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1 E-Commerce Laws The Effects on Businesses Operating on the Internet This work contains copyrighted materials under the fair use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law and have been prepared according to the educational multimedia fair use guidelines and may be edited, adapted, duplicated and distributed for Educational purposes within the Shawnee Mission School District.

2 Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000 Gives business transactions conducted over the Internet the same legal standing as signed contracts

3 Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000 Examples: 1.School Internet Policy 2.Acceptance of Software 3.Car Loans 4.Credit Applications

4 Child Online Protection Act of 2000 Protects the privacy of children under 13 from the information-gathering practices of e-businesses; requires parent consent to collect personal data about children under 13

5 Child Online Protection Act of 2000 Indications of parental approval: 1.Signed form 2.Credit card number 3.Telephone call 4.Electronic signature

6 Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act of 1999 Individuals may not register popular domain names in order to sell them to their legitimate owners for profit.

7 Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act of 1999 Examples: Taco Bell – tacobell.com Pepsi – pepsi.com Barbie – xxxratedbarbies.com

8 Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 Protects copyrighted materials by making it illegal to crack technology designed to prevent piracy

9 Copyright Considerations for the Web Designer! Illustrations, Cartoons, Photographs Music Video Web Links

10 What is Fair Use? New Work - Original vs. CopyNew Work - Original vs. Copy Copyrighted Work – Published vs. UnpublishedCopyrighted Work – Published vs. Unpublished Portion UsedPortion Used Commercial vs. EducationalCommercial vs. Educational

11 Public Domain Clip art, images, text, programs, etc. that is not copyrighted.Clip art, images, text, programs, etc. that is not copyrighted. May copy it, sell it, claim it as your own and use it in any manner that you wish.May copy it, sell it, claim it as your own and use it in any manner that you wish.

12 Fair Use Allotment Motion media:Motion media: –Up to 10 percent of the total or three minutes, whichever is less. Text material:Text material: –Up to 10 percent of the total or 1,000 words, whichever is less. –An entire poem of less than 250 words may be used, but no more than three poems by one poet or five poems by different authors in an anthology. For poems exceeding 250 words, 250 words should be used but no more than three excerpts from one poet or five excerpts from different poets in the same work

13 Fair Use Allotment Music, lyrics, and music video:Music, lyrics, and music video: –up to 10 percent of the work but no more than 30 seconds of the music or lyrics from an individual musical work. Illustrations or photographs:Illustrations or photographs: –no more than five images from one artist or photographer. –no more than 10% or 15 images, whichever is less, from a collection.

14 Fair Use Allotment Numerical data sets:Numerical data sets: –up to 10 percent or 2,500 fields or cell entries, whichever is less, from a copyrighted database or data table. Copying of a multimedia project:Copying of a multimedia project: –no more than two copies may be made of a project.

15 Tips for Web Design Always credit the source of your informationAlways credit the source of your information Find out if the author of a work (e.g., video, audio, graphic, icon) provides information on how to use his or her work. If explicit guidelines exist, follow them.Find out if the author of a work (e.g., video, audio, graphic, icon) provides information on how to use his or her work. If explicit guidelines exist, follow them. Whenever feasible, ask the owner of the copyright for permission. Keep a copy of your request for permission and the permission received.Whenever feasible, ask the owner of the copyright for permission. Keep a copy of your request for permission and the permission received.

16 Student Web Site Disclaimer This work contains copyrighted materials under the fair use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law and have been prepared according to the educational multimedia fair use guidelines and may be distributed for Educational purposes within the Shawnee Mission School District but is restricted from any further use.

17 Sources Used University of Maryland University College - http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.htmlUniversity of Maryland University College - http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.html http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.html Bobbie Peachey - http://webclipart.miningco.com/cs/msub28/g/ public.htmBobbie Peachey - http://webclipart.miningco.com/cs/msub28/g/ public.htm http://webclipart.miningco.com/cs/msub28/g/ public.htm http://webclipart.miningco.com/cs/msub28/g/ public.htm


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