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Full-Text Articles in Securities Law
E-Commerce And Electronic Payment System Risks: Lessons From Paypal, Lawrence J. Trautman
E-Commerce And Electronic Payment System Risks: Lessons From Paypal, Lawrence J. Trautman
Lawrence J. Trautman Sr.
What are the major risks perceived by those engaged in e-commerce and electronic payment systems? What development risks, if they become reality, may cause substantial increases in operating costs or threaten the very survival of the enterprise? This article utilizes the relevant annual report disclosures from eBay (parent of PayPal), along with other eBay and PayPal documents, as a potentially powerful teaching device. Most of the descriptive language to follow is excerpted directly from eBay’s regulatory filings. My additions include weaving these materials into a logical presentation and providing supplemental sources for those who desire a deeper look (usually in …
Leveraging Mining Demand For Internet And Telecommunications Infrastructure For Broad Economic Development: Models, Opportunities And Challenges, Perrine Toledano, Clara Roorda
Leveraging Mining Demand For Internet And Telecommunications Infrastructure For Broad Economic Development: Models, Opportunities And Challenges, Perrine Toledano, Clara Roorda
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Staff Publications
The initial phase of the Leveraging Mining-Related Infrastructure Investments for Development project consisted of a worldwide survey of regulatory, commercial and operating case studies of shared use of mining-related infrastructure. This Policy Paper delivers the findings for internet and telecommunications.
Speculative Tech: The Bitcoin Legal Quagmire & The Need For Legal Innovation, Paul H. Farmer Jr.
Speculative Tech: The Bitcoin Legal Quagmire & The Need For Legal Innovation, Paul H. Farmer Jr.
Journal of Business & Technology Law
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It Is Time For Investment Advisers To Join The Conversation About Social Media, 31 J. Marshall J. Info. Tech. & Privacy L. 423 (2014), Sarah Tanaka
UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law
Section II will detail the creation of the SEC, including key that shaped the establishment, goals, and mission of the SEC. Furthermore, it will focus on who is an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the controlling legislation on the matter. Section II will also examine the SEC‟s current guidance on investment advisers‟ use of social media and the public policy behind the new provisions. With social media revolutionizing the way individuals communicate and share information, Section III will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the current guidance regarding investment advisers‟ use of social media. It will …
Teenage Crowdfunding, Andrew A. Schwartz
Teenage Crowdfunding, Andrew A. Schwartz
Publications
Teenage startups are in the public interest and should be encouraged, yet the federal CARD Act of 2009 eliminated credit card financing for many such companies, cutting off an important source of early-stage business capital for teenage entrepreneurs. Since then, however, Congress passed the CROWDFUND Act of 2012 which will allow teenagers to raise early-stage financing through Internet crowdfunding. Teens, being masters of the Internet, are well positioned to exploit this new opportunity, with the upshot being that securities crowdfunding may become an important way for youthful entrepreneurs to fund their business dreams.
Aaron Swartz’S Secret Service Files
Aaron Swartz’S Secret Service Files
United States Department of Justice: Publications and Materials
These documents concern the indictment in Massachusetts for downloading JSTOR content from MIT library network.
Parts 1 & 2 are included in the main document.
Additional files are linked below, as follows:
Part 3 (3 files) -- 379 pages, 4067 pages (spreadsheet), & 190 pages (photos)
Part 4 -- 1 page
Part 5 -- 1 page
Part 6 -- 1 page
Part 7 -- 7 pages
Part 8 -- 237,397 pages (yes)
Part 9 -- 90 pages
Part 10 -- 259 pages
Part 11 -- 17 pages
Part 12 -- (not released as of 9/29/2014)
Part 13 -- 254 pages …