Internet policies and issues. Volume 11 / B. G. Kutais, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kutais, B. G., editor.

Series:

Internet policies and issues ; Volume 11.

Internet Policies and Issues, 2158-1517 ; Volume 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet--Law and legislation--United States.

Internet.

Internet--Government policy--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Summary:

In the ever-changing realm of the Internet, lawmakers face a steady stream of new areas potentially requiring regulation and oversight. This book is part of a series exploring the dynamic universe of the 21st century. This volume of the series discusses topics on computer networks, the internet and green IT; remote automatic checking systems for multiple emergency lights via the internet; internet gambling; internet pharmacies; internet infrastructure in native communities; and China's censorship of the internet and social media.

Contents:

INTERNET POLICIES AND ISSUES VOLUME 11 ; INTERNET POLICIES AND ISSUES VOLUME 11 ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE; Chapter 1 COMPUTER NETWORKS, THE INTERNET, AND GREEN IT: EFFECTIVELY MANAGING COMPUTER NETWORK RESOURCES ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; RELATED LITERATURE AND DISCUSSION ; A MECHANISM FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN A MULTI-SERVER PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK ; ENERGY SAVING FOR COMPUTER NETWORKS ; GREEN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES

Chapter 2 REMOTE AUTOMATIC CHECKING SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE EMERGENCY LIGHTS VIA INTERNET ABSTRACT ; I. INTRODUCTION ; II. PROFILE OF THE SYSTEM STRUCTURE ; a. Relay Circuit ; b. Light Detector ; III. SYSTEM SOFTWARE ; III.1. Graphical Human-Interface ; III.2. Server Programming ; III.3. Client Programming ; III.4. 8051 Communication Programming of Microprocessor- Based Detector ; III.5. Checking Programming ; IV. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 3 INTERNET GAMBLING: AN OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAW ; SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION; THE WIRE ACT

ILLEGAL GAMBLING BUSINESSES TRAVEL ACT ; UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING ENFORCEMENT ACT (UIGEA) ; RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS (RICO) ; MONEY LAUNDERING ; LAUNDERING THE PROCEEDS; Promotion; Concealment ; Tax Evasion and Report Evasion ; Spending the Proceeds; CONSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS ; Commerce Clause; First Amendment ; Due Process ; SELECTED FEDERAL ANTI-GAMBLING LAWS (TEXT) ; Wire Act (18 U.S.C. 1084); Illegal Gambling Business Act (18 U.S.C. 1955) ; Travel Act (18 U.S.C. 1952) ; Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (31 U.S.C. 5361 et seq.)

RICO (18 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.) Money Laundering (18 U.S.C. 1956, 1957) ; FEDERAL ANTI-GAMBLING LAWS (CITATIONS) ; STATE ANTI-GAMBLING LAWS (CITATIONS) ; End Notes ; Chapter 4 INTERNET PHARMACIES: FEDERAL AGENCIES AND STATES FACE CHALLENGES COMBATING ROGUE SITES, PARTICULARLY THOSE ABROAD* ; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO FOUND ; ABBREVIATIONS ; BACKGROUND ; Federal Role in Overseeing Internet Pharmacy Activity ; State Oversight of Pharmacies ; Public Health Risks Associated with Purchasing Prescription Drugs from Rogue Internet Pharmacies

ROGUE INTERNET PHARMACIES VIOLATE A VARIETY OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS Most Rogue Internet Pharmacies Operate from Abroad, and Many Illegally Ship Unapproved Drugs into the United States and Sell Drugs without Requiring Valid Prescriptions ; Rogue Internet Pharmacies Violate a Variety of Other Federal and State Laws and Industry Standards ; THE COMPLEX AND GLOBAL NATURE OF ROGUE INTERNET PHARMACIES POSES SUBSTANTIAL CHALLENGES FOR FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS AND PROSECUTORS ; FEDERAL AGENCIES, STATES, AND STAKEHOLDERS HAVE TAKEN A VARIETY OF STEPS TO COMBAT ROGUE INTERNET PHARMACIES

Federal Agencies Have Investigated and Prosecuted Rogue Internet Pharmacy Operators and Prevented Some Illegal Shipments

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 7, 2016).

ISBN:

1-63483-661-8