CYBERLAW RESEARCH GUIDE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Books | Treatises and Looseleafs | Journals | Internet Sites |

The Library holds a wide variety of books on cyberlaw issues. A small selection is set out below.

Because of the speed with which this topic changes it is suggested that you also search the Law School's Catalog to find books which might be more current or more specific than those listed below.

Baumer, David, J.C. Poindexter. Cyberlaw and e-commerce. Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2002. [KF888 .B33 2002]

Bellia, Patricia L., Paul Schiff Berman, David G. Post. Cyberlaw : problems of policy and jurisprudence in the information age. St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, 2004. [Law Reserve, KF390.5.C6 B44 2004]

Bowrey, Kathy. Law and internet cultures. Cambridge, UK ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2005. [Law Reserve New Books Case, KF390.5.C6 B599 2005]

Callens, Stefaan, gen. ed. E-health and the law. London ; New York : Kluwer Law International and International Bar Association ; Frederick, MD : Sold and distributed in North, Central and South America by Aspen Publishers, 2003. [K3601.A6 E19 2003]

Canton, David R. and John E. Millar. Legal landmines in e-commerce. Boston : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2003. [KF889 .C365 2003]

Clifford, Ralph D. Cybercrime : the investigation, prosecution, and defense of a computer-related crime. Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, 2001. [KF390.5.C6 C934 2001]

Creech, Kenneth. Electronic media law and regulation. Oxford ; Boston : Focal Press, 2003. [KF2805 .C74 2003]

Delta, George B., Jeffrey H. Matsuura. Law of the Internet. New York : Aspen Law & Business, 2002. [KF390.5.C6 D45 2002]

Dratler, Jay Jr. Cyberlaw : intellectual property in the digital millennium. New York : Law Journal Press, 2000. [KF2979 .D695 2000]

Girasa, Roy J. Cyberlaw : national and international perspectives. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 2002. [KF390.5.C6 G57 2002]

Godwin, Mike. Cyber rights : defending free speech in the digital age. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2003. [KF4772 .G63 2003]

Helewitz, Jeffrey A., consulting ed. Cyberlaw : legal principles of emerging technologies. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005. [KF390.5.C6 C927 2005]

Klotz, Robert J. The politics of Internet communication. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 2004. [Sawyer,  HM851 .K57 2004]

Kolbert, Kathryn, Zak Mettger. Censoring the Web. New York : New Press, 2001. [KF4775 .K65 2001]

Kono, Toshiyuki, Christoph G. Paulus, Harry Rajak. Selected legal issues of e-commerce. The Hague ; New York : Kluwer Law International, 2002. [K564.C6 S45 2002]

Loundy, David J. Computer crime, information warfare, and economic espionage. Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, 2003. [KF390.5.C6 L68 2003]

Miller, Roger LeRoy, Gaylord A. Jentz. Economics and e-commerce : the online legal environment. Cincinnati, OH: West/Thomson Learning, 2002. [KF889.3 .M527 2002]

National Research Council: Committee on Authentication Technologies and Their Privacy Implications, Stephen T. Kent and Lynette I. Millett, eds. Who goes there? : authentication through the lens of privacy. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2003. [KF390.5.C6 W49 2003]

Nimmer, Raymond T. The Law of Computer Technology: Rights, Licenses, Liabilities. Boston, MA.: Warren Gorham Lamont, 1992. [KF390.5 .C6 N562 1992]

Poynder, Richard, Ed. Caught in a Web : intellectual property in cyberspace. London : Derwent/Thomson Scientific, 2001. [KF3095 .P69 2001]

Rule, Colin. Online dispute resolution for business : B2B, e-commerce, consumer, employment, insurance, and other commercial conflicts. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2002. [K2400 .R847 2002]

Smith, Graham J.H., ed. Internet law and regulation. London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2002. [KD 667 .C65 I57 2002]

Spindler, Gerald, Fritjof Borner. E-commerce law in Europe and the USA. Berlin; New York : Springer, 2002. [K564.C6 E2 2002]

Spinello, Richard A. Regulating cyberspace [electronic resource] : the policies and technologies of control. Westport, Conn. : Quorum Books, 2002.

Thierer, Adam, Clyde Wayne Crews, Jr. Who rules the net? : Internet governance and jurisdiction. Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, 2003.  [K564.C6 W48 2003]

Trope, Roland L., Gregory E. Upchurch. Checkpoints in cyberspace : best practices to avert liability in cross-border transactions. Chicago : American Bar Association, 2004. [KF889 .T76 2004]

 

TREATISES AND LOOSELEAFS

Barber, Steven J. and Christopher Gibson, Gen. eds., Dennis Campbell, ed. Online service providers : international law & regulation. Dobbs Ferry, NY : Oceana Publications, 2003-. [K564.C6 O55]

Internet law and practice. St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, 2002-. [KF390.5.C6 I61]

Citations to articles about cyberlaw can be found by searching on, among others, Westlaw's LRI or TP-ALL databases, Lexis's LAWREV;ALLREV or LAWREV;ILP databases, the LegalTrac CD-ROM, or in the paper version of the Index to Legal Periodicals which can be found in the Reference Collection.

Many of these Periodicals can also be accessed on the Internet in either abstract or full text format. See:

The Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology

A "[j]ournal of legal scholarship relating to the development of law as it relates to science and technology."

Berkeley Technology Law Journal

This student-run law journal focuses on "the dynamic fields of intellectual property, high-tech, and biotech."

Boston University Journal of Science and Technology Law

The most recent issue is not particularly current on this site, but the archives are very complete, and it is a useful site.

Columbia Science and Technology Law Review

All articles, including archives, are available in either PDF or text form.

CommLaw Conspectus

Published by students at the Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law, this biannual journal aims "to publish thoughtful, timely, and useful articles that discuss recent developments in communications law and policy."

Communications & the Law

Computer Law Review & Technology Journal

A publication of the Computer and Technology Section of the State Bar of Texas and the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, the journal is published three times a year and covers many topics of interest in the internet law field.

Computer & Telecommunications Law Review

Duke Law & Technology Review

One of the easier journals to browse through, courtesy of the subject category links, including e-commerce and cybercrime. Also includes links to a Blog and to other (mostly internal to Duke) sites of interest.

Federal Communications Law Journal

Federal Communication Law Journal, published by Indiana University law students, is the official journal for the Federal Communications Bar Association, so it often features articles and essays by commissioners in the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") as well as members of Congress.

Harvard Journal of Law & Technology

All articles from the magazine are currently available online in PDF format.

Information and Communications Technology Law

Contents pages are available online from 1996; contents and abstracts available from 2000.

Intellectual Property and Technology Forum at Boston College Law School

Although it is an online publication, it is called a "forum" to emphasize the discursive nature of the internet medium, and "employs cutting-edge technology unique to networked publishing to supplement and expand upon the offerings of traditional legal journals."

International Journal of Communications Law and Policy

Founded by an international team from the Universities of Münster, Oxford, Warwick and Yale, this journal focuses on "communication," meaning the content and carriage of traditional broadcasting and cable as well as internet and telecommunications.

International Journal of Law and Information Technology

Published by Oxford University, this journal offers a European perspective on issues of international relevance.

John Marshall Journal of Computer and Information Law

"[A]n international law review dedicated to current issues in information technology and privacy law."

The Journal of High Technology Law at Suffolk University School of Law

Excellent resource, particularly the extensive and well-organized collection of links. Also a very strong archive.

Journal of Information, Law & Technology

Published by the University of Warwick in England, JILT aims to offer a high quality journal while using the qualities of the internet to stimulate conversation and to allow users to easily reference other sources.

Journal of Online Law at William & Mary School of Law

This journal focuses more than the traditional scholarly law review on "concisely framing and exploring the key legal issues arising from networked communication; at speculating a bit about future trends; and in general, at trying to bring interested readers some interesting reading about the law of cyberspace," rather than detailed research.

Journal of Technology Law & Policy at the Lavin College of Law of the University of Florida

Focuses on "relevant technology issues, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, antitrust, information privacy, and computer law"; offers both hardbound and online print.

Journal of Technology Law and Policy at the University of Pittsburgh

Jurimetrics: The Journal of Law, Science & Technology

Combined journal of the American Bar Association Section of Science and Technology Law and the Center for the Study of Law, Science, and Technology at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University.

Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review

One of the first law journals to use interactive media to promote informed discourse about the interrelated legal, social, business, and public policy issues raised by emerging technologies.

Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

Unusual composition of sources--rather than being exclusively a law review, this is a "multidisciplinary journal with a focus on law, health, the sciences, and bioethics," " overseen and managed by the University's Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences."

North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology

Published online and hardbound, the current issue and the archives are all accessible to the public.

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

The journal "addresses subjects relating to law at the intersection of technology and intellectual property, including law and biotechnology, copyrights, the Internet, media, patents, telecommunications, and trademarks," and capitalizes on the speed with which news can be addressed through its online format.

Oklahoma Journal of Law & Technology

Oklahoma's first exclusively online journal, it includes helpful categories of articles, and uses the internet for its speed in publication and for its ability to link to reference sources.

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

"The first exclusively online law review" "focuses on the impact that computer-related and other emerging technologies have on the law," and uses the online publishing format to reach a wider readership than would have been available through traditional media. Noteworthy links page features four categories of search engine, as well as extensive and well-organized links.

Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal

"[T]he oldest and longest running computer law periodical in the academic world" will soon be available online here; in the meantime, archives are on Lexis, Westlaw, Hein Online, and in paper at the Suffolk University Law Library.

Santa Clara Computer & High Technology Law Journal

Founded in 1984, this is one of the more established journals in the field. This journal is also available on paper at the Suffolk University Law Library.

Stanford Technology Law Review

Multidisciplinary journal featuring a distinctive information presentation, where abstracts, divided into the fields of articles, working papers, symposia (including video options!), and perspectives, link to more information and the full-text version of the article.

Tolley's Communications Law

Tulane Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property

"[A]n independent student-run journal devoted to specific legal challenges presented by advancing technology, in fields such as constitutional law, intellectual property, privacy, contracts, and torts, and to the broader implications of such technology for our society."

UCLA Journal of Law & Technology

A very active journal, the site includes links to the career fair that UCLA JOLT puts on, as well as a strong set of links to various news resources and current and archive articles.

University of Illinois Journal of Law, Technology & Policy

While a password is required to view the full text of articles on this site, the abstracts are available for public perusal.

Virginia Journal of Law and Technology

This exclusively online journal was "established in 1996 by students who sought to enhance the focus at the Law School on issues arising from the intersection of law and technology."

 

INTERNET SITES

Cyberlaw Generally

Cyber Crimes/Torts

Domain Names

E-Commerce

Freed. of Express.

I.P.

Privacy

Legislation

News

Blogs

 

Cyberlaw Generally

ABA Cyberspace Law Committee

Part of the Section of Business Law, the Committee on Cyberspace Law provides a forum for analysis of corporate, transactional and regulatory issues related to the internet and digital technologies.

 

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School

"The Berkman Center is a research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development," and offers a wide scope of information and resources, including a monthy newsletter, The Filter.

 

 

Bitlaw: A Resource on Technology Law

A very clear resource explaining the law in the Internet Law field, with sections for website development, ISP liability, trademarks on the internet, domain name disputes, and web page linking and legal liability.

Chicago-Kent College of Law

Main page includes selected speeches and articles; the page's most useful resource is the Internet Jurisdiction Hyperlink Guide.

 

 

Court TV Online: Technology and Computers

Selected court opinions, memorandum decisions, complaints, etc., having to do with computer and technology issues.

The Cyberlaw Encyclopedia

Put together by two Canadian attorneys, this site provides links by subject to essays, articles, legislation, cases and other resources. Updated in a timely fashion.

Hieros Gamos: Guide to Technology and Cyberlaw

Hieros Gamos provides this guide with links to commentary, selected laws, regulations and cases.

The I.P. Mall at Franklin Pierce Law Center

An excellent resource for all things I.P. The most on-topic resources for internet law purposes include their lists of links labeled Electronic Commerce Law: International Resources, and Internet, Online, Electronic, Information, Telecommunications and Multimedia: US.

Internet/ Cyberlaw Resource and Intellectual Property Information

Guides and links from Suffolk Law Prof. Andrew Beckerman-Rodau.

 

 

 

ITechLaw

The new name of the Computer Law Association (CLA), founded in 1971 as "the world’s leading technology law professional society," is an international non-profit association of over 1820 active members in 40 countries. The site includes publications, materials and links on computer law as well as case summaries of computer cases in the US Courts.

 

Penn Law: Law, Technology & Communications

Excellent resource, featuring institutes and centers, news and blog links, and information sorted by subject area.

 

Stanford Center for Internet and Society

Links to the Center's active caseload, conferences, and discoveries, as well as the blog featured below and a newsletter, Packets, available online.

UCLA Online Institute for Cyberspace Law and Policy

A good overall source for cyberlaw information. Covers a wide variety of issues, for which it provides access to bibliographies, articles, cases, laws, etc. Updated regularly.

 

 

 

 

World LII: Cyberspace

Provides links to laws, online databases, and organizations related to cyberlaw.

World Wide Web Consortium: Technology & Society Domain

Discussions on the social impact of the Web.

 

Domain Names

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

This group, a public/private cooperation, aims to govern the domain name system "so that all users of the Internet can find all valid addresses," and settles disputes over these names in the process.

 

Electronic Commerce

United States Government Electronic Commerce Policy

This government site provides links to a wide variety of e-commerce information, both U.S. and International.

Electronic Commerce and the European Union

This site brings together reports, directives and analysis of the EC's treatment of e-commerce. Updated frequently.

Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce

Published by a Canadian group, this journal provides an international look at e-commerce topics. The articles often have more of a business slant. New issues come out a couple times a year.

Perkins Coie Internet Resource Center

This site, put together by a Seattle law firm, has terrific links to a variety of electronic commerce sources.

AOL Legal Department

Links to decisions, legislation and the E-Commerce Project.

Intellectual Property

Copyright Internet Resources

This page is from the U.S. Copyright Office. It contains links to IP related government agencies and international organizations.

Berne Convention

This site provides access to the Berne Convention.

Law.com: Copyright on the Internet

Legal news and case decisions regarding issues of copyright on the Internet. Full text articles require email registration.

Domain Name Rights Coalition

One of a number of "pro-domain name owner" sites, it provides some interesting links which deal with domain name issues.

Network Solutions, Inc. Registration Services

This is the homepage of Network Solutions, Inc., the group which currently registers domain names. The site allows for online registration and modification of domain names. It also lets you find out who owns a particular domain name (WHOIS).

Generic Top Level Domain Memorandum of Understanding

An international "framework" to facilitate the development and implementation of policies regarding domain name issuing and disputes.

Privacy

Electronic Privacy Information Center

This site is a very comprehensive look at privacy issues on the Web. Updated regularly, it provides news, legislation, articles and links to related sites dealing with things such as cryptography and security.

MIT's PGP (Pretty Good Protection) site

This site provides a FAQ on encryption as well as a bibliography and links to other PGP pages.

Law.com: Security on the Net

Legal news and case decisions regarding issues of privacy on the Internet. Full text articles require email registration.

 

Freedom of Expression

ACLU's Cyber-liberties site

Provides newsy updates of pending legislation, ACLU reports, as well as case updates and selected case documents.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

"Protecting rights, promoting freedom". This site provides legislative updates and general types of current awareness material. News updated regularly while the bulk of the essays tend to be a bit older.

 

Cybertelecom

Educational non profit dedicated to raising awareness of and promoting participation in federal initiatives that impact the Internet; a resource where visitors can learn about federal laws, their implications, and how courts have interpreted them. The project seeks to provide timely notice of regulatory proceedings, hearings, meeting, and legislative proposals, and means for viewers to participate in the governmental process.

Cybercrimes/ Torts

Cyberspace Law Center: Cyber Crimes

Findlaw's cybercrimes page. Broken down by subject, this site has links to laws, regulations, articles and other related information.

Jones Media & Imnfromation Encyclopedia

This site is an update to the Jones Telecommunications and Multimedia encyclopedia. It contains descriptions of a variety of crimes and links to related sources.

United States Department of Justice: Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section

This site from the Department of Justice has some good links, both domestic and international, to cases, legislation, guidelines and assorted other items of interest.

News

C/Net's News.com: Tech News First

Tech news from a variety of sources. Very Timely.

 

Findlaw Cyberspace News

Reuters provides the wire stories for this site. Listed in reverse chronological order, these news items are relatively timely, if not always strictly cyberlaw-related.

Legislation

Because cyberspace is constantly changing, it is difficult to pin down one comprehensive source on the Internet for "cyberlaw" legislation. Laws are being promulgated almost daily which will effect the way that people interact world-wide on the Net. When searching the Web for legislation always consider the source and the currency of the information you find.

The Federal Communications Commission

Includes news releases, public orders, statements by members of the Commission, e-filing, and other telecom business.

Government Printing Office--All Government Documents Available

Allows searching by keyword or subject; all documents, including statutes and acts, are available.

U.S. House of Representatives Internet Library

This Government site allows you to search the U.S. Code by subject or code section. This site is not specific to cyberlaw issues. Don't forget to update!

Thomas

U.S. Government source for pending bills and recently passed legislation. This site is not specific to cyberlaw issues.

Notable legislation:

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (6/30/2000)

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (10/28/1998) summary

 

Blogs

ABA Cyberspace Law Committee Blog

An entertaining (unofficial and unsanctioned) personal-style blog--with pictures, as well as links to news sources and information about the committee's activities.

Blawg

An extremely general, but very useable, Web site compiling law-related blogs ("blawgs") in a searchable database.

A Copyfighter's Musings

Harvard-based blog includes other authors' responses to his articles. Less approachable for beginners, but informative and opinionated.

Cyberlaw Central

A blog focused on "[t]he digital world, its impact and legal framework."

The Digital Music Weblog

With the memorable tagline, "Don't be an MP3 Player-Hater," the site is appealing and narrowly targeted.

Gahtan's Technology and Internet Law Blog

Self-described as " Law, Technology, VOIP, Wireless, Security and the Internet".

ICE: Internet Censorship Explorer

Worldwide coverage of internet use, centering (unsurprisingly) on censorship.

Info/Law

A Harvard-based blawg addressing "information law"--that is, both the content (information) conveyed, and the medium (internet) that conveys it. Excellent subject area links, including: Internet and Society, Encryption, Security, Network Neutrality, Spam, Privacy, and VoIP.

Lex Ferenda

This blog sums itself up as, "Things as they ought to be. Mainly in connection to cyberlaw, libraries, and higher education. But I'm not fussy," reflecting the humor and casual (subjective) attitude of the site.

Napsterization

Covers all sorts of internet-related topics, including blogging, digital music, open code, journalism, and more. Broad scope, youthful style and opinions.

Technology and Marketing Law Blog by Eric Goldman

Includes helpful recaps and reactions to recent cases--frequently updated, with helpful links to primary sources.

Traceroutes: Blogs at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society

A compilation of many individual blogs, the site allows you to choose between the main, brief article-style postings and the individuals' more personal blogs.

Wired Magazine News

If you would find it in Wired Magazine, it's here, from reviews of the latest cars to the outcry over the latest video game, to surgery simulation software.

If you have a site that you would like to see added to this list,
or notice that a current link is no longer valid,
please email Rick Buckingham, Reference Librarian.
Last updated October 29, 2007

Compilation of sources and web design by Amy Jordan and Rebeka Fortess, reference interns.