1933 & the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 The USA PATRIOT Act The Wire Wager Act & Online Gambling Virtual Crime

PART FOUR: PRIVACY

Chapter Twelve: Privacy Basics
The Right to Privacy Appropriation (The Right of Publicity) Intrusion on Solitude or Seclusion Public Disclosure of Private Facts False Light in the Public Eye Privacy Defenses Federal Laws Affecting Privacy Public Records Information Broker Liability Insurer Liability Voluntary Disclosure Job Search Web Sites Virtual Tour Web Sites Social Networking Web Sites The Electronic Trail Non-U.S. Privacy Laws Canadian Privacy Laws The European Union Privacy Directive

Chapter Thirteen: Privacy at Work
Who Can Read Your E-Mail? Employers Co-Workers Hackers Mistaken Recipients Internet Service Providers (ISPs) Law Enforcement Officials A Party in a Lawsuit Privacy and Work - Lifestyle Privacy

Chapter Fourteen: The Expectation of Privacy
Expectation of Privacy Introduction Data Collection ISP Subscriber Information Search Queries Data Retention Data Breach Types of Data Breaches Expectation of Privacy Chat Rooms E-Mail: ‘Love Me Do’ E-Mail: ‘Til Death Do Us Part’ Social Networks In One's Own Hard Drive Spyware Terrorism Information Awareness Project

Chapter Fifteen: Web Site Privacy Policies
Define ‘Never’ Web Site Privacy Policies Ingredients for a Good Privacy Policy General Elements Specific Elements If No One Heard the Tree Fall, Did It Make A Noise? Behavioral Marketing Deep Packet Inspection Behavioral Marketing and Privacy Policies Society, Technology, and the Law

Chapter Sixteen: Social Networks
Social Networks Caches, Like Diamonds, Are Forever Reputational Management Social Media Monitoring

Chapter Seventeen: Privacy and Children
Soupy Sales and the Naiveté of Kids Protecting Children from Marketers and Other Predators Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) COPPA and COPA To Catch a Predator Web Monitoring Software Inappropriate Misappropriation? Social Interaction in the Cyber-environment Show and Tell on the Internet What Kids Are Posting Where Kids Are Posting Is It a Good or Bad Thing?

PART FIVE: FIRST AMENDMENT FREE SPEECH • PRESS

Chapter Eighteen: The Communications Decency Act § 230
Defamation Defenses to Defamation Forums for Potential Defamation § 230 of the Communications Decency Act Common Law Approach Enactment No Takedown Provision The Fake Profile Cases Defamation versus Anonymous Free Speech No Recourse? Limitations on § 230 Immunity Summary of § 230

Chapter Nineteen: Free Speech
Marketplace of Ideas Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation Tortious Interference with Business Relationship Securities Fraud Cybergripers Social Boundaries of Free Speech Prisoners and Free Speech

Chapter Twenty: Blogs
Defamation in a Blog First Amendment Protection Employee Bloggers Breach of Contract Fired For Blogging Restrictions Imposed on Bloggers Student Blogs Lawyer Blogs Military Blogs News Blogs Vlogs Blogola

Chapter Twenty-One: Obscenity and Pornography
"But I Know It When I See It" Federal Obscenity Statutes Federal Obscenity Statutes The Communications Decency Act (CDA) §223 The Child Online Protection Act of 1998 (COPA) The Children's Internet Protection Act of 2000 (CIPA) Obscene Words Child Pornography The PROTECT Act Other Child Protection Statutes What Is "Possession"?

Chapter Twenty-Two: Hate Speech and Repression
Online Harassment Happy Slapping Hate Speech On the Internet Student Hate Web Sites Remedies to Hate Speech Hate Speech in Foreign Jurisdictions Repression of Online Speech Web Speech Under Totalitarianism

PART SIX: WEB CONTRACTS

Chapter Twenty-Three: Web Contracts
Basic Principles of Contract Law Affirmative Defenses Remedies Assignment and Delegation Electronic Signatures The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) The E-SIGN Act E-mails as a Signed Writing Terms of Use Agreements Privacy Policies Membership Agreements Shrink-wrap Agreements Click-wrap Agreement Browse-wrap Agreement ISP Contracts Notification of Changes Unilateral Contracts Web Site Development Agreements

PART SEVEN: WEB 2.0 AND BEYOND

Chapter Twenty-Four: Issues On The Horizon
Issues on the Horizon Interstate Commerce and the Internet Internet Accessibility for the Disabled Freedom of Online Association Net Neutrality Ambushed By Porn “O’ Brave New World That Has Such Things In It” A Wiki is Not Han Solo's Co-Pilot RSS Podcasting – Invasion of the Byte-Snatchers Metadata e-Books The Blame Game The New Nation-states

Glossary
Acronyms & Abreviations
Case Index
Statute & Treaty Index
    U.S. Constitution
    U.S. Federal Statutes
    U.S. State Statutes
    Foreign Statutes
    Conventions and Treaties
Topic Index
Author Biography
Colophon

466 pages, 7x10

2011 Edition Publication Date: August 2010.
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