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Logos, Links, And Lending: Towards Standardized Privacy And Use Policies For Banking Web Sites, Walter Effross Apr 2013

Logos, Links, And Lending: Towards Standardized Privacy And Use Policies For Banking Web Sites, Walter Effross

Walter Effross

As customers go on-line rather than stand in line, financial institutions have been quick to accommodate this new form of interaction by constructing banking Web sites. However, federal regulators are increasingly concerned that the operators of these sites make appropriate disclosures to consumers and implement privacy policies for information collected through such sites. This article discusses the latest efforts by regulators and recommends that banks make the text of required disclosures displayed on their Web pages into hyperlinks to the home pages of the appropriate regulatory agencies. In addition, the article proposes the creation of industry-wide icons (such as the …


High-Tech Heroes, Virtual Villains, And Jacked-In Justice: Visions Of Law And Lawyers In Cyberpunk Science Fiction, Walter Effross Apr 2013

High-Tech Heroes, Virtual Villains, And Jacked-In Justice: Visions Of Law And Lawyers In Cyberpunk Science Fiction, Walter Effross

Walter Effross

No abstract provided.


Owning Enlightenment: Proprietary Spirituality In The 'New Age' Marketplace, Walter Effross Apr 2013

Owning Enlightenment: Proprietary Spirituality In The 'New Age' Marketplace, Walter Effross

Walter Effross

This article analyzes recent attempts made by the Arica Institute, the Church of Scientology, and Star's Edge - reaching, in each case, the relevant Circuit Court of Appeals - to apply intellectual property law to prevent the unauthorized dissemination of their spiritual teachings and techniques. As the article details, such concerns have been raised in connection with a wide range of traditional and modern practices, including Zen, Kabbalah, Yoga, Sufism, Christian Science, est, Reiki, the Gurdjieff Work, A Course in Miracles, and Transcendental Meditation. The article draws on a variety of primary sources, including trial transcripts, appellate pleadings, Web sites, …


Cyber-Banking Gains Currency And Interest, Walter Effross Apr 2013

Cyber-Banking Gains Currency And Interest, Walter Effross

Walter Effross

No abstract provided.


Withdrawal Of The Reference: Rights, Rules, And Remedies For Unwelcomed Web-Linking, Walter Effross Apr 2013

Withdrawal Of The Reference: Rights, Rules, And Remedies For Unwelcomed Web-Linking, Walter Effross

Walter Effross

No abstract provided.


Piracy,Privacy, And Privatization: Fictional And Legal Approaches To The Electronic Future Of Cash , Walter A. Effross Aug 2012

Piracy,Privacy, And Privatization: Fictional And Legal Approaches To The Electronic Future Of Cash , Walter A. Effross

Walter Effross

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Bright Lines Or Blurry Labels, Walter Effross Dec 1997

Bright Lines Or Blurry Labels, Walter Effross

Walter Effross

Introduction:The emerging mathematical discipline of "fuzzy logic" has recently sparked dramatic efficiencies in modern industrial processes while inviting comparisons to the age-old philosophies of Taoism and Zen. As concepts of "fuzziness" have filtered from technical journals to popular science magazines to trade paperbacks, they have begun to appear in legal commentaries as well.


The Legal Architecture Of Virtual Stores, Walter Effross Dec 1997

The Legal Architecture Of Virtual Stores, Walter Effross

Walter Effross

INTRODUCTION: A major "selling point" of the World Wide Web is its ability to offer a "virtual storefront" to anyone, from an individual to a multinational corporation, with a product to market. Commercially available software packages enable even those computer users who are not versed in the intricacies of programming to create customized Web sites quickly, and at a relatively low cost. The swift development of this technology and a cultural shift towards encouraging on-line commerce have led to dramatic growth in the demographics and dollar amounts of the on-line marketplace, which in turn offers a challenging new context for …