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Trademark Law And The Social Construction Of Trust: Creating The Legal Framework For Online Identity, Beth Simone Noveck
Trademark Law And The Social Construction Of Trust: Creating The Legal Framework For Online Identity, Beth Simone Noveck
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Trust is the foundation of society for without trust, we cannot
cooperate. Trust, in turn, depends upon secure, reliable, and persistent
identity. Cyberspace is thought to challenge our ability to build trust
because the medium undermines the connection between online
pseudonym and offline identity. We have no assurances of who stands
behind an online avatar; it may be one person, it may be more, it may be a
computer. The legal debate to date has focused exclusively on the question
of how to maintain real world identity in cyberspace. But new "social
software" technology that enables communities from eBay to …
Democratizing Capital: The History, Law, And Reform Of The Community Reinvestment Act, Richard D. Marsico
Democratizing Capital: The History, Law, And Reform Of The Community Reinvestment Act, Richard D. Marsico
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The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA) has made great progress in achieving its dual purposes: eliminating bank redlining and promoting reinvestment in previously redlined neighborhoods. In doing so, the CRA has helped to democratize capital by giving more people a voice in bank lending decisions and including more people in the economic mainstream by influencing banks to make loans to them to buy homes or open small businesses. Despite the CRA's success, the CRA has not reached its full potential. One of the main reasons for this is that the federal agencies that enforce the CRA are so fearful …
Social Citizen As Guest Worker: A Comment On The Changing Identities Of Immigrants And The Working Poor, Frank W. Munger
Social Citizen As Guest Worker: A Comment On The Changing Identities Of Immigrants And The Working Poor, Frank W. Munger
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