The Internet has grown tremendously over the past seven years. With this growth there have been a number of issues raised as the global society wrestles with the notion of an un- or under-regulated world accessible to millions of people.
Attempts have been made to regulate the internet through domestic law in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere. Freedom of Expression, a western concept, has allowed pornography and hate sites to flourish and this has angered some groups while others see such sites as a small price to pay for the guarantee of freedom.
On-line gambling sites have angered some jurisdictions intent on getting a slice of the revenues generated while other areas have embraced this new industry. Words traditionally thought to be defamatory are found all across the Net while Copyrights and Trademarks are flaunted.
What is to be done? Should the internet be governed? How is it to be governed? Who has jurisdiction?
How does the internet and the attempts to regulate it affect society? This is the scope of Cyberlaw & Society. The mandate is to identify and analyze the growing field of Cyberlaw and the effects of Cyber-space and -law on our global society from socio-economical, political and legal perspectives.
Essays on a range of Cyberlaw topics will soon be available.
Links to other interesting Cyberlaw sites are included. My hope is that Cyberlaw & Society becomes your main source for a comprehensive listing of Cyberlaw sites.
Let me know what you think and feel free to inform me of interesting sites not listed. As well, submissions on interesting cyberlaw essays are currently being accepted for inclusion on this site.
Please take a look around and enjoy!
LINKS TO CANADIAN LEGAL RESOURCES, Including:
*Canadian Courts
*Canadian Law Schools
*Canadian-specific Cyberlaw Resources
CHECK: Canadian Legal Resources
Email Justin J. Walsh if you would like to have your essay or article included on the following Cyberlaw-related topics:
Antitrust, Competition, Defamation, E-Commerce, On-line Gaming, Hacking, Hatred, Obscenity, Trademark, Taxation
An analysis of the Child Online Protection Act by Corey Steinberg. Added 10 April 2000
COPYRIGHT -
1. An excellent article by Corey Steinberg on Copyrights & the Internet
2. My essay dealing with the copyright implications of the iCraveTV. Added 13 June 2000
PRIVACY - My Paper on Electronic Surveillance & Workplace Privacy.
Added 13 June 2000
Regulation - My essay on Cyberlaws & Jurisdiction can be found here sans footnotes: it's a good introductionary article to the subject
Please contact me if you have any Cyberlaw-related papers in the works that you wish published here, if for no other reason, for feedback before attempting to publish in a traditional legal journal, etc.
I have also updated the Cyberlaw Links portion. Some additions and deletions have been made. Any further suggestions are truly welcomed! More revisions are planned.
Daily News Sources
For Quick Info, check Cyberlaw & Society's Daily Business & Legal News
Law.com - an American daily for and about the legal profession on the web and ncludes current cyberlaw-related cases before the courts. LawNewsNetwork has been consolidated into this larger site.
The Globe and Mail - Canada's National Newspaper
Go to www.canada.com for links to most other major Canadian dailies
The New York Times - Its Cyber Law Journal by Carl Kaplan; published every Friday. Free Registration required.
San Jose Mercury News - high-tech and legal news from Silicon Valley
CNET News - A great source for up-to-the-minute Cyberlaw news
Wired News - An excellent source for Cyberlaw stories up-dated constantly
Red Herring - An interesting source for lawyers interested in commerce and the high technology
For financial and e-commerce news, I recommend Bloomberg and CNBC
Academic, Professional & Organizational Sources
The Bureau of National Affairs (www.bna.com) is a great source for information about law in the electronic medium. Click onto IP Products to view reports such as its Electronic Commerce & Law Report. Michael Geist's Internet Law News E-mail registration is possible from this page as well or go to ecommercecenter.bna.com directly.
Looking for ICANN Case Law On-Line? See Domain Name Law Reports
A new consumer-oriented Internet & Tech News weekly resource from the University of Washington's School of Law, see the Center for Law, Commerce & Technology
Baker & McKenzie (Home), the world's largest law firm, has some interesting e-commerce articles (including Internet taxation issues) and news E- Commerce Info E- Commerce Articles
Pekins Coie - an excellent resource, this firm's site includes an Internet Case Digest as well as an Electronic Commerce & Internet Law Resource Center
Berkman Center For Internet & Society at Harvard Law School: A Fantastic Site for anybody interested in CyberspaceLaw issues. The Center is dedicated to fostering OPENNESS on the Internet. Plenty of big names involved.
The John Marshall Law School's Cyberspace Law Subject Index - was the best resource on the web for academic articles; needs updating
Center for Democracy & Technology - A good source for essays on Cyberlaw and Regulation
The Jurist - An all-around great link for legal issues including Cyberlaw
LoGIC - A great Canadian source on Cyberlaw topics. The Focus: Internet Freedom
Smith Lyons - A Canadian Law Firm with excellent Cyberlaw articles: click through links to the articles
Cyberlaw- A decent source for information by Jonathan Rosenoer
Findlaw Cyberspace Law Center- Just as the name suggests - A good source for finding American Case Law, just start at the Findlaw Homepage.
Cyberspace Law Institute- Articles by David Post & David Johnson included
The Legal Edge- A guide to info on Law & Internet from an Int'l Perspective - includes links to Int'l Agreements such as WTO & TRIPs
CyberSpace Law- Another good source for Cyberlaw Articles. Lawrence Lessig, Harvard Law School, is a co-editor.
UCLA Cyberspace Law- This site has improved tremendously. A comprehensive list of Articles; Some Online
Tech Law Journal's Links- Another great resource for Cyberspace Law. The site contains analysis of court cases, etc., involving technological issues so be sure to check out the whole site beginning HERE
Law in the Information Society- Project by Washington College of Law's Prof. James Boyle- interesting student resource and includes some of Prof. Boyle's Articles
Prof. Litman's Cyberlaw Course should also be checked out if you have the time
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) site contains the international Copyright and Trademark agreements that affect the Internet
Electronic Frontier Canada (EFC)- Its aim is to extend the protection of Canada'a Charter of Rights and Freedoms to emerging information technology
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)- Its aim is in protecting rights & promoting freedom in the Electronic Frontier
See EPIC, for Information on Electronic Privacy
Email me! cyberlaws@hotmail.com
Notice:
The views expressed herein are the author's own and should not be relied upon as accurate or as legal advice.
For informational purposes only.
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