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Volumes 1 - 5 were published under the journal name "Shidler Journal of Law, Commerce + Technology".

Volume 4

Issue 4 Spring 2008

Article	Title	Author
11	Liability for Consumer Information Security Breaches: Deconstructing FTC Complaints against Businesses Victimized by Consumer Information Security Breaches abstract full article	Joel B. Hanson
12	No Harm No Foul: Limits on Damages Awards for Individuals Subject to a Data Breach abstract full article	Derek A. Bishop
13	To Mine or Not to Mine: Recent Developments in the Legal Ethics Debate Regarding Metadata abstract full article	Boris Reznikov

Issue 3 Winter 2008

Article	Title	Author
8	Copyright Liability for Those Who Provide the Means of Infringement: In light of the RIAA lawsuits, who is at risk for the infringing acts of others? abstract full article	Karen Horowitz
9	Data Privacy and Breach Reporting: Compliance with Varying State Laws abstract full article	G. Martin Bingisser
10	Applying the Americans with Disabilities Act to Private Websites after National Federation of the Blind v. Target The United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently held that websites which are tightly integrated with a physical store must be accessible to the blind, or risk running afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The court in this case, National Federation of the Blind v. Target (“Target”), declined to grant summary judgment for Target, a retailer which operates both physical stores and an e-commerce website, in a suit alleging that Target’s website, Target.com, was discriminating against the blind. This Article will describe the narrow application of Target, which found that websites which are tightly integrated with a physical store must be accessible to the blind to comply with the ADA. This Article also discusses the uncertainties this case leaves unanswered, such as at what point a business’ web presence becomes subject to this ruling and is required to be accessible to the blind. Finally, this Article will explore arguments about how the ADA may apply to pure e-commerce sites as well. full article	Jeffrey Bashaw

Article

Title

Author

Copyright Liability for Those Who Provide the Means of Infringement: In light of the RIAA lawsuits, who is at risk for the infringing acts of others?

abstract full article

Karen Horowitz

Data Privacy and Breach Reporting: Compliance with Varying State Laws

abstract full article

G. Martin Bingisser

Applying the Americans with Disabilities Act to Private Websites after National Federation of the Blind v. Target

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently held that websites which are tightly integrated with a physical store must be accessible to the blind, or risk running afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The court in this case, National Federation of the Blind v. Target (“Target”), declined to grant summary judgment for Target, a retailer which operates both physical stores and an e-commerce website, in a suit alleging that Target’s website, Target.com, was discriminating against the blind. This Article will describe the narrow application of Target, which found that websites which are tightly integrated with a physical store must be accessible to the blind to comply with the ADA. This Article also discusses the uncertainties this case leaves unanswered, such as at what point a business’ web presence becomes subject to this ruling and is required to be accessible to the blind. Finally, this Article will explore arguments about how the ADA may apply to pure e-commerce sites as well.

full article

Jeffrey Bashaw

Issue 2 Autumn 2007

Article	Title	Author
5	"Can I See Some ID?" Age Verification Requirements for the Online Liquor Store abstract full article	Boris Reznikov
6	*Admitting Computer Record Evidence after In Re Vinhnee: A Stricter Standard for the Future?* abstract full article	Cooper Offenbecher
7	FRCP 19: A Preferable Alternative to Traditional Judicial Rules for Determining Patent Licensee Standing abstract full article	Jeffrey Bashaw

Issue 1 Summer 2007

Article	Title	Author
1	Employee Internet Misuse: How Failing to Investigate Pornography May Lead To Tort Liability abstract full article	Jamila Johnson
2	Don't Bet on it: How Complying with Federal Internet Gambling Law is not Enough abstract full article	Jennifer W. Chiang
3	Reach Out and Text Someone: How Text Message Spam May Be a Call Under the TCPA abstract full article	Daniel L. Hadjinian
4	Patent Rights Under FOSS Licensing Schemes abstract full article	Shaobin Zhu