Dean Barton received her Bachelor of Science degree cum laude in physics from
Moravian College, and her law degree from Villanova University School of Law. Formerly,
Dean Barton served as an attorney with the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer
Protection in the Division of Marketing Practices. In this capacity she worked on policy
and law enforcement issues related to Internet fraud and deception. Prior to joining the
FTC, Dean Barton served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Villanova University School
of Law where she taught Computer Law, First Amendment and Regulation in Cyberspace, the
Legislative and Administrative Process (Clinic), and Digital Law. At Villanova, Dean
Barton also served as the Faculty Director of the Global Democracy Project (GDP), a
program dedicated to advancing the development of civil societies and promoting the rule
of law through Internet technology.

Articles

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Application of Cascade Theory to Online Systems: A Study of Email and Google Cascades, Minnesota Journal of Law, Science and Technology (2009)
Why do markets boom and crash? Why do fads and social norms start and end?...
 

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Norm Origin and Development in Cyberspace: Models of Cybernorm Evolution, 78 Wash.U. L.Q. (2000)
 

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Copyright Law Tackles Yet Another Challenge; The Electronic Frontier of the World Wide Web, Rutgers Comp. & Tech. L. J. (1997)
 

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Internet Red Light Districts? Domain Name Proposal for Regulatory Zoning of Obscene Content, John Marshall J. Comp. & Info. L. (1997)
 

Government Reports and Testimony

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Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, Report to Congress (2001)
 

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The Creation of a New Top-Level Domain for Adult Content, Congressional Commission on Online Child Protection (2001)