Science, Computers and Technology Law

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Contest Marketing And Its Dangers

The SAXLAW Report Fall 1998 ...Prejudice against foreign investment should cease if Vietnam wants to stem a steep decline in overseas project approvals. --A Saigon Economic Times editorial commenting on the need for Vietnam to be more friendly to ...
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Controversy Surrounds ‘Screen Scrapers’: Software Helps Users Access Web Sites But Activity by Competitors Comes Under SCrutiny

The courts continue to wrestle with how to map existing law onto the shifting terrain of computer technology. And, it appears that new controversies are arising faster than judicial consensus can form. One of the latest controversies surrounds ...
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Copyright Law Enters the Digital Age

On October 28, 1998, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) became law. With the exception of a provision for the expansion of protection in databases, which failed to pass, the DMCA harmonizes U.S. Copyright law with the 1996 World ...
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Corporate Employment Policies For The Internet: Why, When And How

Now that the Internet1 has become a part of the work environment, many employers have enacted a company policy governing access to the Internet by their employees. Our review of some of these policies leads us to conclude that many companies have ...
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Countdown to 2000: News From the Front

Computer professionals are now measuring in minutes the dwindling time remaining to address the "Year 2000 Problem." Sometimes referred to as the "Millennium Bug," the problem involves the risk that computers and other devices relying on ...
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Countering the Excessive Subpoena for Scholarly Research

I. IntroductionResearchers usually rely on others to provide the data which will become the foundation of their research, and often, in order to proceed, they must assure their sources that their identities will remain confidential. Confidential ...
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Court Rejects Claim for Disgorgement of Short Swing Profits

The Southern District of New York has rejected a claim seeking disgorgement of short swing profits, despite defendant's agreement to certain lock-up provisions in connection with Quintel Entertainment, Inc.'s acquisition of a company in which he was ...
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Courts Edge Closer to Guidelines on Web Suit Venues

The home court advantage. Teams battle for it. Athletes feed off it. Sports fans debate its significance. Home court advantage matters in litigation, too. Plaintiffs and defendants both prefer to litigate in their home courts. It is less expensive ...
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Creation of New Regulatory Regimes in the African Region

Until a short while ago, in many African countries the state-owned operator was both the monopoly operator and regulator for the sector. This resulted in substantial criticism from private investors and other entities regarding a lack of ...
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Current Developments in Federal Appellate Practice

This article was prepared for a speech to be given by Susan M. Freeman at the 2001 Federal Bar Association Convention, which was cancelled in the aftermath of 9/11. The article has been updated to reflect recent rule changes. The circuit courts of ...
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