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The good, bad, ugly of copyright law rewrites.
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Congress is actively trying to update the U.S. copyright law to account for digital technology, in part because of a deep-seated need to regulate, and in part to bring the law in line with the requirements of a treaty sponsored by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the WIPO Copyright Treaty). As is often the case, some pieces of legislation are better than others. Also, as is frequently the case in the high-tech context, the legislation that leaves something to be desired is being signed into law. |
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Junk e-mailers face attack on several fronts
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Unsolicited Commercial E-mail ("UCE" or "spam") is once again the topic of the day in cyberlaw circles. I have mentioned in past articles efforts to sue over UCE. Theories have included trademark infringement (for forging addresses in the e-mail headers), trespass to chattels (a wonderfully Victorian cause of action to bring against someone for inappropriate computer use), and even violation of computer crime laws. |
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