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	Table of Contents	Page
Chapter 1	A New Tool for Old Hands	5
A.	Why Good Contracts are Important	5
B.	The Root of All Substance is Process	6
C.	Improving the Contracting Process	8
Chapter 2	Perspective on Computers and the Law
A.	The Accelerating Velocity of Change	18
B.	Ambushed at Guidance Gap	19
C.	Arming the Invisible Hand with a Draftsman’s Pen	22
Chapter 3	Intellectual Property	24
A.	Trade Secret Protection	26
B.	Copyright Protection	29
	1. Generally	29
	2. Remedies for Copyright Infringement	30
	3. Copyright Protection of Compilations	31
	4. Copyright Infringement	32
	(a) Tests for Infringement	32
	(b) Certain Limitations, Defenses and Exemptions	35
	5. How Federal Copyright & State Laws Interact	40
	6. Copyright Notices	40
	7. Registration of Copyrights	41
	8. Determining Ownership of Custom Software	42
	(a) Software Developed by Employees	42
	(b) Software Developed by Contractors	43
	(c) Joint Works	44
	(d) Employees v. Contractors	44
	(e) Avoid Being Whipsawed	45
C.	Patent Protection	48
D.	Trademark Protection	49
	1. General Rules	49
	2. Battle Over Domain Names	50
	(a) Trademark Dilution Act	50
	(b) Domain Registry Policies	50
	3. Framing and Deep Linking of Web Content	52
Chapter 4	Contracts	54
A.	What is a Contract?	54
B.	Letters of Intent	55
C.	Verbal Contracts- Not Worth Paper Written On?	57
D.	Uniform Commercial Code	58
	1. Current Law: Article 2 (Sale of Goods)	58
	(a) A Word About Warranties & Liabilities	59
	i. Express Warranties	60
	ii. Implied Warranties	60
	iii. Limitations on Warranties	65
	2. Proposed UCITA [Article 2B] & Information Licenses	67
E.	The Contract Scope of Work	75
	1. Competing Interests	75
	2. Dovetailing Interests	76
Chapter 5	ClickWrap Contracts	78
Chapter 6	Year 2000 Legal Issues	84
A.	Nature of the Problem	84
B.	Y2K Certification Trap	85
C.	Y2K Information and Readiness Disclosure Act	85
Chapter 7	25 Keys to Successful Development Contracts	88
Chapter 8	The Emerging Law of Cyberspace	95
A.	Liability for Online Defamation	95
B.	Liability for Obscene and Indecent Materials	97
C.	Copyright Infringement in Cyberspace	99
	1. Copyright Rules for Online Service Providers	99
	(a) Some Background Historical Rules	99
	(b) New Safe Harbors for OSP’s	99
	(c) Safe Harbor Requirements	100
	(d) Hosting Services and Search Engines	100
	(e) System Caching	100
	(f) Safe Harbor Benefits	101
	(g) "Notice and Take Down" Provisions	101
	2. General Copyright Rules	102
D.	Jurisdiction in Cyberspace	104
E.	International Considerations	104
F.	Privacy Rights in Online Communications	105
G.	Internet Privacy Rights in Personal Data	107
	1. Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act	107
	2. European Union Data Protection Directive	107
	3. Comply with Your Own Privacy Policy	108
Appendix	Glossary of Defined Terms	109
	-End of Book-	130