Introduction : Electronic
commerce and Internet
Liberal and regulatory point of view (by Julien Letellier)
What is Electronic Commerce,
Anyway?
-- Part I
Informations :
Public Key Infrastructure Symposium Tutorial, 38
Jurimetrics J. 243 (1998)
A. Michael Froomkin, Flood Control on the Information
Ocean: Living With Anonymity, Digital Cash and
Distributed Databases, 15 J. L. & Commerce 395
(1996) (411-427 and 443-449 only)
Jeffrey MacKie-Mason & Hal Varian, Some Economics
of the Internet, in Networks, Infrastructure and the New
Task for Regulation 107-132
What is Electronic Commerce, Anyway?
-- Part II
Informations :
Mark Lemley, Beyond Preemption: The Federal Law
and Policy of Intellectual Property Licensing, 87
California L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming) (pages 1-30; 50-78
only)
Brad DeLong & A. Michael Froomkin, The
Next Economy?
Eric Schlachter, The Intellectual Property Renaissance
in Cyberspace: Why Copyright Law Could Be
Unimportant on the Net, 12 Berkeley Tech. L.J. 15
(1997)
Subject Matter: What is being sold through
electronic
commerce? Who owns information, and what do they own?
The basics of intellectual property, and of other types of
information transfer.
Contract Law in the Electronic Environment I
Informations :
R.J. Robertson, Electronic Commerce on the Internet
and the Statute of Frauds, 49 South Carolina L. Rev.
787 (1998) (pages 797-827only)
A. Michael Froomkin,2B as Legal Software for electronic contracting
UCC § 2-201; § 2-204; § 2-207; § 2-209
UCC 2B § 111, § 112, § 308
Step-Saver v. Wyse Technology, 939 F.2d 91 (3d Cir.
1991)
ProCD, Inc. v. Zeidenberg, 86 F.3d 1447 (7th Cir. 1996)
Communications Groups v. Warner Communications,
527 N.Y.S.2d 341 (Civ. Ct. N.Y. 1988)
Subject Matter: Electronic signatures and
the statute of frauds.
The concept of assent in the electronic environment. Licenses
vs. sales. Draft UCC Article 2B
Contract Law in the Electronic Environment II
Information :
R.J. Robertson, Electronic Commerce on the Internet
and the Statute of Frauds, 49 South Carolina L. Rev.
787 (1998) (pages 827-846 only)
A. Michael Froomkin, The Essential Role of Trusted
Third Parties in Electronic Commerce, 75 Oregon L.
Rev. 49 (1996)
Jane Kaufman Winn, Open Systems, Free Markets, and
Regulation of Internet Commerce, 72 Tulane L. Rev.
1177 (1998) (1226-1259 only)
Utah Code Ann. §§ 46-3-101 et seq.
Ga. Code Ann. §§ 10-12-1 to -5
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-2616
Subject Matter: Digital signatures and authentication
under
current and proposed legal rules. Certification authorities and
"webs of trust;" legal liability for misappropriated signatures
and certificates.
Contract Law in the Electronic Environment III
Informations :
UCC sec. 2-312 to 2-315
Neilson Bus. Equip. Center v. Monteleone, 524 A.2d
1172 (Del. 1987)
UCC 2B sec. 401-406; 715-716
Peter Alces, W(h)ither Warranty, 87 California L. Rev.
__ (forthcoming)
Jeffrey Selman & Christopher Chen, Steering the Titanic
Clear of the Iceberg: Saving the Sale of Software From
the Perils of Warranties, 31 U.S.F. L. Rev. 531 (1997)
Julie Cohen, Copyright and the Jurisprudence of
Self-Help, 13 Berkeley Tech. L.J. __ (forthcoming)
Subject Matter: Continuing
discussion of signatures and
certification authorities. Warranties for nonfunctional
software, collateral loss, and infringement. Electronic
self-help for breach.
Payment Systems
Informations :
Ronald Mann, Payment Systems 1-14 (handout)
Jane Kaufman Winn, Couriers Without Luggage:
Negotiable Instruments and Digital Signatures, 49
South Carolina L. Rev. 739 (1998)
Peter Swire,
Peter Swire, Offshore Banking, Privacy, and the Future
of the Internet (handout)
12 U.S.C. § 1829
15 U.S.C. § 1694
Subject Matter: Digital cash, encryption and
anonymity. Credit
card transactions, security, and risk of loss. Electronic funds
transfers. Cyberbanking.
Transfer of Ownership
Informations :
Everex v. Cadtrak, 89 F.3d 673 (9th Cir. 1996)
Fleming v. Caroll Publishing, 581 A.2d 1219 (D.C. Ct.
App. 1990)
Paul J. Heald, Resolving Priority Disputes in
Intellectual Property Collateral, 1 J. Intell. Prop. L. 135
(1993)
Robert Stankey, Internet Payment Systems: Legal Issues
Facing Businesses, Consumers and Payment Service
Providers, 6 CommLaw Conspectus 11 (1998)
Subject Matter: Assignment and licensing of
intellectual
property rights. Collateral, debt, and insolvency in
transactions in information. Liability for default.
Data Privacy and Electronic Commerce
Informations :
Whalen v. Roe, 429 U.S. 589 (1974)
Paul Schwartz, European Data Protection Law and
Restrictions on International Data Flows, 80 Iowa L.
Rev. 471 (1995)
Joel Reidenberg, Setting Standards for Fair
Information Practice in the U.S. Private Sector, 80
Iowa L. Rev. 497 (1995)
Peter Swire, Cyberbanking and Privacy: The Contracts
Model (handout)
Subject Matter: Privacy and consumer rights in electronic
transactions, and in stored databases. The European directive
on data protection.
Commercial Solicitation Via the Internet
Reading:
Cyberpromotions v. America Online, 948 F. Supp. 456
(E.D.Pa. 1996)
Compuserve v. Cyberpromotions, 962 F. Supp. 1015
(S.D. Ohio 1997)
Washington anti-spam statute
Dan Burk, Trademark Doctrines for Global Electronic
Commerce, 49 South Carolina L. Rev. 695 (1998)
Subject Matter: "Spam" and the rules for unsolicited
commercial contacts. Trademarks and Web advertising. FTC
enforcement.
Public Law and Finance
Reading:
Benjamin Wright & Jane Kaufman Winn, The Law of
Electronic Commerce ch. 11
Peter Glicklich et al, Internet Sales Pose International
Tax Challenges, J. Taxation, June 1996, at 325
Symposium, 2 J. Sm. & Emerging Bus. L. 1 (1998)
Subject Matter: Securities issuance and trading via the
Internet. Taxation of electronic commerce. FTC enforcement.
The proper role of government in regulating electronic
commerce
