ACM Forum on Legal Regulation of Technology
(http://www.cs.princeton.edu/lawtech)
Laws and legal regulations are increasingly affecting what technologists can
do. The ACM Forum on Legal Regulation of Technology is a new venue for
technologists to discuss how the law is changing their work.
There are many examples of the law's impact on technology. The growth of
intellectual property claims, including software and business-model patents,
has affected many technologists. Prohibitions on specific technologies, such
as those in the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act, have affected both
researchers and practitioners. Applications of antitrust law have shaped the
landscape for companies both large and small.
Legal scholars have been discussing these issues for some time, but computer
scientists have not been nearly as active in the debate. The forum seeks to
bring technologists into the debate. Although we welcome the contributions
of legal scholars, the forum belongs to technologists and has a
technology-centric view.
Many discussions will necessarily focus on the laws of a particular country,
often the United States, but the forum is international in scope. Discussion
of any country's laws will be welcome. In light of economic globalization,
international treaties, and countries' efforts to harmonize their laws with
each other, we expect technologists throughout the world to face many of the
same issues.
The forum will follow the model of ACM's successful RISKS Forum, issuing a
periodic digest of contributions. Contributions will be chosen by a
moderator, and generally will be short but may point to lengthier
discussions elsewhere.
The forum is sponsored by ACM. It is hosted by the Department of Computer
Science at Princeton University. The moderator is Edward W. Felten.
How To Subscribe:
To subscribe, send an e-mail message to majordomo@cs.princeton.edu. The
body of the message should contain the single line "subscribe lawtech".
If all goes well, you will receive a reply message saying that you have
been subscribed to the forum. ["Edward W. Felten" via risks-digest Volume 21, Issue 70]
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