Journal of Internet Law articles from January 2002

Journal of Internet Law archives from January 2002

Initial interest confusion and the internet: a confusion of trademark law principles.(domain name disputes)
January 1, 2002... Domain names similar to registered trademarks seem to present special difficulties for the federal courts when they attempt to apply traditional "likelihood of confusion" tests for an alleged infringement. Often the domain name serves not...

Advanced domain name and trademark issues.(value of domain names)
January 1, 2002... The Internet has become an increasingly important venue for business, and the value of domain names has increased accordingly. In 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation paid more than $3.3 million to purchase rights to altavista.com. During the...

Ebusiness failure and the law.(description of areas of adjustment in the law regarding Web)
January 1, 2002... As the NASDAQ Composite Index falls to levels not seen for three years, investors cringe at their losses, wondering when it will end. All of us have marveled at how this market indicator could lose more than 70 percent of its value in 18...

NY court sides with entertainment industry. (Legal News About the Net).(publication of DeCSS is banned)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... In a significant ruling on November 28, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a lower court ban on the publication of DeCSS, the DVD decrypting code. In Universal v. Reimerdes, the Court of Appeals considered whether the...

California Court finds DeCSS is speech. (Legal News About the Net).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The California Court of Appeal in Santa Clara County also issued an opinion regarding the posting of DeCSS on the Internet. The case, DVD Copy Control Association v. Bunner, involved an action for injunctive relief brought under the Uniform...

Tax moratorium extended. (Legal News About the Net).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... On November 28, 2001, President Bush signed into law a two-year extension of the moratorium on Internet taxes. The Internet Tax Freedom Act, which had expired on October 21, will remain in effect until November 1, 2003. The law prohibits...

Dutch courts test online hearings. (Legal News About the Net).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Ministry of Justice in the Netherlands has been experimenting with video, audio, and Internet links to the courthouse instead of live appearances before a judge. For the past year, this approach has been undergoing a limited test, using...

eResolution ends UDRP services. (Legal News About the Net).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... On November 30, eResolution announced that it would no longer accept new ICANN UDRP cases. eResolution was one of four dispute resolution organizations worldwide accredited by ICANN. eResolution will complete all pending cases but will not...

Consumers want short privacy notices. (Legal News About the Net).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Two studies recently released indicate that only about 3 percent of adults take the time to read privacy policies as they are currently written, with 64 percent admitting they do not read notices or only glance at them. However, more than 70...

Conferences and seminars.
January 1, 2002... February 6, 2002--New York, NY "Business Method Patents: How to Protect Your Clients' Interests" This focused program sponsored by PLI will cover strategic patenting of business method inventions; identifying business methods to...