Internet crimes, torts and scams: investigation and remedies

In Internet Crimes, Torts and Scams: Investigation and Remedies, Melise Blakeslee guides readers through the complex world of fraudulent and malicious Internet activity, identifying problems and solutions in practical terms that will be useful to any attorney facing these issues. In the Second Edition, all chapters have been thoroughly updated. New sections on quasi in rem jurisdiction, false light, and jurisdictionalissues in trademark and copyright disputes have been added. In addition, there are new practice tips and updated appendices reflecting changes in ICANN rules for dispute procedures. Internet Crimes, Torts and Scams: Investigation andRemedies helps attorneys understand the increasing range of illegal and malicious internet activity and a similarly expanding number of response or enforcement options. Reflecting a "real-world" dynamic, the book is problem-oriented and cuts across many practice areas including intellectual property enforcement, libel, third-party liability, forensics, and globaljurisdictional issues. It will aid practitioners who need to identify not only the type of problem a client faces but how to investigate and best respond to protect a client's interests in any given situation. INDICE: I. Introduction II. Basic Investigation A. Follow the Money B. TheMost Essential Tool C. Cyberspace is Smaller than You Think 1. The "Internet" and the "World Wide Web" are NOT the same 2. A Mere Five Entities Maintain aDirectory of the Entire Internet 3. Domain Names Are Assigned by a "Retailer"4. Information Flows in an Orderly Manner D. How to Find a Cybersquatter or Site Owner 1. The WHOIS Query and Reverse WHOIS 2. Other Clues E. How to Interpret E-mail Headers F. Unmasking the Anonymous E-mailer G. An Example of a Simple Investigation Protocol III. Jurisdictional Quagmire A. What's at Stake: Personal Jurisdiction and the Regulation of the Internet B. Where have we been? C. Life is Complicated D. First Principles 1. The Early Cases 2. InternationalShoe and the Rise of Long-Arm Statutes 3. Emerging Principles A. General Jurisdiction B. Specific Jurisdiction C. In Rem Jurisdiction E. Enter the InternetF. Consider Functionality G. Internet Activities (Plus Business Contacts) Equals General Jurisdiction H. Specific Jurisdiction - Defamation I. Recent Case Law: Specific Jurisdiction - Intellectual Property, Contracts and Commercial Torts 1. Trademark Disputes 2. Copyright and Patent Disputes 3. Other Commercial Cases J. Recent Case Law: Cybersquatting K. Recent Case Law: The Role of Servers and ISPs L. Resolution of the Scenarios M. Long-Arm to Global Reach - International Considerations 1. The Complexity of International Jurisdictions 2. The European Perspective - First Principles 3. The E-Commerce Directive (2001/31) 4. The General Rule A. Place of Establishment B. The Coordinated Field 5. E-Commerce or Commerce? 6. Exceptions to the E-Commerce Directive A. Jurisdiction Regulation B. Rome I Regulation and the Rome Convention 7. National Courts v County of Origin Principle 8. Conclusion 9. International Defamation N. Scams and Torts - Unique Jurisdiction Considerations IV. Intellectual PropertyA. Trademarks & Domain Name Disputes 1. Scenarios 2. How to Investigate A…

• ISBN: 978-0-19-989085-9
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 576
• Fecha Publicación: 15/03/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés