Electronic Commerce
Electronic Commerce (also known as "E-Commerce") is commerce that is transacted over a network, typically the Internet.
Electronic commerce includes several different technologies and legal areas, such as:
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Contract formation (including clickwrap and browsewrap agreements)
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Choice of law and jurisdiction
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Technology Licensing
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PCI banking transactions
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Web development
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Software development agreements
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Software licensing (both closed source and open source)
Ron has made numerous presentations in this area (as well as taught e-commerce at both the University of Houston and South Texas College of Law as an Adjunct Professor for fourteen years). Here is a sample of his presentations on e-commerce:
Tectonic Shifts that Will Affect Your Career in Privacy and Cybersecurity
These slides were presented to the Houston Technology CSC Webinar for InfraGuard on Tuesday, October 28, 2020.
Know the Legal Issues Vital to a Successful Startup
This was a presentation to the Plano Software Entrepreneurs on December 4, 2019 in Plano, Texas and covered the key legal areas that software startups miss.
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: GDPR Hits Close to Home
This paper was first published in "Circuits", a newsletter of the Computer & Technology Section of the State Bar of Texas.
LinkNYC: What Sounds Like a Great Idea Can Have Some Serious Downsides
This article was published in the Summer issue of Circuits, a periodical published by the Computer & Technology Section of the State Bar of Texas
The European ePrivacy Directive: The Companion to GDPR About Which You Need to Know
This short essay was written for the Journal "Circuits" that is published by the Computer & Technology Section of the State Bar of Texas
What's All the Fuss About GDPR?
Known formally as the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679,i GDPR is a European Union law concerning the protection and the privacy of individual's personal data. GDPR was drafted with the understanding that companies want personal data about individuals, and that individuals must be free to chose whether or not that data will be provided to companies and under what conditions.
General Data Protection Regulation: Keeping yourself, your customers, and your data safe in a monitized-data era
This presentation was made before a meeting of data scientists and data analysts in New York City on October 10, 2018
Carpenter v. United States: The Supreme Court Hands Privacy Advocates a (Limited) Victory
In Carpenter v. United States, 585 U.S. ___ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the government must get a warrant to obtain certain types of information from cell-phone providers.
Alternate Uses for Blockchains in Business: It's Not Always About the Money
This paper was presented to the Essentials of Business Law Conference in Houston, Texas on March 8, 2018
Blockchains and Smart Contracts: What Lawyers Need to Know
This presentation was made before the 2018 Essentials of Business Law in Houston, Texas on March 8, 2018
Encryption Made Easy
These slides were part of a web video that was made at the State Bar of Texas studios on May 9, 2017. This is about the mechanics of utilizing encryption in a law practice.
Distributed Autonomous Organizations
These are the slides from a presentation made to a joint meeting of the Houston-area chapters of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) and InfraGuard Tech SIG on January 26, 2017. This presentation addressed cryptocurrencies, blockchains, smart contracts, smart property, distributed autonomous organizations, distributed autonomous corporations and jurisdiction over them.
Alternative Uses for Bitcoin-Technology in Law
This is the paper version of the presentation on Bitcoins and Blockchains that was presented at the Advanced Business Law Seminar in Dallas, Texas on November 17, 2016. This paper is an introduction to blockchains and is intended as a primer for the slide presentation.
Bitcoins and Blockchains
This was presented at the 2016 Advanced Business Law Seminar in Dallas, Texas on November 17, 2016.
A Day in the Life of a Breach - 2016
This is an updated version of a presentation made in 2015. This presentation was made before a joint session of ISACA and IIA at the Petroleum Club in Houston, Texas on October 3, 2016.
Be A Hero: Encrypt Documents For Free In 3 Steps, And Learn Enough To Teach Your Clients And Opposing Counsel
Learn Why Encryption Is Good Business And How It Works. Published in "Circuits," a newsletter of the Computer & Technology Section of the State Bar of Texas in March, 2016; also presented at the 2016 Essentials of Business Law Seminar in Houston, Texas.
The Cybersecurity Landscape
An assessment of the cybersecurity situation for businesses and lawyers. Presented at the Advanced Business Law Seminar in Houston, Texas on November 19, 2015.
Computer Forensics - Tracking the Hacker
Presented at a webinar for the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) on November 17, 2015. There was a panel of three individuals who covered how to detect a hacker, how to find the hacker, and then what to do about it. My focus was on the latter of the three, and in particular what evidence do you need to collect in order to make a case against the hacker.
Controls Over Artificial Agents
Presentation regarding business controls over software containing artificial intelligence. Presented to the Greater Houston Area Chapter of ISACA on September 17, 2015.
A Day in the Life of a Data Breach
Presentation on data breach/notification laws to the Greater Houston Area Chapter of ISACA on August 17, 2015 in Houston, Texas.
Changes in Some Federal Rules and State Breach/Notification Laws
Presented to the Gulf Coast Chapter of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association on November 21, 2014 in Houston, Texas.
Computer & Internet Update: For the Business Owner and Lawyer
Presented at the Advanced Business Law Seminar in Dallas, Texas on November 6, 2014, and later to ISACA on December 15, 2014 in Houston, Texas.
Cloud Computing and Social Media
Presented to the "Essentials of Business Law" Conference on March 27, 2014.
Before the Cloud Turns Dark and it Begins to Rain
This paper was presented to the Essentials of Business Law Seminar on March 7, 2018 in Houston, Texas. The paper was written by Joseph Jacobson of Dallas, Texas. While Joseph and I collaborated on the paper, he is the author. I was the simply the presenter of the paper.
The Risks of Cloud Computing
Presented at the "Essentials of Business Law Course: The Lifecycle of a Business" on March 7, 2014 in Houston, Texas.
Things to Watch for When Flying Among the Clouds
A paper (co-authored with Al Harrison) that was presented to the "Family Law Technology Course: No Tech to High Tech in Two Days" in Austin, Texas on December 13, 2012.
Internet Maladies (Partie Deux)
Presented at the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association Conference in Galveston, Texas on October 1, 2010.
Asset and Database Protection
These were the slides that accompanied my lecture to my class entitled "Digital Transactions" at the University of Houston Law Center (where I was an Adjunct Professor) on October 17, 2006.