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Congratulations to the Fall 2001 class for an excellent semester. eCommerce will return next year.


Class Syllabus

I. An Introduction to eCommerce: Law, Business and Technology
A. Introduction to eCommerce: The Instant Messaging Affair Tuesday, August 28
no CPs assigned
B. eCommerce Business Models Thursday, August 30
no CPs assigned
C. Technology for the Digital Lawyer
  1. The Importance of History Tuesday, September 4
Group 1
  2. The Architecture of the Internet Thursday, September 6
Group 2
  3. Internet Infrastructure Tuesday, September 11
Group 3
II. The Scope of eCommerce: Jurisdiction via the Internet
A. Personal Jurisdiction
  1. Locating Web Sites Thursday, September 13
Group 4
  2. Transactions, Communications and Domain Names Tuesday, September 18 & Thursday, September 20
Group 5
B. Choice of Forum/Choice of Law in Cyberspace Tuesday, September 25
Group 6
III. Doing Business on the 'Net: Electronic Contracting
A. The Evolution of Contract Formation Thursday, September 27
Group 7
B. UCITA, etc. on Formation [ Class Exercise 1 ] Tuesday, October 9
Group 8
C. Limits on Contractual Terms Thursday, October 11
Group 9
D. Digital Signatures, Digital Enforcement Tuesday, October 16
Group 10
IV. Minding the Digital Store: Property Law for eCommerce
A. Technology vs. Law, Part I: Copyright Online  
  1. Introduction to Copyright Thursday, October 18
Group 11
  2. Napster and the New Era of Copyright Tuesday, October 23
Group 12
  3. The Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) Thursday, October 25
Group 1
  4. Gnutella and the Future of Content Tuesday, October 30
Group 2
B. The "Real Estate" of the 'Net: Trademarks in eCommerce  
  1. Introduction - Federal Trademark Law Wednesday, October 31
Group 3
  2. Metadata, Search Engines, and Trademarks Thursday, November 1
Group 4
  3. Shifting Approaches - ICANN & the ACPA Tuesday, November 6
Group 5
C. New Property, New Violations? The Law of Linking, Framing & 'Bots [ Class Exercise 2 ] Thursday, November 8
Group 6
V. Cookies, Forms, and You: Consumer Privacy Questions
A. Introduction -- Identity and eCommerce Tuesday, November 13
Group 7
B. Collective Regulation - Standards, Seal Programs & Statutes Thursday, November 15
Group 8
C. Individual Regulation - Technology and the Marketplace Tuesday, November 20
Group 9
VI. Mapping the New Commercial Landscape: Competition and eCommerce
A. The Perils of New Commercial Technologies Tuesday, November 27
Group 10
B. The Standards Wars Thursday, November 29
Group 11
C. Considering Microsoft's .NET Strategy [ Class Exercise 3 ] Tuesday, December 4
no CPs assigned
VII. The Future of eCommerce Thursday, December 6
Group 12




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