E-Commerce Law

An indispensable guide to the law for online sellers, buyers, and advertisers, E-Commerce Law explains what you need to know about the legal aspects of conducting commercial transactions over the Internet. here you will find information about everything from starting a business and reserving a domain name to disclosure obligations and dealing with credit card chargebacks, from website security and privacy to copyrights, and much more. In addition to relevant portions of FTC, FCC, and SEC regulations, European Union regulations, state laws and international treaties, the book also provides up-to-date, detailed information about key laws including among others: Digital Millennium Copyright Act; Children's Online Privacy Protection Act; Communication Decency Act; Computer Fraud and Abuse Act; Electronic Communication Privacy Act; E-Sign Act; Copyright Act; and Langham Act. Tom James is a private practice attorney with over twenty years of experience. He is admitted to the bar in the Federal (District of Columbia) and Eighth Circuit Courts of Appeals, Minnesota state and federal courts, and the Trademark Trials and Appeals Board. His articles on e-commerce topics have appeared in such varied places as the Illinois Law Review, the Mitchell-Hamline Journal of Public Policy and Pratices, Sales Tax Notes, and AllBusiness.com. Other titles by this author: Website law and Copyright Protection for Websites. -- From back cover.