Business Law Today COMPREHENSIVE EDITION TEXT & CASES, 11th Edition Roger LeRoy Miller Copyright © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Internet Law, Social Media, and Privacy ● Chapter 7 • Chapter Outline 7-1 Internet Law • 7-2 Copyrights in Digital Information 7-3 Social Media • 7-4 Online Defamation • 7-5 Privacy Learning Objectives (slide 1 of 2) 1. What is cybersquatting, and when is it illegal? 2. What steps have been taken to protect intellectual property rights in the digital age? 3. When does the law protect a person's electronic communications from being intercepted or accessed? Learning Objectives (slide 2 of 2) 4. What law governs whether Internet service providers are liable for online defamatory statements made by users? 5. How do online retailers track their users' Web browsing activities? 7-1a Spam - - - 7-1 Internet Law - Spam is the unsolicited "junk e-mail" that floods virtual mailboxes with advertisements, solicitations, and similar communications. State Regulation of Spam The Federal CAN-SPAM Act (2003) - The U.S. Safe Web Act (2006)/n Business Law Today COMPREHENSIVE EDITION TEXT & CASES, 11th Edition Roger LeRoy Miller Copyright © 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. Criminal Law and Cyber Crime Chapter 8 Chapter Outline 8-1 Civil Law and Criminal Law • 8-2 Criminal Liability 8-3 Types of Crimes 8-4 Defenses to Criminal Liability 8-5 Constitutional Safeguards and Criminal Procedures • 8-6 Cyber Crime Learning Objectives 1. What two elements normally must exist before a person can be held liable for a crime? 2. What are five broad categories of crimes? What is white-collar crime? 3. What defenses can be raised to avoid liability for criminal acts? 4. What constitutional safeguards exist to protect persons accused of crimes? 5. How has the Internet expanded opportunities for identity theft? 8-1 Civil Law and Criminal Law • 8-1a Key Differences between Civil Law and Criminal Law ― Burden of Proof - Civil: preponderance of the evidence. Verdict is by a majority. • Criminal: proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Verdict must be unanimous. – Criminal Sanctions - 8-1b Civil Liability for Criminal Acts - – Some torts, such as assault and battery, provide a basis for a criminal prosecution as well as a tort action.