Science, Computers and Technology Law

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Another of Modern Life’s Complications: Selecting and Protecting an Internet Address

As the advertising, sales, and communications advantages of the Internet continue to grow, on-line services will become an ever more important component of successful business organizations. Unfortunately, by the time many companies choose to make ...
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Applying the ADA to the Internet: A Web Accessibility Standard

Although it may seem that the World Wide Web has been like the Wild, Wild, West --where there are no laws and each frontier web site is on its own, there are significant legal and practical reasons for ensuring web accessibility. By web ...
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Apres Napster, Le Deluge

Unless you've been living under a rock this year, you will have heard of Napster, the extremely popular music swapping software program. Napster users, many of them kids and teens, can exchange music in a digital format over the Internet. Recently ...
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Are Class Action Lawyers Systematically Targeting Regulated Industries?

: On June 20 of this year, the Second Circuit decided a case called Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko v. Bell Atlantic Corp., the so-called Trinko case, which, we believe, radically changed the antitrust law in two respects: it expanded the scope of ...
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Arent Fox Alert: FTC Holds Public Workshop Conference To Discuss Internet Advertising Disclosures

On May 14, 1999 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a public workshop conference to discuss the applicability of its rules and guides to the Internet. In particular, the conference focused on how the Commission's "clear and conspicuous ...
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Arent Fox Alert: FTC REVIEW: June 1999

Each month, Arent Fox's advertising lawyers prepare this summary of major law enforcement actions announced by the U.S. FTC ("FTC") during the previous month. The summary highlights FTC advertising actions against well-known corporations engaged in ...
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As Of July 1, 2004, Websites Require Privacy Policy Changes Under New California Law

If you take steps now to review your privacy policy and make any necessary changes, you can reduce your potential exposure to liability under a new and ground-breaking privacy law that just went into effect. The State of California passed a law late ...
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Auto-By-Tel Corporation: Using The Internet To Do Business A New Way

Paul, Hastings recently sat down with Mark Lorimer, Auto-By-Tel's executive vice president and chief operating officer to discuss how his company has succeeded on the Internet. Auto-By-Tel was launched in March 1995 to establish a nationally ...
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Avoiding Sexual Harassment

The number of sexual harassment charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission increased from 6,883 in 1991 to 15,889 in 1997. The United States Supreme Court last year weighed in on employers liability in two sexual harassment ...
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Avoiding Web Site Liability: Online and on the Hook?

The Internet has evolved into a significant forum for advertising and the transaction of business. Nascent companies now compete with corporate giants, without expensive barriers to entry. National and worldwide advertising is now commonplace for ...
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