Mary M. Calkins co-authored the article, “Mineshafts on Treasure Island: A Relief Map of the eBay Fraud Landscape,” which was published in the Fall 2007 issue of the University of Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law & Policy (http://tlp.law.pitt.edu/). The article examines some of the issues facing modern commerce on the Internet, specifically on eBay.com, including fraudulent trades and scams.
Mary Calkins, Alexei Nikitkov & Vernon Richardson, Mineshafts on Treasure Island: A Relief Map of the eBay Fraud Landscape, 8 U. Pitt. J. Tech. L. & Pol’y 1 (2008).
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