**************************************** PLEASE DISTRIBUTE **************************************** SPRING 1996 JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY LAW & POLICY University of Florida College of Law The Spring 1996 edition of the Journal of Technology Law & Policy is now available in full at http://journal.law.ufl.edu/~techlaw/. SUMMARY OF ARTICLES FOREWARD by Justice Ben F. Overton of the Supreme Court of Florida 1. Unsafe At Any [Modem] Speed: Indecent Communications Via Computer and the Communications Decency Act of 1996 by Jay Alan Sekulow and James Matthew Henderson, Sr. Mr. Sekulow and Mr. Henderson argue that the Communications Decency Act of 1996 is an essential and constitutional tool for protecting society from the harmful effects of indecent communication. Mr. Sekulow is Chief Counsel and Mr. Henderson Senior Counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice. 2. The Constitutionality of the Communications Decency Act: Censorship on the Internet by David Sobel Mr. Sobel argues that the Communications Decency Act is unconstitutional, ineffective, and unnecessary. He states that constitutional and effective tools already exist that allow parents to protect their children from inappropriate information on the Internet. Mr. Sobel is counsel to the Electronic Privacy Information Center and serves as co-counsel in ACLU, et al. v. Reno, the current constitutional challenge to the Communications Decency Act. 3. Ambulance Chasers on the Internet: Regulation of Attorney Web Pages by Mark Hankins Mr. Hankins explores the regulation of attorney Web pages. He argues that there is a need for regulators to truly understand the medium before attempting to enact regulations. 4. Comparing Regulatory Models -- Self-Regulation vs. Government Regulation: The Contrast Between the Regulation of Motion Pictures and Broadcasting May Have Implications for Internet Regulation by Jeffrey A. Jacobs Mr. Jacobs examines past modes of media regulation as models for regulation of the Internet. He determines that the self-regulation model used in the movie industry has imposed many of the same restrictions as governmental regulation of broadcasting. 5. Responsibility as an Issue in Internet Communication: Reading Flames as Defamation by James A. Inman and Ralph R. Inman This article is a detailed discussion of flaming and the potential tort liability. 6. International Licensing of Intellectual Property: The Promise and the Peril by Nickolas S. Gikkas Mr. Gikkas examines the ramifications of releasing intellectual property into a global economy. In this paper, the difficulties faced by American corporations when foreign nations do not enforce their intellectual property laws are examined. ______________________________________________________________________ Journal of Technology Law & Policy http://journal.law.ufl.edu/~techlaw/ •••@••.••• voice: (352)-371-7573 fax: (352)-377-7655 Journal of Technology Law & Policy University of Florida College of Law P.O. 117640 Gainesville, FL 32611-7640 **************************************** PLEASE DISTRIBUTE **************************************** ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by Andrew Oram - •••@••.••• - Moderator: CYBER-RIGHTS (CPSR) Cyber-Rights: http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/nii/cyber-rights/ ftp://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/nii/cyber-rights/Library/ CyberJournal: (WWW or FTP) --> ftp://ftp.iol.ie/users/rkmoore Materials may be reposted in their _entirety_ for non-commercial use. ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~