for the DCers ONLY -- CRIMINAL LAW IN CYBERSPACE: OUTLAWS ON THE NET

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

                   District of Columbia Bar Association


                        The New Technology Committee
            of the Computer Law Section, and the Criminal Law and
        Individual Rights Section, invite you to a Panel Discussion entitled:


     CRIMINAL LAW IN CYBERSPACE:  OUTLAWS ON THE NET


Speakers:      Scott Charney, Chief, Computer Crimes
               Unit of the U.S. Department of Justice


               Mike Godwin, Counsel to the Electronic Frontier Foundation


               Mark D. Rasch, Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn


Moderator:     Andrew Grosso, Co-Chair, New Technology Committee




Whenever a new technology becomes prevalent, the law enters a period of
struggle during which it tries to find adequate means for resolving disputes
involving that technology, and for protecting the rights of people affected
by it.  We are now in such a period for the Internet and the developing
National Information Infrastructure (NII).  Of all legal fields, the struggle
concerning the criminal law is the most pronounced, since old statutes
must be narrowly construed to protect civil liberties, while used in a
creative fashion in order to deter malevolent acts which have never seen
before.   This program focuses on computer network crime having national
and international ramifications, including several recent investigations and
prosecutions.


This panel brings together noted experts in the field of civil liberties and
computer crime to discusses the issues presented by the latest
developments in this area.  Scott Charney is the Chief of the Computer
Crimes Unit of the U. S. Department of Justice, and is actively involved
in the formulation of federal policy with regard to computer-related
crimes.  Mike Godwin is the On Line Legal Counsel for the Electronic
Frontier Foundation who is a respected defender of civil liberties for
telecommunications users.  Mark D. Rasch is prominent defense attorney
who, while an attorney with the Fraud Section of the Department of
Justice, prosecuted the "Internet Worm" case  in 1989.  Andrew Grosso,
the panel moderator, is a Co-Chair of the New Technology Committee and
a former federal prosecutor.  Written materials by the panelists will
be distributed.


Date:     Thursday, October 27, 1994


Time:     12:00 Noon


Place:     D.C. Bar Headquarters
           1250 H Street, N.W.


Cost:     Box Lunch:       $25.00 for Section members and
                             students; $30.00 for Non-Members.
          Program Only:    $19.00 for Section Members and students;
                             $24.00 for Non-Members.
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