Legal, Social and Ethics

Internet Law and E-Commerce Law

Resources in this section explore the emerging and burgeoning world of Internet law (sometimes referred to as cyberlaw) and shows why the Internet is in many ways reminiscent of the Wild Wild West.

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Is It Legal for Different Customers to Receive Different, Customized Sales Offers? (a question of legality of online dynamic pricing) FindLaw
Do Facebook Social Ads Violate New York Law? CRM Daily
Target.com Lawsuit Shines Light on Net Access for Blind (do websites need to meet same standards as stores) ECommerce Times []
The Mushrooming Menace of Keyloggers (growing threat to being online) ECommerce Times
Anti-Porn Law Loses Out to First Amendment (COPA ruled unconstitutional) ECommerce Times
Welcome! No, Not You (accessibility of websites to disabled) Inc.

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The Weblinks Collection

Cyberspace Law Committee *Site of an American Bar Association Section of Business Law committee.
Internet Library *Offers summaries of court cases involving a variety of web and Internet issues. Includes a full text search of summaries.
Nolo *The website of a publisher of self-help law books has several areas dealing with Internet, e-commerce law and privacy though users will need to hunt to locate.
Technology and Marketing Law Blog *Written by Eric Goldman a professor at Santa Clara University School of Law, this blog offers very good and often in-depth coverage of legal issues affecting the Internet and intellectual property. The blog is regularly updated and topics include copyright, search engines, domain names, privacy and many more.

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