Unintended Consequences: Seven Years under the DMCA - This document collects a number of reported cases where the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA have been invoked not against pirates, but against consumers, scientists, and legitimate competitors.
a7ab86aff68329662b0f8ed36ec0c094Lessons Learned from the 2600 DeCSS Case - Linking Rules for "Hacking" and Other Alternative Websites. This article will look at the courts linking arguments and suggest ways that web sites can avoid legal problems.
e7246e4af1fd2310dc0175fd77715bb3Port Scanning: Is it illegal? This paper discusses the one federal court ruling on this point.
f460656d1d93e3259d0c723beed2a54fWrite Code Go to Jail: A look at the DMCA criminal liability for non-US software developers.This article will explain the relevant criminal provisions of the DMCA, and explore how the US Attorney has applied the law to foreign software developers. Finally, taking both into consideration, I will suggest theoretical suggestions for non-US firms facing such dilemmas.
5ee10988f6eac31e04a18e84a2190a2fThe Impact of the USA Patriot Act on Network Security Practice - The patriot act contains some of the most substantial changes to U.S. federal cybercrime laws since the last major revisions of 1996. Many of these changes will have a direct impact on the way networked firms prepare and react to cybercrime incidents.
4143b34d5f1171b3f33551c491fe4918Defamation Liability of Computerized Bulletin Board Operators and Problems of Proof: A discussion of the libel and slander laws, and how they apply to bulletin board operators
b80c90aa36b5ea6f6fa0d7683a310e6cComplete text of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986, 18 USC 1030
18350bcf12dfaa58941952b8ee04d8b5Frequently Asked Questions About Copyright
ce99e2a6dd969b107e9c1c4d99ccb538Cubby v CompuServe: The complete text of the judge's decision in the Cubby v CompuServe libel case, in which CompuServe was found not to be responsible for material posted on one of their bulletin boards
e42500878a19ff23bc8015ae231e9192Complete text of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, United States Public Law 99-508
2124e7d975107dc732b162b224059ec9E-Law: Legal Issues Affecting Computer Information Systems and System Operator Liability. First appeared in the Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology, Volume 3, Number 1
9d266c0758c3c47ea411190dfd824653Are Computer Hacker Break-ins Ethical? Lists and refutes many of the reasons given to justify computer break-ins
ac03e775c5341f70574ceb2aac3a73faThe complete text of the US Family Educational Right to Privacy Act (the Buckley Amendment), 20 USC
fa608b7354dfccc3d4a519e23e08cf4aInformation about the computer crime laws in France
5984e76004a1146d4c6163202cd35638Internet Libel: Is the Provider Responsible? An examination of the Cubby v Compuserve case as it applies to Internet service providers
2edb74d5280d4a56369aa1c3f6e2fd21Computer Electronic Mail and Privacy: A discussion of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act as it applies to electronic mail
4bc91c434d0a0f3289e0046e6168c32eSome Musings on Ethics and Computer Break-Ins: A discussion of ethics and responsibility, particularly as they pertain to the Internet Worm of November, 1988
5ea94c6dde8570b5cd6b9bd96d569c2bComplete text of the Privacy Act of 1974 and Amendments, 5 USC 552a
612f2fb8ad76268dbaae52ab908b62dbRevised Computer Crime Sentencing Guidelines A description of the new federal sentencing guidelines that address the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
abcbf4bc5139ee7661991f0e2cecefa7An Introduction to Computer Security for Lawyers: A number of articles serving to introduce lawyers to the concepts behind computer security
98f332b02a772c4ae7ba8736083c0799Computer crime laws, listed by state
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