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Current Advertising Regulations And The Internet, Lori A. Lustberg

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

Since its inception, the Internet has brought society an array of opportunities. With those opportunities challenges arise. The Internet advertising arena is no different. The opportunities for companies to use the Internet to reach their target audiences are extraordinary. Because no regulations apply specifically to the Internet and since no agency has the specific task of regulating it, however, questions are plentiful regarding how and to what extent advertising is acceptable over the Internet. Both consumers and advertisers can clearly benefit from the use of advertising on the Internet. Consumers can readily and easily access information and products in which …

Extension Of Copyright To Fonts-Can The Alphabet Be Far Behind?, Jonathan L. Mezrich

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

In February 1998, a federal district court issued a decision that may have a profound impact on the software industry. The court held, in Adobe Systems, Inc. v. Southern Software, Inc., that copyright law protects "software programs" that create fonts that are distinct typefaces. This ruling is ill-conceived. While people should be rewarded and protected for their creativity, copyright law should not be extended to cover the "artwork" inherent in font "glyphs," which, in their most basic form, comprise the alphabet itself.

The software industry has experienced dramatic growth in the past decade. While a small number of dominant …

Product Review: Omnipage Pro 7.0, Al Harrison

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

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Efficient, Effective Advocacy In The "Computer Age" Demands The Marriage Of The Work Product Doctrine To Computerized Litigation Databases, Cecilee Price-Huish

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

The attorney-client relationship is one that often evolves over years of legal representation, which often results in the creation of close working relationships and the development of mutual trust. It is not unusual for an attorney or law firm to represent a client for a number of years, fulfilling many different functions as circumstances require. Within this context, a lawyer's roles may include counselor, mediator and litigator. In the age of the information superhighway, where business is increasingly conducted via computerized systems, it is commonplace for an attorney, during the course of lengthy legal representation, to rely heavily on computerized …

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Aggressive Enforcement Of Rights Involving Internet Abuses, William L. Lafuze, Valerie K. Friedrich

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The information age, and particularly the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web, has enabled any individual with a personal computer to rapidly acquire information from, and disseminate information to, a worldwide base. Many unlawful activities, such as copyright infringement, may now be practiced in a new environment and manner. Due to several unique aspects of the Internet environment, traditional judicial remedies, such as monetary damages, are ineffectual. Consequently, violations of personal and property rights on the Internet present new challenges for the enforcement of such rights. More aggressive remedies, such as injunction of wrongful activities and impoundment …

The Prevention Of Non-Consensual Access To "Confidential" Health-Care Information In Cyberspace, Howard L. Steele Jr.

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The latter half of the twentieth century has seen the decline of the industrial revolution and the rapid transition into an information explosion that has continued to expand at an exponential rate. Unlike the political upheavals of days gone by, this revolution appears to have the potential to dramatically change our society. For example, the advent of the computer and its application in the healthcare setting has changed the face of medicine. Today is a day of miracle drugs, laser surgeries, and telemedicine - all of which found their genesis in computers. Despite the clear advantages created by the ever-expanding …

Cutting Edge Issues In Intellectual Property Law, Herbert J. Hammond, Lisa H. Meyerhoff

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Courting Cyberspace, Al Harrison

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

The practice of law requires the creation and management of massive amounts of paperwork. Software that combines the use of templates and macros can assemble documents for the user, rather than the attorney having to type out volumes of documents from scratch. Firms can manage newly-created documents either by using expensive document management software or by taking advantage of their computers' hierarchical file systems. This article discusses various means for assembling and managing legal documents.

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Using Technology In The Management And Trial Of Complex Cases, Fred Misko Jr., Charles E. Ames

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

As modem society became more technologically advanced, complex tort and mass disaster litigation was sure to follow suit. Over the last twenty years, cases involving post-industrial products such as breast implants, heart valves, pesticides, Agent Orange, Bendectin, lead, and asbestos, as well as single-event mass disasters such as Bhopal and PanAm Flight 103, brought increasingly large numbers of individuals claiming serious injuries before the courts. The legal community has recently begun to focus on the impact that this complex litigation has on the practice of law and the administrative capabilities of the judicial system. Gone are the days when a …

Management And Discovery Of Electronically Stored Information, Lawrence R. Youst, Haejung Lisa Koh

Computer Law Review and Technology Journal

New technology continuously abuts the aged and tried legal principles set forth decades ago. With information creation at every user's personal computer, with access to instant communication through e-mail systems and with the wide-spread use of the Intemet, the legal standards for discovery of information must continually evolve. It is no longer sufficient for a party requesting discovery to seek paper alone. It is also no longer sufficient for a party responding to discovery to review paper files alone in an attempt to satisfy the discovery requests. As we continue to progress in this age of information, a hard copy …