Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal articles from March 1997

Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal archives from March 1997

Good Samaritans in cyberspace.
March 22, 1997... I. INTRODUCTION One of the most salient and contentious issues associated with the fast-developing online industry is the liability of online service providers(1) for transmitting content created by others.(2) In an attempt to address...

Dialing for dollars: should the FCC regulate Internet telephony?
March 22, 1997... I. INTRODUCTION On March 4, 1996 America's Carriers Telecommunication Association ("ACTA"),(1) a trade group representing primarily medium and small long distance telephone companies, filed a controversial Petition for Declaratory...

The computational complexity of automated redistricing: is automation the answer?
March 22, 1997... There is only one way to do reapportionment-feed into the computer all the factors except political registration. --Ronald Reagan(1) The rapid advances in computer technology and education during the last two decades...

Personal jurisdiction and the World-Wide Web: bits (and bytes) of minimum contracts.
March 22, 1997... I. INTRODUCTION [W]hile modern technology has made nationwide commercial transactions simpler and more feasible, even for small businesses, it must broaden correspondingly the permissible scope of jurisdiction...

E-mail security risks: taking hacks at the attorney-client privilege.
March 22, 1997... I. INTRODUCTION The emergence of electronic mail ("e-mail") as a commonplace form of communication has been accompanied by an equally commonplace debate regarding the medium's security.(1) Given the vulnerability of e-mail systems to...