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Rules Of The Road: The Constitutional Limits Of Restricting Indecent Speech On The Information Superhighway, Stacey J. Rappaport Oct 1995

Rules Of The Road: The Constitutional Limits Of Restricting Indecent Speech On The Information Superhighway, Stacey J. Rappaport

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Computer Bulletin Board Operator Liability For Users' Infringing Acts, M. David Dobbins Oct 1995

Computer Bulletin Board Operator Liability For Users' Infringing Acts, M. David Dobbins

Michigan Law Review

This Note argues that a computer bulletin board operator's liability for copyright infringement by users of the bulletin board should be analyzed under the theory of contributory copyright infringement. This Note calls for a standard of liability under contributory copyright infringement that accommodates the competing interests at stake in the resolution of this issue. Part I provides an overview of copyright infringement law and argues that in most situations the operator's actions, viewed independently, do not constitute copyright infringement. Part II explores theories of third-party liability. This Part rejects the doctrine of vicarious liability as an effective means for establishing …


Risk And Rapa On The Internet, Thomas G. Field Jr. Jun 1995

Risk And Rapa On The Internet, Thomas G. Field Jr.

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Editorial news item announcing new email addresses and electronic formats for back issues and indexes. Details on an upcoming conference entitled Promoting and Managing Genome Innovation scheduled to be held October 13-14, 1995 are also given.


Telecommunications In Transition: Unbundling, Reintegration, And Competition, David J. Teece Jun 1995

Telecommunications In Transition: Unbundling, Reintegration, And Competition, David J. Teece

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

The world economy is experiencing a technological revolution, fueled by rapid advances in microelectronics, optics, and computer science, that in the 1990s and beyond will dramatically change the way people everywhere communicate, learn, and access information and entertainment. This technological revolution has been underway for about a decade. The emergence of a fully-interactive communications network, sometimes referred to as the "Information Superhighway," is now upon us. This highway, made possible by fiber optics and the convergence of several different technologies, is capable of delivering a plethora of new interactive entertainment, informational, and instructional services that are powerful and user-friendly. The …


The Freedom Of Speech At Risk In Cyberspace: Obscenity Doctrine And A Frightened University’S Censorship Of Sex On The Internet, Jeffrey E. Faucette Apr 1995

The Freedom Of Speech At Risk In Cyberspace: Obscenity Doctrine And A Frightened University’S Censorship Of Sex On The Internet, Jeffrey E. Faucette

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Trademarks Along The Infobahn: A First Look At The Emerging Law Of Cybermarks, Dan L. Burk Jan 1995

Trademarks Along The Infobahn: A First Look At The Emerging Law Of Cybermarks, Dan L. Burk

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Use of the global Internet computer network is rising exponentially. As Internet subscription increases disagreements between users are expected to arise, just as where any sizeable number of human beings interact, disagreements may be expected to arise. To date, on-line disputes have been primarily dealt with via informal solutions, such as the polite conventions of "netiquette" shared by Internet users. However, as the community of Internet users grows increasingly diverse, formal dispute resolution mechanisms, embodied as law and legal institutions, may be called upon by the parties to resolve disagreements. For example, several acrimonious disputes have already arisen over the …


Defining Cyberlibel: A First Amendment Limit For Libel Suits Against Individuals Arising From Computer Bulletin Board Speech, Jeremy Stone Weber Jan 1995

Defining Cyberlibel: A First Amendment Limit For Libel Suits Against Individuals Arising From Computer Bulletin Board Speech, Jeremy Stone Weber

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Copyright, Jessica R. Friedman Jan 1995

Copyright, Jessica R. Friedman

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Patent Law, John G. Costa Jan 1995

Patent Law, John G. Costa

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Trademark, Jessica R. Friedman Jan 1995

Trademark, Jessica R. Friedman

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Defamation, Jessica R. Friedman Jan 1995

Defamation, Jessica R. Friedman

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Forum Non Conveniens, Stephen H. Weiner Jan 1995

Forum Non Conveniens, Stephen H. Weiner

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Universal Service And The Information Superhighway: Perspectives From The Telecommunications Experience, Joseph A. Post Jan 1995

Universal Service And The Information Superhighway: Perspectives From The Telecommunications Experience, Joseph A. Post

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Lawyer's Ramble Down The Information Superhighway, Alan H. Bomser Jan 1995

A Lawyer's Ramble Down The Information Superhighway, Alan H. Bomser

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Privacy And Communications Networks, Joseph A. Post Jan 1995

Privacy And Communications Networks, Joseph A. Post

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Privacy And Security Of Data, Judith Beth Prowda Jan 1995

Privacy And Security Of Data, Judith Beth Prowda

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Censorship, Charles L. White Jan 1995

Censorship, Charles L. White

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


Recent Antitrust Developments And A Selective Antitrust Perspective Of The Information Superhighway, Stewart A. Pomerantz Jan 1995

Recent Antitrust Developments And A Selective Antitrust Perspective Of The Information Superhighway, Stewart A. Pomerantz

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.