Electronic Commerce (Casebook Series) [Hardcover]

Ronald J. Mann (Author), Jane K. Winn (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735524971 | ISBN-13: 978-0735524972 | Publication Date: August 2002

<p> <b>Electronic Commerce, Third Edition</b>, takes a practical, practice-oriented approach to the study of e-commerce. Author Ronald Mann, well-known commercial law scholar who recently served as Reporter for revisions to UCC Articles 3, 4, and 4A, de-mystifies the technology surrounding e-commerce with clear language and a problem-based pedagogy. The text is structured around the hypothetical representation of a technology company, giving students a preview of how principles and strategies work in the real world. </p> <p> <b>Among the features that make this text so accessible and illuminating</b>: </p> <ul> <li> <b>lucid and concise reading assignments</b>, that use nontechnical language whenever possible </li> <li> <b>explanations</b> about need-to-know technology that are clear and easily understood </li> <li> <b>exercises</b> that illustrate current issues in e-commerce practice </li> <li> <b>coverage of important commercial law topics</b>, such as click-through contracts, cybersquatting, web site development, software licensing, and electronic payments </li> <li> <b>dozens of discrete assignments</b> that allow for concentration on specific areas of interest </li> <li> <b>extensive Teacher’s Manual</b> that provides answers to assignments in the book and a companion web site <b>(www.mann-ecommerce.com)</b> that complements and enriches printed materials </li> </ul> <p> <b>The Third Edition has been thoroughly updated and reorganized to focus on current issues. New materials include</b>: </p> <ul> <li> the latest on spyware and a <b>new assignment on potential liability for internet-based intermediaries</b> (including edited versions of the Perfect 10 cases) </li> <li> <b>in-depth analysis</b> of important landmark cases such as the Supreme Court opinion in Grokster and the Ninth Circuit en banc opinion in <i>Yahoo! v. UEJF </i> </li> <li> numerous new opinions in a variety of areas, including <b>cybergriping</b> (<i> Lamparello v. Falwell</i>), <b>CAN-SPAM</b> (<i>Omega World Travel v. Mummagraphics</i>), <b>CDA</b> (<i>FHC v. Roommates.com</i>), and <b>clickwrap</b> (<i>Wachter</i>) </li> <li> <b>updated problem sets</b> that reflect advances in technology and practice </li> </ul> <p> If you are looking for a text that explains the nuances of e-commerce in lucid, practical terms, while presenting electronic transactions squarely in the context of modern commercial law, be sure to examine the new edition of Electronic Commerce. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 670 pages
• Publisher: Aspen Law & Business (August 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735524971
• ISBN-13: 978-0735524972
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,949,989 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ronald Mann is a Professor of Law at Columbia and a prominent scholar in the areas of credit cards, software patents, and electronic commerce in general. His book on credit cards (Charging Ahead) is an award-winning account of the global rise of the credit card. His texts on E-Commerce and Payment Systems are the leading law-school treatments on those subjects. He has degrees from Rice University (B.A. 1982 (History)) and the University of Texas (J.D. 1985) and clerked for Lewis F. Powell on the United States Supreme Court.