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Www.International_Shoe.Com: Analyzing Weber V. Jolly Hotel's Paradigm For Personal Jurisdiction In Cyberspace, Russell D. Shurtz Nov 1998

Www.International_Shoe.Com: Analyzing Weber V. Jolly Hotel's Paradigm For Personal Jurisdiction In Cyberspace, Russell D. Shurtz

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Controlling World Wide Web Links, Property Rights, Access Rights And Unfair Competition, Chris Reed Oct 1998

Controlling World Wide Web Links, Property Rights, Access Rights And Unfair Competition, Chris Reed

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.


Domain Names, Globalization, And Internet Governance, Marshall Leaffer Oct 1998

Domain Names, Globalization, And Internet Governance, Marshall Leaffer

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.


The Reality Of Bytes: Regulating Economic Activity In The Age Of The Internet, Michael A. Geist Jul 1998

The Reality Of Bytes: Regulating Economic Activity In The Age Of The Internet, Michael A. Geist

Washington Law Review

By utilizing both a backward and forward looking perspective, this Article develops a model conducive to better understand the Internet's legal implications on economic regulation. The model is also intended to help legislators and regulators adapt their legal and regulatory frameworks to the Internet. This Article canvasses and builds upon the burgeoning development of Internet law. It suggests that the Internet's impact on economic regulation is best understood by classifying its effects into four categories, each of which requires a different regulatory response. It also considers potential solutions for adapting economic regulation to the Internet. This Article concludes that no …


Considering Multiple And Overlapping Sovereignties: Liberalism, Libertarianism, National Sovereignty, "Global" Intellectual Property, And The Internet, Keith Aoki Apr 1998

Considering Multiple And Overlapping Sovereignties: Liberalism, Libertarianism, National Sovereignty, "Global" Intellectual Property, And The Internet, Keith Aoki

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.


The Internet And The Abiding Significance Of Territorial Sovereignty, Jack L. Goldsmith Apr 1998

The Internet And The Abiding Significance Of Territorial Sovereignty, Jack L. Goldsmith

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.


The Internet As A Threat To Sovereignty? Thoughts On The Internet's Role In Strengthening National And Global Governance, Henry H. Perritt Jr. Apr 1998

The Internet As A Threat To Sovereignty? Thoughts On The Internet's Role In Strengthening National And Global Governance, Henry H. Perritt Jr.

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.


Cyberspatial Sovereignties: Offshore Finance, Digital Cash, And The Limits Of Liberalism, Bill Maurer Apr 1998

Cyberspatial Sovereignties: Offshore Finance, Digital Cash, And The Limits Of Liberalism, Bill Maurer

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.


The "Unsettled Paradox": The Internet, The State, And The Consent Of The Governed, David G. Post Apr 1998

The "Unsettled Paradox": The Internet, The State, And The Consent Of The Governed, David G. Post

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.


On The Internet And Sovereignty, Saskia Sassen Apr 1998

On The Internet And Sovereignty, Saskia Sassen

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.


Cyberspace, Sovereignty, Jurisdiction, And Modernism, Joel Trachtman Apr 1998

Cyberspace, Sovereignty, Jurisdiction, And Modernism, Joel Trachtman

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.


Introduction: The Internet And The Sovereign State: The Role And Impact Of Cyberspace On National And Global Governance Symposium, David Fidler Apr 1998

Introduction: The Internet And The Sovereign State: The Role And Impact Of Cyberspace On National And Global Governance Symposium, David Fidler

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.


Malaysia's "Computer Crimes Act 1997" Gets Tough On Cybercrime But Fails To Advance The Development Of Cyberlaws, Donna L. Beatty Mar 1998

Malaysia's "Computer Crimes Act 1997" Gets Tough On Cybercrime But Fails To Advance The Development Of Cyberlaws, Donna L. Beatty

Washington International Law Journal

Malaysia is in the process of developing the Multimedia Super Corridor ("MSC"), a high-tech zone sometimes called "the Silicon Valley of the East." As a way of attracting investors to the MSC, Malaysia is adopting business-friendly policies and comprehensive "cyberlaws" designed to assure MSC participants that they and their technology will be protected. One of Malaysia's many goals is to be a leader in the development of cyberlaws. However, the Computer Crimes Act 1997 is too flawed to place Malaysia in that role. The Computer Crimes Act is designed to prevent computer crimes such as hacking, virus planting and the …


Procd, Inc. V. Zeidenberg: The End Does Not Justify The Means In Federal Copyright Analysis, Brett L. Tolman Mar 1998

Procd, Inc. V. Zeidenberg: The End Does Not Justify The Means In Federal Copyright Analysis, Brett L. Tolman

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Regulating The Media's Coverage Of Terrorist Activities, 8 Computer L.J. 227 (1988), Karin Anderson Moffitt Jan 1998

Regulating The Media's Coverage Of Terrorist Activities, 8 Computer L.J. 227 (1988), Karin Anderson Moffitt

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

No abstract provided.


Regulation Of Music Videos: Should The Fcc "Beat It?", 8 Computer L.J. 287 (1988), Aloma H. Park Jan 1998

Regulation Of Music Videos: Should The Fcc "Beat It?", 8 Computer L.J. 287 (1988), Aloma H. Park

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

No abstract provided.


Challenging Cable Televison Exclusive Franchise Agreements: Has "State Action" Immunity Gone Too Far?, 8 Computer L.J. 311 (1988), Mark T. Kawa Jan 1998

Challenging Cable Televison Exclusive Franchise Agreements: Has "State Action" Immunity Gone Too Far?, 8 Computer L.J. 311 (1988), Mark T. Kawa

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

No abstract provided.


Cable Tv Users Taxes: A First Amendment Challenge, 8 Computer L.J. 257 (1988), Carlos Victor Yguico Jan 1998

Cable Tv Users Taxes: A First Amendment Challenge, 8 Computer L.J. 257 (1988), Carlos Victor Yguico

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

No abstract provided.


Foreword: "Article Of Manufacture" Patent Claims For Computer Instruction, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 1 (1998), Allen B. Wagner Jan 1998

Foreword: "Article Of Manufacture" Patent Claims For Computer Instruction, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 1 (1998), Allen B. Wagner

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

No abstract provided.


A New Frontier In Patents: Patent Claims To Propagated Signals, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 75 (1998), Jeffrey R. Kuester, Scott A. Horstemeyer, Daniel J. Santos Jan 1998

A New Frontier In Patents: Patent Claims To Propagated Signals, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 75 (1998), Jeffrey R. Kuester, Scott A. Horstemeyer, Daniel J. Santos

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

If you thought "Beauregard" claims were a slippery slope to an uncertain end, you were right! The new frontier after In re Beauregard is the "propagated signal" claim -- a claim directed to a manufactured transient phenomenon, such as an electrical, optical, or acoustical signal, that could further revolutionize the way communications and software companies protect their intellectual property. It can make procuring patents less expensive and result in more extensive coverage, while challenging the limits of conventional wisdom. This new claim type will be viewed by some as a threat, and by others, as yet another step in the …


The Relative Roles Of Patent And Copyright In The Protection Of Computer Programs, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 41 (1998), Dennis S. Karjala Jan 1998

The Relative Roles Of Patent And Copyright In The Protection Of Computer Programs, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 41 (1998), Dennis S. Karjala

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

The author approaches the problem of software patents from the perspective of copyright, where the debate over the appropriate scope of protection for computer programs continues to rage. This debate has largely followed the copyright tradition of considering copyright as a stand-alone statute, capable of resolving all of its problems with very little reference to other legal regimes and, in particular, with very little reference to patent law. It appears to the author that patent law has also gone about its business relating to software, from Benson to Beauregard, as if patent law were essentially the only relevant player. The …


Patenting Computer Science: Are Computer Instruction Writings Patentable?, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 5 (1998), Allen B. Wagner Jan 1998

Patenting Computer Science: Are Computer Instruction Writings Patentable?, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 5 (1998), Allen B. Wagner

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

This paper opposes the IBM/PTO proposal to patent (as an article of manufacture) computer instruction fixed on computer readable media (so called media or Beauregard claims). The juridical issue raised is whether patents are limited to the utilitarian embodiment of inventions (the instructed machine) or may be extended to include mere symbolic expression (the machine instruction) fixed in a tangible medium. In Part I, the author argues (a) patenting symbolic expression breaches the intellectual property premise prohibiting property interests in mere abstract ideas, by avoiding both copyright merger and patent preemption doctrines, and (b) contrary to the PTO analysis, patents …


Statutory Subject Matter And Hybrid Claiming, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 277 (1998), R. Carl Moy Jan 1998

Statutory Subject Matter And Hybrid Claiming, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 277 (1998), R. Carl Moy

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

The statutory subject matter provision of the United States patent code is one of that law's murkiest provisions. It has been the subject of repeated cases before the United States Supreme Court. Despite this, confusion and disagreement among the lower courts remains substantial. Much of the literature agrees that the law is in disarray. This paper isolates and treats one such problem: that of dealing with so-called "hybrid" inventions. Hybrid inventions are those that consist of both statutory and non-statutory elements grouped together. As such, their basic nature presents a classification problem. Hybrid inventions are mongrels, neither purely statutory nor …


An Attempt To Rationalize Floppy Disc Claims, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 183 (1998), Richard H. Stern Jan 1998

An Attempt To Rationalize Floppy Disc Claims, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 183 (1998), Richard H. Stern

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

It is now more than four years since the Federal Circuit's en banc decision in In re Alappat. It is now at least two years since the intertwined events of the Federal Circuit's curious decisions to remand in In re Beauregard and In re Trovato, and the publication by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) of its Guidelines on the examination of software-related patent applications. Despite that passage of time, the clarity of the legal status of software-related patents, and particularly those written in article of manufacture format (so-called floppy disk patents), has not improved. Nonetheless, use of such claims …


Are Beauregard's Claims Really Valid?, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 347 (1998), Jeffrey S. Draeger Jan 1998

Are Beauregard's Claims Really Valid?, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 347 (1998), Jeffrey S. Draeger

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

Computer hardware, software, and networking equipment together have fueled the onset of the Information Age, an age where a seemingly endless stream of ones and zeroes often is an extremely valuable commodity. Undeniably, computer software has been a crucial building block in this Information Age. However, intellectual property law has been slow to embrace software inventions as patentable subject matter on par with computer hardware and networking equipment. This Comment concludes that claims for computer instruction embodied in a computer readable medium do constitute statutory subject matter. As proper statutory subject matter, such claims should be evaluated "as a whole," …


Of Text, Technique, And The Tangible: Drafting Patent Claims Around Patent Rules, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 219 (1998), John R. Thomas Jan 1998

Of Text, Technique, And The Tangible: Drafting Patent Claims Around Patent Rules, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 219 (1998), John R. Thomas

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

Courts have long recognized and policed attempts to contract around the patent code. Settled law establishes that the proprietor of a patent which enjoys market power cannot extend that patent beyond its statutory term or restrain competition in an unpatented product via contract. Yet today a far more subtle and fundamental mechanism for drafting around the statute has materialized: the humble patent instrument itself. Patent drafters have only partially realized the remarkable set of tools they now possess for expanding the scope of patent-eligible subject matter, augmenting the market power of issued patents, and avoiding core precepts of the patent …


Patentability Of Computer Software Instruction As An "Article Of Manufacture": Software As Such As The Right Stuff, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 89 (1998), Vincent Chiappetta Jan 1998

Patentability Of Computer Software Instruction As An "Article Of Manufacture": Software As Such As The Right Stuff, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 89 (1998), Vincent Chiappetta

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

The last five years have witnessed a dramatic shift in the approach taken by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ("CAFC") and, under the CAFC's stern if somewhat incomplete guidance, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") to the seemingly intractable problem of determining whether software inventions qualify as patentable subject matter under the United States patent laws. Beginning with a series of CAFC decisions in 1994 and culminating with the PTO's issuance of its Final Examination Guidelines for Computer-Related Inventions (the "Guidelines") in 1996, the paradigm shifted from a "mathematical algorithm" based analytic structure to an …


Examination Guidelines For Computer-Related Inventions, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 311 (1998), The United States Patent And Trademark Office Jan 1998

Examination Guidelines For Computer-Related Inventions, 17 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 311 (1998), The United States Patent And Trademark Office

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

No abstract provided.


The Article 2b Symposium: A Foreword, 16 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 205 (1998), Ann Lousin Jan 1998

The Article 2b Symposium: A Foreword, 16 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 205 (1998), Ann Lousin

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

No abstract provided.


Article 2b: An Introduction, 16 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 211 (1998), Raymond T. Nimmer Jan 1998

Article 2b: An Introduction, 16 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 211 (1998), Raymond T. Nimmer

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

The United States was once the major producer of goods in the world. Today, the United States is the major consumer of goods. In addition, the United States is now the major developer and distributor of information such as software, content, news and entertainment. As a result of this new emphasis in information and services in the United States, Article 2B of the U.C.C. deals with transactions and subject matter that have never been covered by a U.C.C. There are many issues reflecting modern commerce. It is important for everyone to understand why an economy and commerce based on information …