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Developments of Note
Recent developments in e-commerce law and in the e-commerce industry.
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Clause Of The Month
Long-term services contracts, such as contracts for outsourcing, generally provide the customer only limited rights to terminate. Typically, the customer is permitted to terminate the contract for the vendor's uncured material breach or upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition by or against the vendor. Even if the customer has the right to terminate for convenience, it is often conditioned on the customer's paying a substantial amount.
High Court Hands Fox Copyright Defeat
We offer the synopsis of the decision in the story below for readers who represent Web sites and other e-commerce enterprises that use public-domain material as content to drive sales, use it to market their products and/or Web sites or even sell public-domain material. The High Court's ruling allows use of unattributed public-domain material, lifting concerns that such unattributed use is actionable under the Lanham Act, which some authors and other artists have relied on to seek relief for repeated use of unattributed material, even though such material had entered the public domain.]
ADR: Increasingly Popular For Fixing E-Commerce Disagreements
Even though e-commerce has become a norm, businesspeople and consumers buy goods and services online without considering for a second how using the Internet has brought those goods and services to people and locations that would not have enjoyed these benefits a decade ago.
HIPAA Insight: Regulation of Sensitive Medicaland Health Information
On April 14, the privacy provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) went into effect, requiring compliance from 'health plans,' 'health care clearinghouses' and most 'health care providers' (collectively, covered entities).
Developments of Note
Recent developments in e-commerce law and in the e-commerce industry.
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FTC Opens the Door To Spam Regulation
The FTC is under enormous pressure to address the growing proliferation of spam. n light of Constitutional and statutory limitations, the FTC has been forced to focus its efforts on deceptive spam, as opposed to the broader problem of too many unsolicited messages crowding consumers' in boxes.
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e-Commerce Docket Sheet
Recent court rulings in e-commerce.
<B><I>Clause Of The Month</b></i>Anti-Spamming Provision for E-mail Provider's Acceptable Use Policy
Despite their constant technological and legal efforts, e-mail providers have found it nearly impossible to keep users from spreading unsolicited commercial e-mail, or spam, throughout their systems. The situation has reached the point where traditionally fierce competitors such as America Online, Yahoo! and Microsoft are now pooling their resources to combat spam. Any company that provides any kind of e-mail services should make it clear to users at the outset that spamming will not be tolerated.
Top 10 Issues for the E-Commerce Practitioner
As use of the Internet continues to grow, more e-commerce legal issues are confronting attorneys and their business clients. What follows are the Top 10 legal issues counsel should be prepared to address as their clients expand their business into cyberspace.
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