Network Law: Text and Cases

Author: Gladys Faria et al.
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Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Network Law: Text and Cases is a textbook written for business students. Information technology is not just related to business; it has become an integral part of the economy. Business news media remind us of this. If you were to ask business students what additional business law courses they would like to take, their answers would not surprise you. What they want to learn—and what they need—is a course in network law. The authors were determined to write this textbook for a very general reason: to equip business students with legal skills to prepare them for the role of e-commerce managers in the 21st century. Network Law: Text and Cases is a textbook based on legal principles and the business law knowledge of business school professors. In any case, the laws applicable in the real world are equally applicable in the digital world. Shrink-wrap contracts are still contracts. Registering domain names, websites, and business methods with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office still falls under intellectual property law. Court rulings in e-commerce jurisdiction cases are based on the interaction between companies and end-users, but the law still requires rulings to comply with legal provisions and adhere to due process clauses. Privacy, with its digital characteristics, presents new dimensions, but the legal analysis remains the same. Throughout the textbook, the authors aim to illustrate how network law relies on the offline analysis of traditional legal principles. The textbook includes key cases and legal provisions related to network law, with clear and insightful explanations provided by the authors. The authors sincerely hope readers will truly enjoy this textbook and find it inspiring, filled with effective and motivating rules of network law. Network Law: Text and Cases is a textbook for business students, based on legal principles and the business law knowledge of business school professors. Throughout the textbook, the authors aim to illustrate how network law relies on the offline analysis of traditional legal principles. The textbook includes key cases and legal provisions related to network law, with clear and insightful explanations provided by the authors. The authors sincerely hope readers will truly enjoy this textbook and find it inspiring, filled with effective and motivating rules of network law.