[dvd-discuss] ACM Forum on Legal Regulation of Technology

["James S. Tyre" <jstyre(at)jstyre.com>]

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