Software and Internet Law

Depend on Software and Internet Law for complete coverage of all aspects of computer law including hardware, software, the internet, and e-commerce. Fully updated for its Second Edition, this efficient and effective casebook offers a distinctive focus on intellectual property, licensing, and antitrust law.

The authors capture and hold students attention through:

• a combination of original text, significant cases, challenging problems, and exemplary questions
• insights based on their cumulative scholarship and classroom experience
• broad coverage, ranging from commercial issues to constitutional topics, such as free speech
• careful consideration of economic issues in computer law, particularly those derived from network effects
• a review of technical terms for the novice

The Second Edition presents a wide range of new materials, reflecting the dynamism of the subject:

• comprehensive coverage of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act and theUniform Dispute Resolution Policy domain name proceedings
• expanded and update discussions of online privacy, digital music copyright issues, and internet jurisdiction
• an all-new section on the internet trepass cases
• updated treatment of software patents and shrinkwrap, clickwrap, and browsewrap licenses
• coverage of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign) and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA)
• new cases including A&M Records v. Napster, United States v. Microsoft, Softman v. Adobe, Shields v. Zuccarini, Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union, and Bartnicki v. Vopper