1st Edition
Consumer Protection in the Age of the 'Information Economy'
Edited By Jane K. Winn
Copyright 2006
472 Pages
by
Routledge
466 Pages
by
Routledge
472 Pages
by
Routledge
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To date, there have been few theoretical inquiries into the relationship between the technological innovation and basic objectives of consumer protection laws. This book addresses this need by considering the impact of technological innovation on the foundations of consumer advocacy, contracting behaviour, control over intellectual capital and information privacy. The collection presents a... Read more
Introduction, Jane K. Winn; Part 1 What Does It Mean to “Protect Consumers” in the Twenty-First Century?; Chapter 1 From The Jungle to The Matrix : The Future of Consumer Protection in Light of Its Past, Norman Silber; Chapter 2 The Internet, Consumer Protection and Practical Knowledge, Edward Rubin; Chapter 3 Globalization, the Third Way and Consumer Law: The Case of the U.K., Iain Ramsay; Chapter 4 Information Liability and the Challenges of Law Reform: An Introductory Note, Michael Traynor; Chapter 5 Information Technology Standards as a Form of Consumer Protection Law, Jane K. Winn; Part 2 Can a Fair Balance Be Struck in Intellectual Property Law Between Innovators and Consumers?; Chapter 6 Distinguishing Dastar : Consumer Protection, Moral Rights and Section 43(a), Glynn S.LunneyJr.; Chapter 7 Some Copyright Consumer Conundrums, David McGowan; Part 3 New Rules for New Deals? The Impact of New Business Models on Old Contract Law; Chapter 8 New Basics: Twelve Principles for Fair Commerce in Mass-Market Software and Other Digital Products, Jean Braucher; Chapter 9 Contract, not Regulation: UCITA and High-Tech Consumers Meet Their Consumer Protection Critics, Richard A. Epstein; Chapter 10 Rolling Contracts as an Agency Problem, Clayton P. Gillette; Chapter 11 Online Consumer Standard Form Contracting Practices: A Survey and Discussion of Legal Implications, Robert A. Hillman; Chapter 12 From Consumer to Person? Developing a Regulatory Framework for Non-Bank E-Payments, Anita Ramasastry; Part 4 Information Privacy: Who Knows What About Consumers and What Should Be Done About It?; Chapter 13 The Failure of Fair Information Practice Principles, Fred H. Cate; Chapter 14 Privacy Self-Regulation: A Decade of Disappointment, Chris Jay Hoofnagle;
Biography
Jane K. Winn is Professor and Director of the Shidler Center for Law, Commerce & Technology at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA, where she teaches commercial, comparative and technology law courses. She is a member of the American Law Institute and a Visiting Fellow of the University of Melbourne School of Law. Her research focuses on electronic commerce law issues in the US, EU and the People's Republic of China.
