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