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Virtually Enabled: How Title Iii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act Might Be Applied To Online Virtual Worlds, Joshua Newton Jan 2010

Virtually Enabled: How Title Iii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act Might Be Applied To Online Virtual Worlds, Joshua Newton

Federal Communications Law Journal

The rise and popularity of online virtual worlds, such as World of Warcraft and Second Life, holds significant promise for people with disabilities. For people who are unable to easily leave home or travel, virtual worlds provide a public venue, wherein people may interact freely without the social stigma that accompanies disability. However, access to these virtual worlds may be inhibited by physical, visual, or aural impairments, and virtual-world developers can be hostile to modifying their products to mitigate these difficulties. Thus, some disability advocates have turned to Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, arguing that places of …


Sexting And Teenagers: Omg R U Going 2 Jail???, Catherine Arcabascio Jan 2010

Sexting And Teenagers: Omg R U Going 2 Jail???, Catherine Arcabascio

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Sexting is a relatively recent practice engaged in by the young, and sometimes not-so-young, and foolish. “Sexting” is “the practice of sending or posting sexually suggestive text messages and images, including nude or semi-nude photographs, via cellular telephones or over the Internet.”


City Of New York V. Verizon New York, Inc., Michael T. Leigh Jan 2010

City Of New York V. Verizon New York, Inc., Michael T. Leigh

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Digital + Library: Mass Book Digitization As Collective Inquiry, Mary Murrell Jan 2010

Digital + Library: Mass Book Digitization As Collective Inquiry, Mary Murrell

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Be Kind, Please Rewind - The Second Circuit Gives Cable Providers Something To Watch In Cartoon Network L.P., V. Csc Holdings, Inc., Peter Hamner Jan 2010

Be Kind, Please Rewind - The Second Circuit Gives Cable Providers Something To Watch In Cartoon Network L.P., V. Csc Holdings, Inc., Peter Hamner

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal (1994 - )

No abstract provided.


The Fcc's Affirmative Speech Obligations Promoting Child Welfare, Lili Levi Jan 2010

The Fcc's Affirmative Speech Obligations Promoting Child Welfare, Lili Levi

Articles

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Introduction: The Law School's Role In Documenting And Analyzing The Increasingly Rapid Development Of Broadband, Michael Botein Jan 2010

Introduction: The Law School's Role In Documenting And Analyzing The Increasingly Rapid Development Of Broadband, Michael Botein

Articles & Chapters

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Fraud, Fools, And Phishing: Mail Fraud And The Person Of Ordinary Prudence In The Internet Age, Lauren D. Lunsford Jan 2010

Fraud, Fools, And Phishing: Mail Fraud And The Person Of Ordinary Prudence In The Internet Age, Lauren D. Lunsford

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Reconciling Fair Use And Trademark Use, Margreth Barrett Jan 2010

Reconciling Fair Use And Trademark Use, Margreth Barrett

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Almost Famous: Preventing Username-Squatting On Social Networking Websites, Zorik Pesochinsky Jan 2010

Almost Famous: Preventing Username-Squatting On Social Networking Websites, Zorik Pesochinsky

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Preempting Justice: Precrime In Fiction And In Fact, Mark Niles Jan 2010

Preempting Justice: Precrime In Fiction And In Fact, Mark Niles

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

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Introduction To Essays On The Future Of Digital Communications, Fernando Laguarda Jan 2010

Introduction To Essays On The Future Of Digital Communications, Fernando Laguarda

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

INTRODUCTION: The Time Warner Cable Research Program on Digital Communications is pleased to have supported the five essays in this Federal Communications Law Journal symposium. We launched the research program with the goal of encouraging debate and discussion on ideas of importance to the future of our industry and its role in the communities we serve. We hope to do so by providing a new forum for scholars to engage with the community of stakeholders who make and influence policy. We want to encourage increased dialogue and generate new ideas that bring us closer to solving the challenges we face. …


Not Undertaking The Almost-Impossible Task: The 1961 Wire Act’S Development, Initial Applications, And Ultimate Purpose, David G. Schwartz Jan 2010

Not Undertaking The Almost-Impossible Task: The 1961 Wire Act’S Development, Initial Applications, And Ultimate Purpose, David G. Schwartz

Library Faculty Research

For a Camelot-era piece of legislation, the Wire Act has a long and unintended shadow. Used haltingly in the 1960s, when the Wire Act failed to deliver the death blow to organized crime, 1970’s Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) became a far better weapon against the mob. Yet starting in the 1990s, the Wire Act enjoyed a second life, when the Justice Department used to it prosecute operators of online betting Web sites that, headquartered in jurisdictions where such businesses were legal, took bets from American citizens. The legislative history of the Wire Act, however, suggests that it was …