Science, Computers and Technology Law

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Can Sending an E-mail Be Considered “Concerted Activity” Protected by Federal Labor Law?

The National Labor Relations Board answered "yes" to this question in , a recent decision which exposes the unforeseen problems that unregulated e-mail use can cause for employers. The NLRB's ruling also should remind employers that federal labor ...
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CFTC Approves Actions To Advance Regulatory Reform

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently approved two actions as part of its ongoing regulatory reform program. First, the CFTC approved a new contract listing procedure that will permit futures exchanges to list new contracts for trading ...
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Chasing Clients & Law Students Through Cyberspace

In the fable of the tortoise and the hare, the tortoise plodded its way to victory through grit, determination and hard work. The hare, fast and flashy to begin with, lost because it underestimated its opponent and was prone to taking prolonged ...
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China’s Regulation of the Internet and Related Legal Issues

Four years following the establishment of China’s first Internet-connected commercial computer network in 1995, Internet use in China has grown rapidly from 900,000 to more than four million Internet users in 1999—a number that is expected to grow ...
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China’s Telecommunications Industry: The New Ministry of Information Industry (MII) and Foreign Investment Opportunities

In March 1998, the 9th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China announced an institutional reorganization of the various ministries, reducing the total number from 40 to 29. The NPC retained 27 of the original ministries and ...
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Client Alert: August 1998: FCC Proposes New International Settlement Rate Rules For Telecommunications Carriers To Promote Competition And Lower Regulatory Barriers

FCC Proposes New International Settlement Rate Rules For Telecommunications Carriers To Promote Competition And Lower Regulatory BarriersHow The Old System Worked Rationale For Proposed Modifications to ISP The FCC's Proposed Changes Proposal ...
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COBRA and HIPAA Guidance

The Internal Revenue Service has issued Notice 98-12 (2/2/98), which provides a model explanation of the health care continuation coverage requirements of the COBRA and HIPAA issues. The model gives practical guidance to individuals in deciding ...
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Congressional Cure-All For Consumers’ Clogged Inboxes: Federal Law Provides Uniform Set of Commercial Email Rules

On December 16, 2003 President Bush signed into law the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003, otherwise known as the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (the "Act"). The Act, which becomes effective on January 1, 2004 ...
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Consider Impact Of Securities Laws When Designing Web Pages

Technology companies were among the first to identify the potential of the World Wide Web to communicate information regarding products and services, partners and prospects. In today's environment it is virtually required for technology companies to ...
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Constitutional Challenge to New Jersey Blue Sky Law Fails

Ruling on the constitutionality of the state regulation of the sale of securities, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that the enforcement of a New Jersey Blue Sky law to prohibit an in-state broker from selling securities to out-of-state ...
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