Contemporary Business Law and Online Commerce Law (5th Edition)

Contemporary Business Law and Online Commerce Law (5th Edition)
by Henry R. Cheeseman
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This book provides the richest selection of landmark (traditional) and contemporary (within the last three years) cases for business students, including more cases on information technology and e-commerce law than any other book.Topics present a summarized/brief approach to cases. This edition contains over 75 new cases that have been decided in the past three years, including ones covering IT and e-Commerce — dedicated chapters cover Intellectual Property and Internet Law, and Electronic Commerce and Information Technology Licensing. Over 45 “Online Commerce & Internet Law” boxes focus on the legal issues businesses face as they either launch new Internet ventures or rise to the challenge of incorporating on-line technologies into their existing business models. For those in Business Law professions.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #147507 in Books
• Published on: 2005-02-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1032 pages

The Offensive Internet: Speech, Privacy, and Reputation

The Offensive Internet: Speech, Privacy, and Reputation
by Saul Levmore, Martha C. Nussbaum
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Publication Date: May 7, 2012

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The Internet has been romanticized as a zone of freedom. The alluring combination of sophisticated technology with low barriers to entry and instantaneous outreach to millions of users has mesmerized libertarians and communitarians alike. Lawmakers have joined the celebration, passing the Communications Decency Act, which enables Internet Service Providers to allow unregulated discourse without danger of liability, all in the name of enhancing freedom of speech. But an unregulated Internet is a breeding ground for offensive conduct.

At last we have a book that begins to focus on abuses made possible by anonymity, freedom from liability, and lack of oversight. The distinguished scholars assembled in this volume, drawn from law and philosophy, connect the absence of legal oversight with harassment and discrimination. Questioning the simplistic notion that abusive speech and mobocracy are the inevitable outcomes of new technology, they argue that current misuse is the outgrowth of social, technological, and legal choices. Seeing this clearly will help us to be better informed about our options.

In a field still dominated by a frontier perspective, this book has the potential to be a real game changer. Armed with example after example of harassment in Internet chat rooms and forums, the authors detail some of the vile and hateful speech that the current combination of law and technology has bred. The facts are then treated to analysis and policy prescriptions. Read this book and you will never again see the Internet through rose-colored glasses.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #3518876 in Books
• Published on: 2012-05-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 312 pages