Modern Principles of Business Law

Modern Principles of Business Law

First Edition

by Roger LeRoy Miller

Selected Statutes Referenced in the Text

The following Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) will take you to some of the significant statutes and other laws or policies discussed in the text. The URLs are accompanied by instructions on how to access certain statutory sections or pages within a Web site once you have accessed the site.

Administrative Procedure Act of 1946

5 U.S.C. Sections 551--706.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/5/usc_sup_01_5_10_I_30_5.html

The text of the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 can be accessed on the Web site maintained by the Legal Information Institute, which is part of Cornell Law School.

Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code

UCC 2–101 through 2–725.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/2/overview.html

The Legal Information Institute at Cornell University offers this hypertext publication of Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). You can access the UCC by parts (Part 1 through Part 7) or scroll down the page to find specific UCC sections (such as “2––201”). You can also perform a “Full Text Search” of the entire UCC. To locate an individual state’s version of the UCC, click on the link that appears after the clause “For Article 2 as enacted by a particular state and any proposed revisions” and follow the links to the desired state.

Clayton Act of 1914

15 U.S.C. Sections 12–27.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode15/usc_sec_15_00000018---a000-notes.html

The Legal Information Institute at Cornell University offers a Web page of this act. Click on the Sections you would like to investigate.

Constitution of the United States

Preamble through Article VII, and the amendments.

http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html

The above Web site provides an online version of the United States Constitution, indexed by article, at this Web site. You can also access the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the U.S. Constitution by selecting the appropriate link.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998

17 U.S.C. Sections 1201–1205, 1301–1332

http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92appb.html

This is a page within the United States Copyright Office features every section of the final version of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act as passed by the legislature.

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000

15 U.S.C. Sections 7001–7006.

http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes

This is a page within the FindLaw Web site. In the “Title” box, type “15,” and in the “Section” box, type a relevant section number (such as “7001”). Click on “Search.” The text of the statute will appear on the resulting page. At the bottom of the page you will find links to “Notes” on each code section and “Next,” which will take you to the next section in the statute.

Federal Arbitration Act of 1925

9 U.S.C. Sections 1–15.

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/9/chapters/1/toc.html

This URL takes you to a hyperlinked version of the Federal Arbitration Act of 1925, as amended. Scroll through the table of contents and click on the specific chapter to access the text of the statute.

Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914

15 U.S.C. Sections 41–58.

http://www.fda.gov/RegulatoryInformation/Legislation/ucm148712.htm

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posts the full text of the Federal Trade Commission Act at this Web site.

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977

15 U.S.C. Sections 78dd-1 through 78dd-3.

http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/fcpa

Click on “Statute” to access the text of the act. The U.S. Department of Justice maintains this Web site, which also provides information on statute’s legislative history, amendments, and related regulations.

ICANN’s Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy

UDRP Paragraphs 1–9.

http://www.icann.org/dndr/udrp/policy.htm

This is a page within the Web site of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1970

18 U.S.C. Sections 1961–1968.

http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml

In the “Title” box, type “18,” and in the “Section” box, type a relevant section number (such as, for example, “1961”). In the list of “documents found,” click on the citation to access the text of the statute.

Securities Act of 1933

15 U.S.C. Sections 77a–77aa.

http://www.law.uc.edu/CCL/33Act/index.html

The University of Cincinnati College of Law provides a hyperlinked version of the Securities Act of 1933 at this Web site. Click on the specific section number on the table of contents to access the text.

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

15 U.S.C. Sections 78a–78mm

http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode15/usc_sup_01_15_10_2B.html

Cornell University’s Legal Information Institute provides a hyperlinked version of the statute at this Web site. Click on the specific section number on the table of contents to access the text.

Sherman Act of 1890

15 U.S.C. Sections 1–7

http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml

In the “Title” box, type “15,” and in the “Section” box, type a relevant section number (such as, for example, “15”). Click on “Search.” In the list of “documents found,” scroll to the citation with the appropriate title (such as, in this example, “Sec. 15. Suites by persons injured”). Click on the citation to access the text of the statute.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

42 U.S.C. Sections 12101–12213

http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/ada.cfm

You can find Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Web site.

The Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act

http://www.law.upenn.edu/bll/ulc/ulpa/final2001.htm - TOC1_47

The Uniform Limited Liability Company Act

http://www.law.upenn.edu/bll/ulc/fnact99/1990s/ullca96.htm

You can find the complete text of the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (ULLCA) at the University of Pennsylvania’s Web site.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

42 U.S.C. Section 2000e

http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Web site features the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on its Web site.

Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

UETA 1–21

http://www.law.upenn.edu/bll/ulc/fnact99/1990s/ueta99.htm

This is a page within the Web site of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, which provides drafts of uniform and model acts in association with the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

CISG Articles 1–101

http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cisg/text/cisg-toc.html

To access the text of the treaty, select the article number that you wish to view from the list on this Web page. Pace University School of Law maintains this Web site.