Cyberlaw E-Journal
The CyberLaw E-Journal will review and accept in pdf format articles relative to cyberlaw that discuss the interrelationship of law, business and technology with a special emphasis on ethics and social responsibility. With the written consent of the copyright owner we will republish previously published articles. Please submit your article to gferrera@bentley.edu or slichtenstein@bentley.edu.
Cyberlaw: The Unconscionability/Unenforceabity of Shrink-Wrap Agreements © (.pdf file) by Paul J. Morrow, JD. To understand the extent and dimension of the shrink-wrap agreement, a very complete and thorough contextual foundation of how business and society uses the Internet and mass markets software needs to be presented, to demonstrate the profound need for consistency in the law applied to contracts and shrink-wrap agreements. This paper offers suggestions on how the courts and legislature should address that problem.
Workplace Privacy, An Oxymoron © (.pdf file)
By Professor S. D. Lichtenstein. It is legally and ethically prudent for the employer to fashion a written workplace privacy policy that includes monitoring of computer use while at the same time providing adequate safeguards and protections for employee privacy rights so as to survive judicial scrutiny.
Troubled Times at Upturn Records: Getting Traditional Legal Concepts to Dance to the New Online Beat © (.pdf file)
By Professors Robert C. Bird, Lucille M. Ponte, Gerald R. Ferrera and Stephen D. Lichtenstein. A hypothetical case study with relevant cyberlaw cases that can aid faculty in engaging students who have grown up in an online world to critically think about and analyze tried and true legal concepts.
“Who Owns A Decedent’s E-Mails: Inheritable Probate Assets Or Property Of The Network?”, Jonathan J. Darrow and Gerald R. Ferrera. Available online at http://www.law.nyu.edu/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dDocName=ECM_PRO_058078&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased
“Social Networking Web Sites and the DMCA: A Safe-Harbor from Copyright Infringement Liability or the Perfect Storm?”, Jonathan J. Darrow, Gerald R. Ferrera. Available online: https://www.law.northwestern.edu/journals/njtip/v6/n1/1/
“Do You Really Need My Social Security Number? Data Collection Practices in the Digital Age”, Jonathan J. Darrow and Stephen D. Lichtenstein. Available online: http://works.bepress.com/jonathan_darrow/1/
“Employment Termination For Employee Blogging: Number One Tech Trend For 2005 And Beyond, Or A Recipe For Getting Dooced?” Stephen D. Lichtenstein & Jonathan J. Darrow. Available online: http://www.lawtechjournal.com/articles/2006/04_061117_lichtenstein_darrow.pdf
"The Search Engine Advertising Market: Lucrative Space or Trademark Liability?" (.pdf file) Jonathan J. Darrow and Gerald R. Ferrera.
