0754647099 alk. paper 9780754647096 alk. paper 9780754680468 electronic book 9781315573717 e-book 9781138253537 paperback
Alternate Call Number
F 635 WIN.C
Summary
This volume considers the impact of technological innovation on the foundations of consumer advocacy, contracting behaviour, control over intellectual capital and information privacy. A unique and timely perspective on these issues is presented by internationally renowned experts who provide novel approaches to the question of what consumer protection might consist of in the context of technological innovation.
Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-433) and index. "In march 2005, a conference was held at the University of Washington School of Law to ask the question: is consumer protection an anachronism in the information economy?"--Introduction.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-433) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
From the jungle to the matrix : the future of consumer protection in light of its past / Norman Silber The Internet, consumer protection, and practical knowledge / Edward Rubin Globalization, the third way, and consumer law : the case of the U.K. / Iain Ramsay Information liability and the challenges of law reform : an introductory note / Michael Traynor Information technology standards as a form of consumer protection law / Jane K. Winn Distinguishing dastar : consumer protection, moral rights, and section 43(a) / Glynn S. Lunney, Jr Some copyright consumer conundrums / David McGowan New basics : 12 principals for fair commerce in mass-market software and other digital products / Jean Braucher Contract, not regulation : UCITA and high-tech consumers meet their consumer protection critics / Richard A. Epstein Rolling contracts as an agency problem / Clayton P. Gillette Online consumer standard form contracting practices : a survey and discussion of legal implications / Robert A. Hillman From consumer to person? : developing a regulatory framework for nonbank e-payments / Anita Ramasastry The failure of fair information practice principles / Fred Cate Privacy self regulation : a decade of disappointment / Chris Jay Hoofnagle.