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CATO Who Rules the Net
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 10:50:52 -0400
Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 06:50:45 -0700 From: Robert Cannon <rcannon100 () YAHOO COM> Subject: CATO Who Rules the Net Who Rules the Net? Debating Internet Jurisdiction and Governance The Cato Institute s Seventh Annual TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY CONFERENCE Tuesday, October 21, 2003 Cato Institute F. A. Hayek Auditorium Washington, D.C. Register online or send an email to kbrand () cato org --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:30 8:00 a.m. Registration 8:00 8:10 a.m. Welcoming Remarks Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Director of Technology Policy, Cato Institute Adam D. Thierer, Director of Telecommunications Studies, Cato Institute 8:10 8:55 a.m. Opening Keynote Address Hon. Christopher Cox (R Calif.), Chairman, House Policy Committee 9:00 10:30 a.m. PANEL 1: "Governance: Debating the Rise of Legal and Technological Borders on an Open Internet" Tim Wu, University of Virginia Law School David Post, Temple University Law School Bruce Kobayashi, George Mason University School of Law Peter Trooboff, Covington & Burling Gary Jackson, Quova 10:30 10:45 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. PANEL 2: "Who Rules? Current Clashes and the Future of Online Jurisdiction" Robert Corn-Revere, Davis Wright Tremaine Kurt Wimmer, Covington & Burling Michael Greve, American Enterprise Institute Jonathan Band, Morrison & Foerster Marc Pearl, IT Policy Solutions 12:00 12:45 p.m. Luncheon Address Jeffrey J. Kovar, U. S. Department of State Chief U. S. Negotiator, Hague Convention, and Assistant Legal Adviser for Private International Law 12:45 p.m.- Lunch Register online or send an email to kbrand () cato org --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the Conference Many people have praised the Internet for its ubiquitous and "borderless" nature and argued that this global medium is revolutionary. Indeed, the World Wide Web increasingly challenges traditional concepts of jurisdiction, governance, and sovereignty. In the universe of cyberspace there are no passports, and geography is often treated as a meaningless concept. But does that mean that traditional concepts of jurisdiction and governance are obsolete? When legal disputes arise in cyberspace, or when governments attempt to apply clashing legal standards or cultural norms to the Internet, how are such matters to be adjudicated? The variance in regulatory preferences from country to country is highlighted by policy disputes over free speech and libel, privacy, intellectual property, antitrust policy, and domain name registration, among other things. Myriad laws and regulations for "real" space are now being directly challenged by the rise of the parallel electronic universe known as cyberspace. Who is responsible for setting the standards in cyberspace? Is a "UN for the Internet" or a multinational treaty appropriate? If not, whose standards should govern cross-border cyber disputes? Are different standards appropriate for cyberspace and "real" space? Those nagging questions are being posed with increasing frequency. This year's Technology & Society conference marks the release of the new Cato book Who Rules the Net? Internet Governance and Jurisdiction. The conference will explore the newest developments in Internet jurisdiction and assess the future of public policy online. About The Cato Institute The Cato Institute is a public policy research foundation dedicated to the principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets, and private property. It takes its name from Cato's Letters, popular libertarian pamphlets that helped to lay the philosophical foundation for the American Revolution. Despite the Founders' libertarian values, today virtually no aspect of life is free from government encroachment. A pervasive intolerance for individual rights is shown by government's arbitrary intrusions into private economic transactions and its disregard for civil liberties. To counter that trend, the Cato Institute undertakes an extensive publications program that addresses the complete spectrum of policy issues. It holds major conferences throughout the year, from which papers are published thrice yearly in the Cato Journal, and also publishes the quarterly magazine Regulation. The Cato Institute accepts no government funding. It relies instead on contributions from foundations, corporations, and individuals and revenue generated from the sale of publications. The Institute is a nonprofit, tax-exempt educational foundation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Cato Institute 1000 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 www.cato.org To unsubscribe, click here ===== || \ @@==+ Leashes! ====== We Don't Need No Stinkin' Leashes! || || -Pancho Villa Washington Internet Project www.cybertelecom.org
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