CyberSpace and Internet Law
CyberSpace and Internet Law
ABA Section of Science and Technology : Electronic Commerce Division
http://www.abanet.org/scitech/ec/home.html
The E-Commerce Division through its Committees and Working Groups addresses the legal issues arising from business, government, and consumer use of and reliance on such technology. This includes the legal issues relating to use of the Internet to do business, those that arise from the increasingly digital aspects of today's corporate environment, and the developing legal infrastructure for e-commerce.
ACLU - Privacy and Technology
http://www.aclu.org/privacy/30215res20070622.html
Collection of the top news stories involving the Internet, privacy, and the liberties at risk.
Berkman Center for Internet and Society
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society is a research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development.
Bit Law
www.bitlaw.com
With over 1,800 pages covering patent, copyright, trademark and Internet law, this site is a combination of original essays and hyperlinked resources. Supplemented with the full text of copyright decisions, hypertext versions of federal IP laws and regulations, links and official forms and sample contracts.
Center for Democracy and Technology
http://www.cdt.org/
US public interest organization working for public policies that advance civil liberties and democratic values in information technologies. The site offers recent news and background about First Amendment issues and free expression in the Information Age; provides an overview of US wiretapping laws; headline news on legislation and government activities, and access articles.
Commerce
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/resources/infoecon/Commerce.html
The Economics of the Internet, Information Goods, Intellectual Property and Related Issues. Resources area compiled by Hal R. Varian (SIMS School of Information Management and System, University of California, Berkley) and include topics such as Accounting & Measuring Traffic, Electronic Commerce, Electronic Publishing, Government Resources, Intellectual Property, Intranets, Network Economics, Security Privacy and Encryption, etc.
Computer Crime and Intelletual Property Section
www.cybercrime.gov
Comprised of a staff of federal lawyers, this site covers topics such as encryption, electronic privacy laws, search and seizures of computers, e-commerce, hacker investigations, and intellectual property crimes.
Computer Law Association
http://www.cla.org/
A non-profit international association serving information technology professionals worldwide with case developments and articles on computer law. Find case developments back to 1996 for all US circuit courts and for the US Supreme Court. Gives a calendar of upcoming events.
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
http://www.cpsr.org/
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility maintains this Web site. CPSR is an alliance of computer scientists and others interested in computer technology's impact on society. The site has details on the group, publications and related links.
Cyberbanking and Law
http://rechtsinformatik.jura.uni-sb.de/cbl/
Through examples and background materials, this site shows how electronic banking works and explains its legal framework. The technical and legal aspects are addressed in English, French and German. Features a periodic journal, full text of statutes and decisions relating to online banking from countries throughout the world, links and a library of research papers.
CyberCrime
http://www.cybercrime.gov
Web site of the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the U.S. Department of Justice. Covers encryption, electronic privacy laws, search and seizure of computers, e-commerce, hacker investigations, and intellectual property crimes supplemented by libraries of full-text case, laws and legal pleadings.
Cyberlaw Encyclopedia by Alan Gahtan
http://www.gahtan.com/cyberlaw/
Directory of articles on contracting, patents, copyright, trademarks, e-commerce and trade secrets.
Cyberspace Law Institute
http://www.cli.org/
What is the Cyberspace Law Institute? The Cyberspace Law Institute studies, and helps to develop, the new forms of law and law-making required by the growth of global communications networks and online communities.
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
http://www.eff.org/
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) was created to defend our rights to think, speak, and share our ideas, thoughts, and needs using new technologies, such as the Internet and the World Wide Web. EFF is the first to identify threats to our basic rights online and to advocate on behalf of free expression in the digital age.
Electronic Privacy Information Center
www.epic.org
EPIC continues to be at the forfront of protecting civil liberties. Its website offers a full range of current awareness information on litigation, legislation and policy initiatives affecting free speech, and privacy. Also find a comprehensive archive of documents on free speech, computer security, freedom of information, and cryptography.
Find Law - Legal Subjects
http://lawcrawler.findlaw.com/scripts/lc.pl?entry=CYBERSPACE+law&sites=findlaw.com
Provides thousands of legal sites, cases, codes, forms, articles, resources, law reviews, and much more.
GigaLaw
www.gigalaw.com
Featuring regular columnists, in-depth articles and daily news, GigaLaw provides current coverage and considered analysis of issues at the convergence of law and technology.
ICANN
http://www.icann.org
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers was formed to assume responsibility for the IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions previously performed under U.S. Government contract by IANA and other entities. Site provides detailed information on domain names; a section on the resolution of domain-name disputes; details the applicable rules and procedures and tracks every case filed under the rule with a link to the full text of the decision or order when available.
International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet
http://www.icdri.org/
This site collects and presents " best practices " in areas related to disability and accessibility issues. It also addresses the legal issues around accessibility of Electronic and Information Technology as laws appear that mandate that web pages be accessible to people with disabilities.
Internet Jurisdiction
http://www.kentlaw.edu/cyberlaw/
ABA Project on Internet Jurisdiction sponsored by Chicago-Kent College of Law and the Section of Business Law of the American Bar Association. Contains a wealth of information on jurisdictional issues raised by the Internet.
The Internet Law Page
http://floridalawfirm.com/iplaw/index.html
Featuring Laws and Regulations of Interest to Internet System Administrators, Webmasters, and Content Designers.
Journal of Online Law
www.wm.edu/law/publications/jol
A collection of scholarly essays written by a group of early internet law scholars. The journal contains seven seven articles from 1995, and 1996.
KEYTLaw
http://www.keytlaw.com/
This site informs website owners, web masters and developers about the significant legal issues that arise from operating a web site. Topics include domain name disputes and trademark infringement to spam laws and COPPA violations. Find related articles and links.
Legal Ethics.Com
http://www.legalethics.com/
Offers links and references to ethics rules, regulations, and articles on integrating the Net into legal practice.
Lex Electronica
www.lex-electronica.org
This is a bilingual electronic legal journal devoted to the internet, published by the Public Law Research Center. Its articles explore privacy online, conflict resolution, encryption, e-commerce, telecommunications, and other technology topics. Articles available in English and French.
Network and Telecommunications Research Group
http://ganges.cs.tcd.ie/
The NTRG is a group of researchers led by Dr. Donald O'Mahony working in a wide range of areas involving core networking and telecommunications technology. In addition, the group has a keen interest in Network security technology and the application of this technology in Electronic Commerce.
PC Pitstop
www.pcpitstop.com
PC Pitstop provides free Web-based virus scanning so you can find out if anything's amiss on your PC. It checks the 200 most prevalent and dangerous viruses, and allows you to test your Internet connection.
Perkins Coie Internet Case Digest
www.perkinscoie.com/casedigest/default.cfm
A compilation of U.S. and international court cases that address specific issues of Internet-related law. Case summaries include links to the full text of the opinion, and news reports about the case. Includes up-to-the-minute timelines.
Spam Gourmet
www.spamgourmet.com
Visit this site and set up a shadow e-mail address to give out when sites require one. The site will forward only the exact number of messages you want to receive from a particular sender, trashing the junk mail.
Stanford Technology Law Review
http://stlr.stanford.edu
An online high-technology law journal from Stanford.
Technology and Law
http://www.hg.org/tech.html
This section focuses on the effects of technology and the law.
UCLA Online Institute for Cyberspace Law and Policy
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/hp.html
UCLA Online Institute for Cyberspace Law and Policy. Online institute which identifies compelling legal and policy issues. Includes case law, statutes and international legal resources.
Ultimate Internet Law Meta-index
http://members.aol.com/simparl/weblaw.html
An index of useful links to Internet law resources on the web.
Computer Resources - Criminal Law
AARP
http://www.aarp.org/money/consumerprotection/scams/
More extensive than ever, AARP now offers information, links and tips on credit card, internet, identity, and telemarketing fraud. Also covers other fraud concerns dealing with medicare, travel, scholarship scams and identity theft.
Computer and Internet Security Resources
http://www.virtuallibrarian.com
Numererous links to sites focusing on internet security and privacy.
Computer Security Institute (CSI)
http://www.gocsi.com
This leading organization provides education and advocates the importance of protecting information assets. Membership benefits include ALERT newsletter, quarterly journal and buyer's guide.
Crime and the Media
http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/uwi.html
Find a large compilation of information and research resources for those interested in the topic of computer crime.
CyberCop
http://www.3dg.com/cybercop
This intrusion detection system safeguards corporate assets by performing real-time surveillance of network traffic and protects networks from external and internal attacks.
Cyber Corps - Center for Information Security
http://www.cis.utulsa.edu/CyberCorps/
University of Tulsa has been one of the schools chosen to train elite squadrons of computer security experts. Raising awareness through education and research, "Cyber Corps" will be the main line of defense against internet hackers and terrorists.
Cyber stalking - U.S. Attorney General's Report
http://www.ojp.gov/ovc/assist/nvaa2000/academy/V-22-2ST.htm
Definition, statistical overview, legislation, and recommendations on this growing problem from the U.S. Attorney General.
Electronic Crime
http://police.sas.ab.ca/prl/elect.html
Police list of resources on electronic fraud.
Engarde
http://www.engarde.com
This company offers security testing and consulting to government and commercial customers, software products also are available on this site.
FBI's Computer Crime Squad
http://www.emergency.com/fbi-nccs.htm
FBI unit that investigates computer crime. Find information about the agency and it's efforts to help victims of computer crime.
Federal Guidelines for Searching and Seizing Computers
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/searching.html
Guidelines for the search and seizure of computers.
FindLaw Cybercrime Links
http://cyber.lp.findlaw.com/criminal
Links to a large number of web pages dealing with the issues of cybercrime.
FTC Identification Theft Information Site
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/
Maintained by the Federal Trade Commission, this is the U.S. government's website for information on identity theft.
High Technology Crime Investigation Association
http://htcia.org
Association for law enforcement and private industry high tech security officials. Information on training, seminars and related links.
Information Systems Security Association
http://www.issa-intl.org
This non-profit organization provides educational forums, publications and peer interaction opportunities by security professionals and practitioners. Also contains links to related sites and security information.
Internet Scam Busters
http://www.scambusters.org/
Rated number one publication on internet fraud, receive free monthly updates with subscription which is also free.
National Fraud Information Center
http://www.fraud.org/welcome.htm
Site dealing with different types of fraud such as telemarketing, internet, elderly and business scams.
National Institute of Justice Office of Science and Technology - JUSTNET
http://www.nlectc.org
Corrections and criminal justice technical information, offers support, research findings and technical expertise.
RSA Data Security
http://www.rsa.com
Home page to the creators of the RSA encryption technology. This technology is used in Netscape Navigator, Quicken, and many other products.
Spam Cop
http://spamcop.net/
Spam reporting service, offers advice on how to report Spam as well as what to do if accused of Spam.
Spam : Where to Complain About Frauds and Scams on the Internet
http://www.elsop.com/wrc/complain.htm
Large list of resources to report improper internet activity.
TruSecure
http://www.trusecure.com
Worldwide leader in security assurance services for internet connected companies, their services reduce risk and improve the quality of security implementations.
U.S. Code - Computer Crime Section
http://www-cse.stanford.edu/class/cs201/projects-98-99/computer-crime/policy.html
Federal statutes regarding computer related crime.
Verisign Corporation
http://www.verisign.com
World leader in encryption technologies for individual and commercial use.
World Wide Web Security FAQ
http://www.w3.org/security/faq/www-security-faq.html
Anyone considering a world wide website will find this to be a very useful resource.
