Online Law: The SPA's Legal Guide to Doing Business on the Internet - Softcover

Smedinghoff J.D., Thomas J.

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ISBN 10: 0201489805 ISBN 13: 9780201489804

Verlag: Pearson Technology Group, 2007

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Written for the layperson but extensively annotated for the experienced lawyer, this book provides clear guidance through the rapidly developing law of electronic commerce.

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Thomas J. Smedinghoff, J.D., is a partner in the Chicago Law firm of McBride, Baker & Coles, where he co-chairs the firm's Information/Technology Law Department. He is the intellectual property counsel to the Software Publishers Association and vice-chair of the EDI and Information Technology Division of the Section on Science and Technology of the American Bar Association.

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The Internet is changing the way people communicate and the way companies dobusiness. At the same time, it is transforming the law. Whether you buy or sellgoods and services online, publish information via the World-Wide Web, exchangemessages via e-mail, electronically distribute digital content, or makepayments online, you will be faced with new legal questions that arechallenging businesses and attorneys alike.

Written for the layperson, but extensively annotated for the experiencedlawyer, Online Law provides clear guidance through the rapidlydeveloping law of electronic commerce. Based on sound legal principles, thiscomprehensive handbook draws on the extensive knowledge of experiencedattorneys at the forefront of today's emerging online legal issues.

Online Law provides answers to the toughest online legal questions,such as:

• What rules govern advertising online?

• What are the legal issues involved in setting up a Web site?

• How do you create and enforce online contracts?

• How can you use digital signatures to facilitate electronic commerce?

• Who owns the rights to online information?

• When can you "borrow" online materials from others?

• What are the rules for using sexually explicit material on the Net?

• What constitutes illegal conduct online?

• Can employers legally read their employees' e-mail?

A collaborative effort, Online Law was written by the attorneysof the Information Technology Law Department at McBride Baker & Coles andsponsored by the Software Publishers Association.

Thomas J. Smedinghoff, J.D., editor and lead author of OnlineLaw, cochairs the Information Technology Law Department of the Chicagolaw firm of McBride Baker & Coles, chairs the Electronic Commerce andInformation Technology Division of the American Bar Association, and serves asintellectual property counsel to the Software Publishers Association. He is theauthor of The Software Publishers Association Legal Guide to Multimedia(Addison-Wesley, 1994).

The Software Publishers Association is the principaltrade association of the PC software industry. With over 1,200 membercompanies, it has been a leading force in fostering electronic commerce andprotecting intellectual property in a digital world.

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Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Pearson Technology Group
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0201489805
• ISBN 13: 9780201489804
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 584
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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