N is for Network Solutions, the administrator of the domain name system, an organization that saw its administration of Internet domain names severely criticized and challenged. O is for online banking and securities activity, one of the major growth areas of the Internet. Online banking was not without its problems however, as the European Union Bank, an Internet based bank chartered in Antigua, collapsed and its Russian founders disappeared. P is for George Pataki, the named defendant in another major Internet regulation case. Q is for Quill Corp. v. North Dakota , the 1992 Supreme Court mail order taxation decision which continues to impact states' power to levy sales tax on Internet purchases.
R is for ratings, another popular means of dealing with content viewed as harmful to minors.
In 1997, several proposals were introduced to develop voluntary, self-regulatory ratings that would advise visitors of the content of Web sites. S is for spam, a.k.a. junk email. T is for Total News, an online company that faced legal action by a group of powerful news organizations opposed to its use of frames on its Web site. The case was settled when Total News agreed to modify its news presentation. U is for the Uniform Commercial Code, and in particular the Article 2B discussions, which, if successful, would impact Internet activity by deeming electronic contracts enforceable.