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Bigger Phish To Fry: Californias Anti- Phishing Statute And Its Potential Imposition Of Secondary Liability On Internet Service Providers, Camille Calman
Bigger Phish To Fry: Californias Anti- Phishing Statute And Its Potential Imposition Of Secondary Liability On Internet Service Providers, Camille Calman
Richmond Journal of Law & Technology
The incidence of phishing, a form of internet fraud, has increased dramatically since 2003. Identity thieves searching for vulnerabilities in internet security have realized that customers are the weak link. Using mass e-mailings and websites purporting to be those of well-known and trusted corporations, “phishers” trick customers into revealing personal and financial information.
Unleashing “Instant Messaging” From Regulatory Oversight, Fernando R. Laguarda
Unleashing “Instant Messaging” From Regulatory Oversight, Fernando R. Laguarda
Richmond Journal of Law & Technology
America Online, Inc. (“AOL”) and Time Warner Inc. announced their intention to merge on January 10, 2000. At that time, there was a great deal of excitement about combining these two companies and harnessing the power of an increasingly broadband Internet. In addition to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), more than one thousand local communities conducted their own reviews of the merger. The FTC identified “open access” to the Time Warner Cable platform as an issue meriting specific relief.
Introduction: Contains Cover, Table Of Contents, Letter From The Editor, And Masthead, Edwin E. Wallis Iii
Introduction: Contains Cover, Table Of Contents, Letter From The Editor, And Masthead, Edwin E. Wallis Iii
Richmond Journal of Law & Technology
On behalf of the 2003-2004 Editorial Board, I would like to welcome you to the third issue of the Richmond Journal of Law & Technology’s 2003-2004 publication term! This issue includes three articles covering the AOL Instant Messenger restriction before the FCC, online alternative dispute resolution, and a proposal for regulating Internet gambling.
My Reputation Always Had More Fun Than Me: The Failure Of Ebay's Feedback Model To Effectively Prevent Online Auction Fraud, Mary M. Calkins
My Reputation Always Had More Fun Than Me: The Failure Of Ebay's Feedback Model To Effectively Prevent Online Auction Fraud, Mary M. Calkins
Richmond Journal of Law & Technology
Online auctions for goods are currently a popular and lucrative form of e-commerce, but present special problems of trust and fraud prevention, because most deals involve buyers and sellers who do not know each other and are separated by distance. Online auctions for goods have been largely unregulated by formal laws. For that reason, trust-building and fraud prevention have primarily been accomplished through creative private regulatory models implemented by the auction houses themselves. This Comment examines one popular model, a registration and feedback system pioneered by the leading online auction company, eBay. Under this system, a user builds a public …
Electronic Commerce And Non-Resident Aliens: The Internal Revenue Service Versus International Cyberspace Transactions, Jonathane M. Ricci
Electronic Commerce And Non-Resident Aliens: The Internal Revenue Service Versus International Cyberspace Transactions, Jonathane M. Ricci
Richmond Journal of Law & Technology
The year is 1999. Jack Jones has just retired from practicing civil law in the United States and has returned to his home country of Trinidad, just off the coast of South America, where he now resides. Jack has an idea to keep him busy during retirement. He made many contacts in the U.S. legal community and his work is well-respected. So, Jack decided to keep writing for attorneys in the U.S.