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Transborder Data Flows: Do We Mean Freedom Or Business?, Michael Bothe
Transborder Data Flows: Do We Mean Freedom Or Business?, Michael Bothe
Michigan Journal of International Law
The growth of the modem "information society" is a phenomenon transcending national borders, characterized by tremendous progress in both telecommunications and computer technology - a technology called collectively "telematics." Telematics have not only become the vital nervous system of our domestic economies and begun to play an increasing role in our private lifestyles, but have grown to link the nations of the world in constant, instantaneous, and complex ways. These communications and the data conveyed through them (whether their raw material is written text, tables, numbers, pictures, or voices), due to their importance, are in many respects a matter of …
Integrated Servies Digital Network: Issues And Options For The World's Future Communications Systems, A. M. Rutkowski
Integrated Servies Digital Network: Issues And Options For The World's Future Communications Systems, A. M. Rutkowski
Michigan Journal of International Law
There has been virtually no public discussion of the significant public policy issues raised because of the intimidating nature of network engineering which forms the basis for nearly all the current dialogue. This paper discusses current ISDN developments, and sets forth an analytical framework within which these issues may be discussed.
The International Application Of The Second Computer Inquiry, Robert M. Frieden
The International Application Of The Second Computer Inquiry, Robert M. Frieden
Michigan Journal of International Law
This article chronicles the FCC's attempt to confront the confluence of telecommunications and data processing technologies by fashioning a regulatory scheme designed primarily for the United States. The Commission has chosen to apply this scheme, without significant qualification, internationally. Given the different objectives and structure of United States and foreign communications industries, the FCC's system cannot be transplanted abroad without prior consultation and substantial modification. After reviewing the international problems created by the Commission's application abroad of its newly developed scheme, this article concludes with recommendations for resolving these conflicts that currently threaten the well-being of carriers, customers, and international …