Internet and Online Law

Kent D. Stuckey is CEO and Board Chairman of Internet Transaction Solutions, Inc. and also acts as a consultant on electronic commerce and Internet legal matters. He served as General Counsel and Secretary of CompuServe Incorporated from 1987 through 1995. Mr. Stuckey managed landmark cases applicable to online and Internet service, including Cubby v. CompuServe, Frank Music v. CompuServe, and CompuServe v. Patterson, and has played key roles in the development of online industry standards; self-regulation; practices and policy positions, including copyright, defamation, privacy, obscenity and indecency; and regulatory matters. In 1995 he saw the need for a legal treatise covering the law of the Internet, and was instrumental in creating Internet and Online Law. He defined in detail the scope and structure of this book, drafted various sections, and brought the book together in its original form.

Robert L. Ellis is a partner at Hennis, Rothstein & Ellis in Columbus, Ohio. He has practiced computer law since 1983 and Internet law since 1994. He served as a member of the Internet Policy Advisory Board (Geneva, 1996) and as chair of the Ohio State Bar Association's Digital Technology Law Committee (2003-2005). He has testified before Congress on information law issues and is a frequent speaker and writer on digital technology law and policy. Mr. Ellis has contributed to this book starting with Release 19, and has since rewritten and updated the entire treatise, adding coverage of topics such as ecommerce, social networking, virtual currency, online legal ethics, and the international aspects of online law.