Science, Computers and Technology Law

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Nebraska Court Finds Latex Allergic Surgical RN Totally Disabled Under the “Odd Lot Doctrine”

In one of the most significant decisions yet to be rendered by a Court, a surgical registered nurse was declared to be totally and permanently disabled because of her latex allergy. The court declared that the nurse could not work outside of her ...
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Negotiating E-Finance Hazards

Financial services institutions have moved onto the Internet en masse, and the shift to electronic commerce (or, more properly, "e-finance") will only accelerate in the months ahead. Financial institutions generally accustomed to close government ...
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Net Based Opportunities: Some are Flop-portunities

'Net Based Business Opportunities March 1998 Scam artists selling fraudulent Internet-related business opportunities are trying to cash in on the Internet's potential. Don't let them fool you. Although the Internet has vast commercial ...
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Net Breeds Privacy Issues

The law frequently can't keep pace with technology, and the Internet is no exception. Other than on a handful of college campuses, the Net didn't exist in 1986 when the Electronic Communications Privacy Act was enacted. Written mainly to extend the ...
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New California Law: California Business & Professions Code Section 17538

A new law in California, California Business & Professions Code Section 17538, places several regulations on businesses advertising and making sales over the Internet or other electronic means of communication. Section 17538(d) states that in any ...
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New California Marketing Laws and How They May Impact Your Business

Two California laws are scheduled to take effect in the coming months, one on July 1, 2004 and one on January 1, 2005, that may significantly impact your business, even if your business is not based in California. These laws govern marketing ...
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New Communications Technologies and Winning the War on Terror

In winning the war on terror, the West has the option of confronting radical Islam with what it fears most, access for the citizens of Islamic nations to a free flow of ideas and information. One of the best weapons we have at our disposal is an ...
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New Developments in State Statutes Governing Unsolicited Commercial

In the last few weeks there have been significant developments regarding state statutes governing unsolicited commercial e-mail. As discussed below, a California court held provisions of that state’s statute unconstitutional. In Colorado, the ...
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New FCC Order Liberalizes the International Settlement Rate Rules for Telecommunication Carriers

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") has recently amended its International Settlements Policy ("ISP"), which applies to all rate agreements between U.S. and foreign telecommunications carriers for the termination of international ...
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New Weapons in the War Against Internet Software Pirates

Vint Cerf, father of the Internet, defined leadership as the art of finding out which direction everyone is running, then running like hell to get out in front of them. In hopes of attaining leadership status, a veritable army of software ...
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