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Table of Contents
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Chapter
1 |
A New Tool for Old
Hands |
5 |
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A. |
Why Good Contracts are
Important |
5 |
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B. |
The Root of All Substance
is Process |
6 |
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C. |
Improving the Contracting
Process |
8 |
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Chapter
2 |
Perspective on
Computers and the Law |
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A. |
The Accelerating Velocity
of Change |
18 |
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B. |
Ambushed at Guidance Gap |
19 |
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C. |
Arming the Invisible Hand
with a Draftsman’s Pen |
22 |
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Chapter
3 |
Intellectual Property |
24 |
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A. |
Trade Secret Protection |
26 |
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B. |
Copyright Protection |
29 |
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1. Generally |
29 |
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2. Remedies for Copyright
Infringement |
30 |
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3. Copyright Protection of
Compilations |
31 |
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4. Copyright Infringement |
32 |
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(a) Tests for Infringement |
32 |
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(b) Certain Limitations,
Defenses and Exemptions |
35 |
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5. How Federal Copyright
& State Laws Interact |
40 |
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6. Copyright Notices |
40 |
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7. Registration of
Copyrights |
41 |
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8. Determining Ownership of
Custom Software |
42 |
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(a) Software Developed by
Employees |
42 |
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(b) Software Developed by
Contractors |
43 |
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(c) Joint Works |
44 |
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(d) Employees v.
Contractors |
44 |
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(e) Avoid Being Whipsawed |
45 |
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C. |
Patent Protection |
48 |
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D. |
Trademark Protection |
49 |
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1. General Rules |
49 |
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2. Battle Over Domain Names |
50 |
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(a) Trademark Dilution Act |
50 |
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(b) Domain Registry
Policies |
50 |
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3. Framing and Deep Linking
of Web Content |
52 |
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Chapter
4 |
Contracts |
54 |
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A. |
What is a Contract? |
54 |
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B. |
Letters of Intent |
55 |
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C. |
Verbal Contracts- Not Worth
Paper Written On? |
57 |
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D. |
Uniform Commercial Code |
58 |
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1. Current Law: Article 2
(Sale of Goods) |
58 |
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(a) A Word About Warranties
& Liabilities |
59 |
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i.
Express Warranties |
60 |
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ii. Implied Warranties |
60 |
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iii. Limitations on
Warranties |
65 |
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2. Proposed Article 2B
& Information Licenses |
67 |
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E. |
The Contract Scope of Work |
75 |
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1. Competing Interests |
75 |
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2. Dovetailing Interests |
76 |
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Chapter
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ClickWrap Contracts |
78 |
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Chapter
6 |
Year 2000 Legal Issues |
84 |
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A. |
Nature of the Problem |
84 |
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B. |
Y2K Certification Trap |
85 |
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C. |
Y2K Information and Readiness Disclosure Act |
85 |
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Chapter
7 |
25 Keys to Successful
Development Contracts |
88 |
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Chapter
8 |
The Emerging Law of
Cyberspace |
95 |
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A. |
Liability for Online
Defamation |
95 |
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B. |
Liability for Obscene and
Indecent Materials |
97 |
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C. |
Copyright Infringement in
Cyberspace |
99 |
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1. Copyright Rules for
Online Service Providers |
99 |
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(a) Some Background
Historical Rules |
99 |
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(b) New Safe Harbors for
OSP’s |
99 |
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(c) Safe Harbor
Requirements |
100 |
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(d) Hosting Services and
Search Engines |
100 |
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(e) System Caching |
100 |
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(f) Safe Harbor Benefits |
101 |
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(g) "Notice and Take
Down" Provisions |
101 |
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2. General Copyright Rules |
102 |
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D. |
Jurisdiction in Cyberspace |
104 |
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E. |
International
Considerations |
104 |
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F. |
Privacy Rights in Online
Communications |
105 |
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G. |
Internet Privacy Rights in
Personal Data |
107 |
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1. Childrens Online Privacy
Protection Act |
107 |
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2. European Union Data
Protection Directive |
107 |
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3. Comply with Your Own
Privacy Policy |
108 |
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Appendix |
Glossary of Defined
Terms |
109 |
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