Abstracts
to Downloadable Cyberspace Articles
- Edited by Professor Larry Lessig of Harvard, this site contains
summaries of some of the leading academic papers on cyberlaw
with links to the full-length archived articles which are
downloadable (free)
ACLU
Special Web Collection On Privacy and Data Protection -
Privacy and data protection on the Internet.
American
Bar Association Uniform Citation Standards - ABA Legal
Technology Resource Center
Berkman
Center for Internet and Society - Research program founded
to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer
its development. The Center is a network of teaching and research
faculty from Harvard Law School and elsewhere
BetterWhois
- Searches all domain registrars for domain name status.
Canadian
Cases - Domain, obscenity, computer access.
Cataloging
Internet Resources: A Manual and Practical Guide
Citing
Electronic Fulltext
Citing
Records in the National Archives of the United States
Citing
Sources Yale style manual
Coalition
Against Unsolicited Email - Check this site for updates
on pending legislation.
Copyright Law for WebMasters
Copyright,
Linking and Liability
CyberCrimes
- A virtual, online class taught by Professor Susan Brenner
and brought by the University of Dayton Law School.
CyberSpace
Law Tutorial for Non-Lawyers - A great free on-line course
covering Trademark, Copyrights, Libel, Free Speech, Contract
Law, Content Regulation and Dispute Resolution in CyberSpace
brought by the Cyberspace Law Institute, Social Science Electronic
Publishing.
Domain Name Registries Around The World - Provides links
to domain name registries around the world listed in alphabetical
order. Site links directly to forms to register domains for
most of the countries.
E-Commerce
and Digital Cash - Website of Michael Froomkin, U of Miami
E-Law
by Virtulaw.com - Great Information on Trademarks and
Copyright Information as it relates to the Internet.
Electronic
Data Interchange (EDI) - Links to Libraries, Information
and sources to learn more about EDI.
Electronic Guidelines for Consumer Protection - Information
in French and English by the OECD.
Encription
at the Crossroads - Resources on Encryption, digital signatures,
cryptography and PGP from the AALL Program.
Enjoining
Children's Online Protection Act - Judge Reed's Decision
Faegre & Benson LLP
- Numerous articles and updates
Fair
Dealing in Webbed Links - Shetland Times Ltd. v. Dr. Jonathan
Wills and Another
Flawed
Domain Name Policy - NSI Flawed Domain Name Policy Information
Page
Green
Paper - Discussion Draft (Ira Magazner)-1/30/98
Help2Go
- Help2Go is a web site that seeks to offer visitors useful
information about a wide variety of computer and internet-related
topics in an easy-to-digest and entertaining format.
International
Trademark Association - Also houses a discussion group
on trademarks.
JEDDI - Electronic Court Filing Information
JunkBusters
- Tips for busting the junk out of your life; discusses Telemarketing
and email Spam among other "junk."
Internet
Law Library - Features extensive summaries of court decisions
shaping the law of the web; providing facts, analysis and
pertinent quotes from cases of interest to those involved
in New Media addressing copyright, trademark, dilution and
other intellectual property issues, jurisdiction, linking,
framing, meta tags, clip-art, defamation, domain name, e-mail,
encryption, gambling, click-wrap agreements, shrink-wrap licenses,
spamming and other subjects by Phillips Nizer Benjamin Krim
and Ballon LLP.
Internet Law Links
Internet Privacy Law
Juriscom
- Provides a good source of cyberspace law in French in the
Canadian and French jurisdictions, site is in French.
Karla's
Guide to Web Citation
Law Office of
Brian D. Iton, Family Law, Traffic Law, Real Estate,
Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County, NJ - (800) 274-6180.
Legal Elements of Design - Linking, Framing and Meta Tags
The
Link Controversy
NameProtect Online search against U.S. and Canadian trademarks
- $35.
Net
Litigation, Internet Law - News, Suits, Discussion
The
Perkins Coie Internet Digest - This compilation of cases
that address specific issues of Internet-related law, or have
significant implications for Internet legal issues.
Public
Access Networks Corporation - Filtering Spam, Examining
E-Mail Headers
The
Publishing Law Center
"Site
seeing on the internet" - Guide to help prepare for
your voyage and avoid fraud and deception en route by the
FTC and the Attorney General
Special Client Issues for Web Designers
TradeMark Law for WebMasters
Ted A. Greve &
Associates,
Auto & Truck
Accidents, Wrongful Death, Mass Torts,
Social Security Disability,
Workers' Compensation, Immigration, North Carolina &
South Carolina - (800) 984-7383
UDRPlaw.net
- The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy Legal
Information Site
US
Dept of Commerce - Mgmt of Internet Domain Names &
Addresses- Policy Statement-6/5/98
US
Trademark Electronic Search System - A search engine containing
more than 3 million pending, registered and dead federal trademarks.
Virginia's
State Internet Policy
Web
Accessibility Initative (WAI) - Proposed regulation on
authoring tool accessibility. WAI pursues accessibility of
the Web for people with disabilities through five primary
areas technology, guidelines, tools, education & outreach,
and research & development.
Web
Law - Extensive summaries of court decisions shaping the
law of the web; providing facts, analysis and pertinent quotes
from cases covering domain name, email, jurisdiction, linking,
spam, trademark, contract, copyright, defamation, encryption,
first amendment, gambling, right of publicity, shrink-wrap,
venue and clip art.
Web Law FAQ
America
Online
- Domain Registrar
Better
Whois - An excellent source for checking domains - checks
all registrars.
CNI-Copyright
Discussion Group
CNI-Copyright
Discussion Group (Other)
Community
Trade Mark Consultation Service
Consultwebs.com - Resource for domain and Web design information.
Domain Name Buyer's Guide - General domain and registrar
information, plus a rating of registrars.
Domain
Notes - Superb domain information/newsletters, including
cyber-squatter news.
CORE
- Non-profit membership association of Internet domain name
registrars.
The
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
- ICANN is the corporaion that accredits and governs
registrars.
Findlaw
Intellectual Property Page
France
Telecom/Oléane - French service provider.
Goldrush - Domain name value & articles.
Great
Domains - Leading domain reseller, plus articles and info.
Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Fair Use Resources
Melbourne
IT - Australian organization.
Network
Solutions - Formerly referred to as the Internic.
QWho
- ALL REGISTRARS look-up tool.
Register.com
- Services primarily small to medium sized businesses.
Uninett - Domain name registries around the world.
Significant
Legal Cases Involving the Internet
Ability
to Link to A Pirated Content Site
Describes a case where a court rules against the ability for
a site to link to pirated content.
Auction Dispute Centers on Question of Control Over Data
New York Times, April 14, 2000, Longer summary of the case,
with quotes from both sides and third parties.
Charging
for Links Enforceable? Probably not.
Wired News, 2:00
a.m. Dec. 28, 2000 PST, The Albuquerque Journal charges $50
per link. They and others can charge what they wish.
However, it is doubtful that charging is enforceable.
Court
Ruling Denies Copyright Protection For Images On The Net
7am, Dec. 21, 1999, details on a case involving the spidering
of images, where the court upheld the right to index.
Court
Ruling Denies Copyright Protection For Images On The Net
(More information on Kelly vs. Arriba Soft Corporation imaging
indexing case), with a curent update on it's status, from
the plaintiff, photographer Les Kelly.
eBay,
Bidder's Edge Face Off in Court
News.com, April 14, 2000, short summary of the current situation,
with a link to a story about the Justice Department asking
eBay about its actions.
Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. v. Zuccarini (Gigalaw)
- Cybersquatter ordered to pay $500,000 and legal costs
in the amount of $30,653.34 for bad-faith use of 5 misspellings
of the trademarked Electronics Boutique domain name.
Findlaw
Domain Law Resources
Intellectual Property : Domain Names
HYPERLINKS, FRAMES AND META-TAGS: AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
ANALYSIS - Jeffrey R. Kuester, Peter A. Nieves* , Ticketmaster
Corp., et al. v. Tickets.Com, Inc. U.S. District Court, Central
District of California March 27, 2000
Joe
Griffith Law Firm – Personal Injury, Criminal Defense,
Commercial Litigation, Charleston, South Carolina - (866) 386 –
6460
Legality of 'Deep Linking' Remains Deeply Complicated
New York Times, April 14, 2000, article about a different
case between Ticketmaster and Tickets.com which touches on
similar issues to the eBay dispute.
Interprets the Federal Trademark Dilution Act
PANAVISION UNTERNATIONAL v TOEPPEN 9755467 - 5 U.S.C. Sec.
1125(c) as it applies to internet domain names.
May 19, 2000, New York Times (Registration free, but required)
In New Forum for Domain Name Disputes, Trademark Holders Dominate
Law.com - The Recorder
Litigation may put a snag in the seamless fabric of the World
Wide Web.
Search
Engines And Legal Issues
Links to other cases involving spidering and linking here.
Ticketmaster Corp., et al. v. Tickets.Com, Inc.
GigaLaw, March 27, 2000, detailed information from the Ticketmaster
case.
Domain
Name Resellers
http://www.afternic.com
http://www.domainbook.com
http://www.domaincow.com
http://www.domainresellers.com
http://www.domainnotes.com
- A great site that covers many domain areas
www.greatdomains.com
- One of the largest resellers
Avoid purchasing
domain names from companies claiming to be able to pre-register
names.
See CNET
for the initial story. It is doubtful that the domain
names will help the typical Web owner. It appears that
ICANN has restricted the
number of registrars, opening the door for the potential for
high pricing and restrictive distribution. Many domains,
e.g., .la domain names are $100 per year. This compares
to $15 initially and $15 per year for .com names that are
distributed through several registrars. See
BBC News for their interpretation of the situation.
ICANN
is working to add seven new TLDs to the Internet's domain-name
system. In November 2000, after extensive discussions throughout
the global Internet community, the ICANN Board selected seven
TLD proposals to be included in the first addition of a global
TLD to the Internet since the 1980s. The selected TLDs are:
.aero (for the air-transport industry), .biz (for businesses),
.coop (for cooperatives), .info (for all uses), .museum (for
museums), .name (for individuals), and .pro (for professions).
-
.biz is already fully operational and accepting live
registrations. For more information on these .biz, please
visit the website of NeuLevel, Inc., the company selected
to operate this new TLD: <http://www.nic.biz/>.
-
.info is also fully operational and accepting live registrations.
More info on .info registration is availble at the website
of the .info registry operator, Afilias Limited, at <http://www.nic.info/>.
-
.name is already operational for test purposes. The
company selected to operate .name, Global Name Registry,
has posted an informational page at <http://www.nic.name/>.
The Sunrise and Landrush periods for .name are running concurrently
and will both end on 17 December 2001. Domains registerd
in .name are scheduled to go live (resolve) on 15 January
2002.
-
.museum is also operational.
The .museum TLD is sponsored by Museum Domain Management
Association (MuseDoma). MuseDoma's informational site can
be located at <http://www.nic.museum/>.
- The
registry agreement for .coop
has been approved and signed. .coop is sponsored by the
National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA). An informational
site for .coop is available at <http://www.cooperative.org/>.
- The
.aero registry agreement has been authorized for signature.
.aero is sponsored by Societe Internationale de Telecommunications
Aeronautiques SC (SITA).
- The
.pro registry agreement
is still under negotiation. More information on .pro is
available at the website of the registry operator, RegistryPro,
LTD, at <http://www.registrypro.com>.
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