IP: ACM Forum on Legal Regulation of Technology: [risks] Risks Digest 21.70

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 06:55:24 -0700
> From: "Edward W. Felten" <felten () cs princeton edu>
> Subject: ACM Forum on Legal Regulation of Technology
>
> 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.
>
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