Science, Computers and Technology Law

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Employment Relations Alert: March 2004, Issue 14.

On March 4, 2004, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and other federal agencies issued long overdue proposed guidance on the definition of who is an applicant, including when a person applies for a job via the Internet. The ...
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Enactment of UCITA in Virginia

(Last week, the Virginia General Assembly adopted the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (.UCITA.). UCITA introduces many changes to the law regarding the licensing of .computer information,. including computer software and databases. In ...
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Ethics On-line

Many Internet users believe the system has an "ethic" of its own. Understandably so. These users regard cyberspace as a distinct metaphysical reality, separate from the real world, with its own rules, language and behavior. Indeed a distinct ...
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European Court Establishes Broad Interpretation of Data Privacy Law

The European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") recently handed down a significant ruling which clarified the application of the European Data Protection Directive (the "Data Protection Directive" or "Directive") 1 to the posting of personal data on ...
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Evolving Uses of Health Care on the Internet

Health care on the Internet has diversified and grown exponentially in the past two or three years. As health care on the Internet continues to evolve from fairly static first generation information sites toward third generation interactive health ...
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Ex-Employee Is Liable For “Spamming”

A California Superior Court judge granted Intel Corporation summary judgment in its trespass lawsuit against a former employee who sent thousands of derogatory e-mails into the company's system. In Intel Corp. v. Hamidi, No. 98AS05067 (Cal. App ...
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Expansion in the Skies

The satellite boom in the Asia-Pacific region shows no real sign of abating. In fact, competition is hotting up and established satellite operators, such as Intelsat, are having to re-think their regional strategies. Timothy Logue, Space and ...
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Fact Sheet: Two Years After the Act

Local Telephone Competition Cable Television Competition Long Distance International Wireless Schools, libraries, rural health care providers and Americans with disabilities will all benefit from Commission actions to bring them modern ...
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FCC Adopts Important DSL Line-Sharing Order

Recently, the Federal Communications Commission adopted its Advanced Services Third Report and Order, which requires incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) to share their local loops with competitors. The ruling compels ILECs to unbundle the ...
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FCC Consumer Facts: High Speed Internet Access “Broadband”

High-speed Internet access (sometimes loosely referred to as "broadband Internet access" or simply "broadband") allows users to access the Internet and Internet-related services at significantly higher speeds than traditional modems. High-speed ...
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