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e-Commerce Docket Sheet

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Web Arbitration Clause Before Purchase Does Not Cancel Unconscionability<br>Web Host Gets CDA Immunity for Alleged Defamatory Site Content <br>Game 'Cheat' Software Circumventing Security Does Not Violate DMCA<br>Late Option Exercise Under License Not Excused on Equitable Grounds <br>Print-on-Demand Publisher Not Liable for Alleged Defamatory Book

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Third Quarter e-Commerce Report

Michael Lear-Olimpi

The federal government's estimated third-quarter bricks-and-mortar retail and e-commerce retail spending are in. And there's good news and there's bad news.

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New Settlements Suggest Online Retailers Should Focus on Web Site Accessibility

Gonzalo E. Mon

In the last few months, two major retailers ' Target and Apple ' have entered into settlements with the National Federation of the Blind ("NFB") over allegations that the retailers' Web sites violated the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") because they were not accessible to the blind.

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e-Curing the Holiday Humbug

Stanley P. Jaskiewicz

Anyone trying to keep an e-commerce site afloat didn't ' and still doesn't ' need to read the newspaper to realize the business downturn: the grim news appears every day in the cash till, in the aging-of-receivables report, and in overdue payables. While the down times are as inevitable a part of a business cycle as the booming times, that realization doesn't satisfy the bank, the critical vendor at the door or the payroll processor that must be paid.

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Movers & Shakers

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Who's doing what; who's moving where.

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News Briefs

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

The latest news from the franchising world.

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Court Watch

Cynthia M. Klaus & Meredith Bauer

CA Court Rules Jury Trial Waiver Was Not Conspicuous

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Appellate Court Says Waiver Enforceable, Notwithstanding Statute

Douglas M. Mansfield & J. Todd Kennard

Many state franchise or distributor statutes contain provisions that purport to limit the enforceability of waivers or releases signed by dealers or franchisees. The restrictions on waivers are often justified on claimed "inequality of power" between the manufacturer or distributor and franchisee. One court recently struck a blow in favor of manufacturers and distributors in upholding a waiver even though part of the statute expressly referenced restrictions on certain waivers.

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Franchisors Must Prepare for Pending Introduction of New Top-Level Domains

Ryan Kaatz & Brian Schnell

In only a few short months, franchisors must choose whether to register a top-level domain (TLD) that corresponds with the franchisor's trademark or company name. Similar to current TLDs .com, .net, and .org, new TLDs like .hilton, .coke, or .merrilllynch will be available. A franchisor's choice must balance potentially significant commercial, advertising, and security opportunities with substantial financial and technological investment.

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Peer-to-Peer May Share Some Nightmares

Tresa Baldas

Unknown to corporate America, the popular peer-to-peer file-sharing networks that allow music and movies to be shared could be sharing something else with the public: company secrets and personal data.

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