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bbs-and-the-law
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"The Electronic Pamphlet: Computer Bulletin Boards and the Law" by Michael
H. Riddle as a research paper for a course of study. A round-up of key
legal aspects of running a BBS. Covered are BBS and the 1st Amendment,
Operation Sun Devil, access rights to information, sysop liability for
defamation and copyright infringement, etc.
bbs-defamation
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"Defamation Liability of Computerized Bulletin Board Operators and Problems
of Proof" by John R. Kahn. The scope of this Comment is to examine issues
that arise in tracing computerized defamation to its true source. Must
read for all SYSOPS and potential SYSOPS concerning your liability for
information posted on your BBS.
bill-of-rights-overview
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"Legal Overview: The Electronic Frontier and the Bill of Rights" by Harvey
Silverglate. Striking balances properly among freedom of speech, the right
to privacy and protection from unwarranted governmental intrusion will not
be easy, but if they are struck too far in one direction or the other,
important social and legal values surely will be sacrificed. Helping to
see to it that this important and difficult task is done properly is a
major goal of the EFF.
cyberspace-legal-matrix
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"Cyberspace and the Legal Matrix: Laws or Confusion" by Lance Rose.
Article on legal aspects of electronic networks, or "cyberspace". First
part is an overview of the many types of laws that may apply to different
network situations. Second part examines some of the problems and results
arising from clashes between differrent laws and regulations of cyberspace.
First published in Boardwatch, June 1991.
computer-security-intro
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"An Introduction to Computer Security For Lawyers" by Simson L. Garfinkel.
This article attempts to broadly cover questions of computer security in
the small business or law firm. This article hopes to acquaint the reader
with the issues involved so that the reader may then be able to analyze
systems on a case-by-case basis and recognize when outside assistance is
required.
copyright-libraries
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An annotated bibliography on the subject of copyrights and digital media
(computer software, CD-ROM, etc.) for librarianship. Reviewed by Martin
Halbert.
copyright-law-software
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Jordan J. Breslow discusses copyright law and license law as they pertain
to computer software. The goal is to enable readers to determine when they
should be concerned about infringing and when they can relax about it.
search-seizure-files
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"Constitutional, legal, and ethical considerations for dealing with
electronic files in the age of cyberspace" by Harvey A. Silverglate and
Thomas C. Viles. How far can governments, companies and individuals go
when gaining "access to information"?
ecpa-laymans-view
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"The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986: A Layman's View" by
Michael H. Riddle. The paper covers the two main sections of the act,
Interception of Communications and Stored Communications and Records
Access. Plain, clear text about a complicated issue.
email-privacy-biblio-2
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Compilation of bibliography on E-Mail and its privacy issues (part 2 of the
work). Compiled by Stacy B. Veeder (12/91)
email-privacy-research
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The author at Digital Research tried to formalize their employee privacy
policy on E-Mail. The casesightings are divided into two groups: US
Constitutional law, and California law.
privacy-vs-amendments
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Computer Privacy vs. First and Fourth Amendment Rights by Michael S.
Borella This paper discusses cyberspace and its increasing role in the life
of every human being, not just those who actually use a computer, and
explores the legal battles and rights issues regarding cyberspace.
media-and-law
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A short essay by Howard Frederick on the international covenants and
conventions that govern media behavior in the international arena. How do
governments restrict international information exchange, how much can they
restrict it, and what are the precedents?
review-liability
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Review of Peter Huber's _Liability: The Legal Revolution and its
Consequences (1988)_ by Basic Books. The strength of Huber's book lies in
quickly identifying a central fallacious judicial policy and then tracing
its history of unforeseen consequences and inverted logic from the late
50's up to the present time.
against-look-and-feel
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"Against User Interface Copyright". Richard Stallman shares his sometimes
controversial views on the meaning and the effect of "look and feel"
lawsuits in the software world. "A copyright on a user interface means a
government-imposed monopoly on its use." -- Stallman.
tempest-legal-issues
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This document explores the legal status of a surveillance technology known
as TEMPEST. Using TEMPEST the information in any digital device may be
intercepted and reconstructed into useful intelligence without the
operative ever having to come near his target. The technology is
especially useful in the interception of information stored in computers.