Pace Fall 2001

Internet Law Seminar Course Outline and Schedule

August 29 I Introduction to the Internet. / Guest Speaker …

1. Intellectual Property Infringement by ISP’s NJLJ July 23, 2001.

2. Let’s Get Technical (Course materials)

3. “Keeping Pace with the Expanding Internet”, 9 Alb.L.J. Sci & Tech. 51 (1998)

Review Text Topics … Chapters 1 - 10

Start research logs and outlines

September 5 II Elements of electronic commerce – lecture notes

1."Why Should the Internet Be Any Different" Pace Law Review (Fall 1998)

2.Exhibits for the first seminar

a.Illustrations; and

b.November 1997 Internet legal memo.

3. "The Electronic Commerce Landscape", NJLJ, June 28, 1999.

4.Web Surfing, or "The Internet for the Uninformed", American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, 1996 ABI JNL. LEXIS 38 (March 1996).

5. "Fresh From Your Browser's Oven" NYT , July 15, 1999 page G13.

6."How the Net Became Land of Opportunity for Legal Profession", WSJ page Al 10/13/97.

7.Beyond the Quill, Deciphering a New Language --Internet Lingo, 1996 ABI JNL. LEXIS 12 (February 1996).

8.Internet Resources for Law, 20 Law & Psycho. Rev. 11, Spring 1996.

9. New Law for the Internet, Arizona State Law Journal, 28 Ariz. St. L.J. 1243, Winter 1996.

Review Text Topics … Chapters 11 – 20

Hand in copy of research log review (optional)

September 12 III Electronic commerce – lecture notes

1. “Using Insurance Contracts to Supplement e-transaction Agreements NJLJ May 28 2001

2. "Due Diligence for 'Dot-Com' Deals", NYLJ, May 18, 1999.

3."Internet Law: Does the ADA apply?” National Law Journal May 15, 2000.

4."Courts Begin to Make Order on Frontiers of Cyberspace", NYT page D5 8/25/97.

5.Industry examples

a."On-Line Deals", NY Law Journal, April 14, 1999;

b."E-commerce transforming business", Chemical & Engineering News, July 1999;

c."E-commerce connects chemical businesses", Chemical & Engr News, July 1999.

6. BroadBridge Media v. Hypercd.com 2000 U.S. Dist. Lexis 9516 (filed July 11, 2000).

7. Resuscitation Technologies v. Continental Health Care 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3523 (March 24, 1997).

8. Zippo Mfg. Co. v. Zippo Dot Com, Inc. (W.D.Pa. 1997) 952 F. Supp. 1119

(January 16, 1997).

9. New Internet Domain Names Approved CNET July 7, 2000.

10. “E-Commerce Internet Sites Should Protect themselves from Law Suits by Implementing policies that Adopt ADA” NJLJ October 16, 2000.

Review Text Topics … Chapters 21 – 30

Hand in copy of the guided research paper outline for review

September 19 IV Electronic contracts

1."Web Site Tenant Rights", NJLJ, April 19, 1999

2.UCC section 2B (November 1,1997 Draft) … first page included … see www.law.uh.edu/ucc2b/110197/full.html

3. La Mar Hosiery Mills v. Credit & Commodity Corp.,28 Misc. 2d. 765; 216 N.Y.S. 2d

186) - guarantee in the form of a telegram satisfies State of Frauds' writing and signature requirements

4.People v.Hagan, 556 N.E.2d 1224, (Ill. App. 1990) - comparing fax and telegram technology

5. Brian Jackson v. Encyclopaedia Britannica Education Corp. 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS

571 (1-22-1996) - application of writing and signature requirements

6. People v. Avila, 770 P.2d 1330 (Col. App 1988) - court holds that data stored on a computer disk satisfies "written instrument" requirement of forgery statute

7. ProCD, Inc. v. Matthew Zeidenberg and Silken Mountain Web Services, 86 F.3d 1447 (7th Cir. 1996) point and click agreements

8.Compuserve v. Patterson, 89 F.3d 1257 (6th Cir. 1996) - point and click contract terms

9. Cal. Gov. Code Section 16.5 (1995) - digital signatures are ok when specifically authorized

10. “Sign of the Times” NYT 7/2/00 Section 6 page 14

Review Text Topics … Chapters 31 – 40

Outlines returned with comments (not graded )

September 26 NO CLASS

October 3 V Miscellaneous e-topics

1. Internet Activity in the Workplace Can result in Sexual Harassment NJLJ January 29, 2001

2. Protecting the Attorney-Client Privilege Over the Internet NJLJ 1/31/00

3. E-Signing Law Seen as a Boon To E-Business The New York Times July 4, 2000, Tuesday, Late Edition – Final Section C; Page 1; Column 5; Business/Financial Desk

4. New Rules Aim to Protect Children’s Privacy on the Internet NJLJ 4/17/00

5. Internet Gun Buying Not Exactly A Crime Montclair Times 5/25/00 page B1

6. The Legal Advantages of Licensing Domain Names NYLJ 8/24/99 page 5

Review Text Topics … Chapters 41 – 50

Hand in list of target publications

October 10 VI Intellectual property protection

1. Intellectual Property form MP3.com to Napster” NJLJ July 23, 2001

2."Applying Copyright Law to the Internet", NJLJ, July 26, 1999.

3. " Patent are important for Internet Business Methods" NJLJ, December 14 1998.

4. "Adapting Process Patent To Cyberspace" NYLJ, November 19, 1998.

5. "Copyright Issues and the Internet" International Legal Strategy, December 1998.

6. Lotus Development Corp. v.Borland International, Inc. 49 F.3d 807 (1st Cir. 1995), affd without opinion 116 S.Ct. 804 (1996).

7. 17 U.S.C. Sections 117, 302

8.Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 35 F.3d 1435 (9th Cir. 1994), cert. denied

115 S.Ct. 1176(1995).

9. Religious Technology Center v. F.A.C.T.NET, Inc. (901 F. Supp.1519 (D.Col. 1995).

10.Sega Enterprises Ltd. v.. MAPHIA, 857 F.Supp. 679 .D. Cal 1994).

11.Clash of Net freedom vs. property CSM 7/13/00 P1.

12. License, Don’t Sell Internet Domain Names NJLJ 10/11/99 Page 33.

Submit guided research paper draft ( mandatory … graded )

Review Text Topics … Chapters 51 – 60

October 17 VII The tax man cometh to cyberspace

1. Implementing e-Commerce Tax Policy, Harvard Journal of Law and Technology 13 Harv. J. Law & Tec. ___. Spring 2000.

2. "Internet Access Service Not Subject to Sales Tax", NYLJ, June 19, 1997 page 5.

3. "Online Sales and Offline Taxing Collide", NYT page DII 1/10/97

3. Martin Einstein "The Constitutional Limits on Sales Taxation of Cyberspace" State Taxation 97 STN 37 (1997)

Review Text Topics … Chapters 61 – 70

Feedback given on guided research paper draft (mandatory)

October 24 VIII Online crime

1.“Avoiding e-Security Violations” NJLJ July 2, 2001

2. "Children, parents and exploring the Internet" The Item, May 20, 1999 page 5.

3. People v. Avila, 770 P.2d 1330 (Col. App 1988) - court holds that data stored on a computer disk satisfies "written instrument" requirement of forgery statute

4. United States V Maxwell 1995 WL 259269 (AF. Crim. App. April 28, 1995).

5. Robin Amlot " Internet Investor: Beware" The Independent, page 3 (1997).

6. A More Convenient Crime: Why States Must Regulate Internet-Related

Criminal Activity Under the Dormant Com. Clause 20 Pace L. Rev. 189 (Fall1999).

Review Text Topics … Chapters 71 – 80

Schedule feedback meetings

October 31 IX Internet speech

1. Reno V. ACLU, No.96-511, 1997 U.S. LEXIS 4037 (June26, 1997;)

2. American Library Association v. Pataki, 969 F. Supp. 160 (S.D.N.Y. June 20, 1997).

4. Regulating Pornography on the Internet, 20 Law & Psychol. Rev. 197 (Spring 1996).

5. First Amendment Internet Crime statutes 14 Berkely Tech. L.J. 385 (1999).

Review Text Topics … Chapters 81 – 90

November 7 X Cyber-torts

1. Cubby lnc. v. CompuServe Inc., 776 F.Supp.135(S.D.N.Y. 1991)

2. Personal Jurisdiction and the Internet Proposed Limits on State Jurisdiction over Data Communicants in Tort Cases 87 Ky. L.J. 95 (1998/1999)

3. Bidder’s Edge v. Ebay Inc. NO.00-15995 (9th Cir.) June 22, 2000 Brief of Amicia Curiae

Review Text Topics … Chapters 91 –101

November 14 XI Electronic mail and data privacy

1.United State Privacy Act U.S.C. Section 522.a

2. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act CPA) 18 U.S.C. Section 2701

3. Stern v. Delphi Internet Services Corp., 626 N.Y.S.2d 694 (1995)

4. CompuServe Inc. v. Cyber Promotions, Inc. 1997 WL 109303 (S.D. Ohio Feb. 3 1997)

5. Earth Link Network Inc. v. Cyber Promotions., No BC 167502 (Calif. Super. May 7,

1997)

6. Stratton Oakmount, Inc. v. Prodigy Services Co., 1995 N.Y. Misc. 229 (N.Y. Sup. 1995)

Schedule second feedback meetings

November 21 NO CLASS

November 28 XII Internet "spin" on procedural, regulatory and other issues

1. Jewish Defense Organization, Inc. v. Rambam 85 Cal. Rptr. 2d 611, June 8, 1999.

2:Amendments to the Rules of Judicial Administration Rule 2.090- Electronic Transmission and Filing of Documents, Supreme Court of Florida 681 So. 2d. 698 (September 26, 1996).

December 5 XIII Special topics and begin Class Presentations of Guided Research for Group I (10 minutes each) … peer critique

December 6 XIV Class Presentations of Guided Research for Group II (10 minutes each) … peer critique

Final papers must be handed in on the last day of Class December 6, 2001.