Computer Law Online Resources

Note: The following links are to the web.archive site in order to avoid broken links. For historical reason we keep some old sites in this list.

Historical Background
History of Computers
The Computer History Museum
The Obsolete Computer Museum
The Virtual Museum of Computing
History of Computing Devices: Introduction
In the Beginning was the Command Line
A Brief History of Computer Operating Systems
A Brief History of Unix
Linux History
A Complete History of Tux
The GUI Gallery
A History of Computer Operating Systems & The Microsoft Corporation
The History of Microsoft Windows
A Windows Timeline
History of Computers and the World Wide Web
A Brief History of the Internet and Related Networks
Timeline of Net Related Terms, Concepts, Stories & People
History of the Internet
The World-Wide Web: Origins & Beyond
Cerf’s Up: A General History of the Internet
USENET History
A Hackers History
A Brief History of Hackerdom
Timeline: A 40-year History of Hacking
The Kevin Mitnick/Tsutomu Shimomura Affair
Kevin Mitnick Links
Nerds 2.01
Ghost Sites: The Museum of E-Failure

The Law
United States Code
Code of Federal Regulations UPDATED
Anderson’s Ohio Revised Code UPDATED
Anderson’s Ohio Administrative Code

US Code Title 2 Chapter 15: The Office of Technology Assessment
US Code Title 15 Section 5501: High-Preformance Computing Act of 1991
US Code Title 18 Section 1030: Computer Fraud & Abuse Act of 1986
US Code Title 18 Section 2701: Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Telecommunications Act of 1996
Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996
No Electronic Theft (NET) Act
Internet Tax Freedom Act
The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act
A Guide to the Proposed Law on Software Transactions: UCC Article 2B
Notice of Electronic Monitoring Act
United States v. Microsoft Corporation

Web Page Development
Site-Law
Website Development Agreements: A Guide to Planning & Drafting
Web Site Design Agreements NEW
Special Client Issues for Web Designers
DOD Web Site Policy
Setting Up a Web Development Shop
CyBarrister: Negligent Publication

Domain Names
Ins and Outs of DNS
Finding Web Sites: The Domain Name System
Department of Commerce: DNS Statement of Policy
Domain Name Registration News
Administration & Use of the “International” Top Level Domain Names
Management Perspective: Domain Names
Domain Names & Trade Marks: What’s in a name?
Domain Names and Trademarks: At the Intersection
Trademarks and Domain Names: Property Rights and Institutional Evolution
NSI Domain Dispute Resolution Policy Statement
New Top Level Domain Names May Raise More Questions Than Answers
NSI Flawed Domain Name Policy Information Page
Class Action Against NSI in court
Domain Registry Charged with Fraud
Domain Name Accord a Step Closer
Judge Rules Domain Fees Illegal
Domain Tax Approved
The Domain Name Rights Coalition – DNRC
Is a Domain Name “Property”?

Caching, Frames, Hyperlinks & Metatags
Is Your Web Site Cache Friendly?
Hyperlinks, Frames and Meta-tags: An Intellectual Property Analysis
Hyperlink At Your Own Risk
Cyberspace Law – Linking and Framing
Bechtold: The Link Controversy Page
Linking and Liability (BitLaw)
CyBarrister Page: Links Liability
The Case for Linking Agreements NEW
Thinking About Linking: Can Law Accommodate the Power of the Internet
Don’t Link or I’ll sue!
Web Link to Liability
Lawsuit Over Meta Tag Keywords
Meta Tags & the Advanced Concepts Lawsuit

ISPs
The List — The Definitive ISP Buyer’s Guide
Choosing an Internet Service Provider
ISP Index
Acceptable Use Policies of Selected Internet Service Providers
Internet Service Provider Liability
Liability of On-Line Service Providers in 1996
Legal Liability of Internet Service Providers for Copyright Infringement NEW
FCC Walks Tightrope Over ISP Calls
Avoiding Web Service Scams NEW

Viruses, Myths, Hoaxes & Hackers
CIAC Internet Hoaxes
Hacking, Cracking, Viruses & Security
F-Secure: Virus & Security Information NEW
Computer Virus Myths
Virus Writers: The End of The Innocence?
Cyberterrorism
ISP Posts Blacklist Of Smurf-Friendly Networks
Hackers, Phreaks, and Pirates
Hackers Scanning for Trouble
The Hacker Crackdown
Under Attack — What Hackers Know Will Harm You.
The Social Organization of the Computer Underground
Anti-Online: Computer Security-Hacking & Hackers
How To Become A Hacker
Risks Digest
Boucher v School Board of the School District of Greenfield
Taking Aim at Cyberterrorism
The Law on Hackers & Crackers
Why Hackers Escape
Could Well-Meaning Legislation Wipe Out Your Right to Hack
ICSA Hacker Insurance Adds Market Muscle, But is it Worth it???

Computer Security & VPNs
Information on Computer Security
Computer Firewalls & Other Internet Security Information
Computer Security Privacy & Tools
Deploying Firewalls
Home PC Firewall Guide
How Firewalls Protect Your System
Firewall.com
VPN Consortium
VPN Insider
VPN How to Guide
VPN Info on the Web
VPN Resources & Services

Computer Privacy
Internet Privacy Law
The Center for Democracy and Technology
Encryption Privacy and Security Resource Page
RSA Laboratories – Cryptography FAQ
Senate Hearings Concerning Privacy in a Digital Age
Encryption & Computer Crime
Web-Site Sensitivity to Privacy Concerns
The Whole Earth Privacy Toolkit

Digital Watermarking
Digital Watermarking Links
An Introduction to Watermark Recovery from Images
Watermarking and Data Hiding
Digital Watermarking World
Digital Watermarking Links–Deepa Kundur

E-Mail
Where is your E-Mail Tonight?
Toward an Ethics and Etiquette for Electronic Mail
E-Mail: Responsibilities of Users NEW
Electronic Interaction in the Workplace: Monitoring, Retrieving & Storing Employee Communications
Guide to E-Mail & The Internet in the Workplace
Employers, Employees, E-mail and the Internet
How Private is Your Work E-mail?
Establishing Business Controls for Electronic Mail Communications NEW
Ethical Implications of Privacy in Electronic Mail
The Lawyer’s Privacy Problems With Internet E-Mail
Managing E-mail as Records
E-Mail Discovery: The Duties, Danger and Expense
Avoiding E-Mail Scams

SPAM
SPAM Laws
Federal Agencies, State Attorney Generals Crack Down on Deceptive Mail Offers, Unsolicited Faxes and Spam NEW
Junk Email Resource Page
SPAM Frequently Asked Questions
alt.spam FAQ or “Figuring out fake E-Mail & Posts”
FTC Names Its Dirty Dozen: 12 Scams Most Likely to Arrive Via Bulk Email
Information v. Commercialization: The Internet & Unsolicited E-Mail
Lawmakers Search for Ingredient to Make Spam Less Appetizing
Senate, States Enact Curbs on Junk E-Mail
State Legislators Steamed About ‘Spam’; Wave of Bills Would Limit Commercial E-Mail
Unsolicited E-mail – Cases
Virtual Magistrate: Recommends that AOL Remove a Subscriber Message
I Beat Spam, Sort Of, But It Wasn’t Easy
Spam v. Profit
Responding to Unsolicited Commercial Email
Index of Anti-Junk E-mail Sites

eCommerce
Net-Commerce
Electronic Commerce at eGov
Electronic Commerce News, Resources and Business
Electronic Commerce Resources
eMarketer
eCommerce Watch – WebReference.com
eCommerce FAQ
eCommerce Tutorials
eCommerce Dictionary
E-Commerce Tutorial NEW
B2B Resources
Digital Signature Legislation

Tax Concerns
Internet Tax Freedom Act
eCommerce Taxation Links
eCommerce Tax News
eCommerce Tax
Sales Taxes & The Internet

Online Banking
On-line Banking
On-Line & Internet Retail Banking: Legal Considersations
FDIC Efforts to Ensure Bank Systems Are Year 2000 Compliant
Experiences Reported by Banks in Implementing On-line Banking
ABA Retail Banking Survey

E-Money
E-money FAQ
Electronic Cash Under Current Banking Law ©
Electronic Money
“E-Money”: What’s In Store for Stored Value?
Electronic Cash & Monetary Policy

Distance Learning
Distance Learning Clearinghouse
AAUP Government Report on Distance Learning
Issues in Distance Learning
Universities Anticipate Disputes Over Earnings from Distance Learning
Distance Learning Copyright Issues

Y2K
The Year 2000 Information Center
Y2K and the Global Financial Markets
Venable: New Tools, New Rules: Y2K
Analysis of Proposed Year 2000 Legislation
Intuit says Y2K Lawsuits Dropped

General Information
Center for Law & Computers
Understanding Computers and the Law
Computer Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia
BitLaw: A Resource on Technology Law
CompLaw–Law Library
The Cyberlaw Encylopedia NEW
Internet, Cyberspace and Computer Law
FindLaw Cyberspace Law Center
Cyberspace Law
Cyberlaw.com
WiredLaw
The CyBarrister
Computer & Media Torts and Professional Liability
Bills and Regulations Affecting the Interactive Industry
Emerging Law on the Electronic Frontier
Electronic Discovery – Or, the Byte that Bit
Discovery of Electronic Evidence
Electronic Evidence
Cybercrimes
Will Consumers Get Short-Changed When They Settle Claims Online?
Minimizing Employer Liability for Employee Internet Use
Online Behavior–It’s Not Very Private
American Management Association 2001 Survey of Workplace Monitoring & Surveillance
Are Employers Violating Worker’s Privacy with Electronic Monitoring?
Cruising the Internet at Work:Is Big Brother Watching You?
Employee Net Use a Threat
Megan’s Law Expands to the Net
Digital Defamation
Net Lible Suit Raises Free Speech Issues
Blacklist of Internet Advertisers
Compuserve v. Patterson:Creating Jurisdiction Through Internet Contacts
New York Times v. Sullivan
Computer Mediated Communication Information Sources
Warranties & Risk Allocation in Technology Contracts
Clauses in Computer Book Contracts
Negotiating for High Tech
Top Software Resources of the Web
The GNU Manifesto
Apple v. Microsoft: Virtual Identity in the GUI Wars
Computers and Health
The Information Superhighway: Trolls at the Tollgate
Home-Based Businesses in the High Tech Era
High Noon on the Electronic Frontier:Conceptual Issues in Cyberspace

Organizations
Computer Law Association
Richmond Law & Technology Association: LTA
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
CommWeb
The System Administrators Guild: SAGE
The Internet Engineering Task Force
CERT® Coordination Center
The Web Standards Project
International Webmasters Association
The Electronic Frontier Foundation
CAUCE: The Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email
EuroCAUCE
Citizens Internet Empowerment Coalition
Coalition Electronic Forums
Berkman Center for Internet and Society
Digital Future Coalition
Software Publishers Association
League for Programming Freedom
Business Software Alliance

Journals
Richmond Journal of Law & Technology
Harvard Journal of Law and Technology
Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce
ABA Technology Update
IP Magazine
CMP Publications
Computer Magazines – Top 100 Computer Magazines
Computing News
Wired Magazine
@stake Security News
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Tools
Internet Guides, Tutorials, and Training Information
Freeskills Online Training
Cyberlaw Encyclopedia
Computing Dictionary
Connected: An Internet Encyclopedia
CyberAtlas
InterNIC
Builder.com
Geek Tools
Church of the Swimming Elephant NEW
Internet Statistics

Software-Freeware
IDcide NEW
Top Software Resources of the Web

Forms
Computer Related Agreements, Forms and Samples
Internet Legal Forms for Business
Consulting Agreement
Work for Hire Agreement
Confidentiality Agreement
Condifentiality or Non-Disclosure Agreement
Non-Disclosure Agreement
Software Development & Consulting Services Agreement
Beta Test Site Agreement
Software License Agreement (Source Code)
Software License Agreement (End User)
Software Distribution Agreement
Software and Database License Agreement Checklist
Technology License Agreement
World Wide Web Site Agreement
Website Design and Maintenance Agreement
Copyright Infringement Cease and Desist Letter
Electronic Journal Startup Materials
Contribution to Publication Agreement
Sample E-Mail Policy
Sample E-Mail & Internet Policy
Patent & Trademark Forms
U.S. Copyright Office Forms