Science, Computers and Technology Law

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Overview of the Federal Trade Commission’s Safe Harbor Framework

The Federal Trade Commission developed the 'safe harbor' framework so that US companies may meet the European Union ("EU") adequacy standard for privacy protection. The EU is a regional based treaty organization that manages economic cooperation ...
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Overview of the Technology Marketplace in 2004

After a dismal market for Canadian and U.S. technology companies from 2001 through 2003, 2004 demonstrated an improving environment in terms of both increased revenues and stock performance. Revenues generally grew among technology companies, but ...
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Pacific Quadra casting: New Support For Security Interests In Broadcast Licenses

For companies in the broadcasting, cellular communications and other media businesses, the licenses granted by the Federal Communications Commission (the "FCC") to use the airwaves often comprise their most valuable assets. But the availability of ...
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Piecing Together the Encryption Puzzle

No one issue currently galvanizes the Internet community quite so much as the Administration's encryption policy. "Key recovery" has become the mantra of FBI Director Louis B. Freeh, as well as many in Congress. Like the Internet itself, the state ...
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Pitfalls in Outsourcing Your Website

Many businesses, even those whose primary business is conducted over the Web, have found it desirable to outsource their website. Some businesses lack the in-house expertise or are unwilling to invest in developing in-house capacity. Other ...
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Planning a Successful Law Firm Website

Recent surveys indicate that over 65% of large firms, 50% of medium firms and 25% of small firms have a website presence on the World Wide Web. These firms achieve several objectives with their websites, including marketing, recruiting and ...
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Planting the Seeds of Change in Florida

Since mid-2001, when the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ("DACS") overtook the administration, regulation and enforcement of game promotions from the Florida Department of State, DACS has become the proverbial bane of the ...
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Play or Fold: Write Online Gambling Regulations Clearly and Precisely, or Not At All

Testimony of Eric Goldman Before the National Gambling Impact Study Commission's Regulatory, Enforcement and Internet Subcommittee, December 1, 1998 Introduction: Below are excerpted remarks presented by Eric Goldman to the National Gambling Impact ...
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PPMC Accounting Practicers Draw Scrutiny

Physician practice management companies ("PPMCs") have emerged as one of the dominant new faces in health care consolidation. Once considered to be the darlings of Wall Street, PPMCs have recently become pariahs. Since January of this year, the ...
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Preparing For An Initial Public Offering In The United States: Raising Capital in the U.S. Capital Markets

The U.S. public capital markets are the largest, most flexible and most attractive source of capital to companies raising money through the sale of equity or debt securities. In 1994, companies raised $66.5 billion in public equity offerings ...
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