Do junkmailers have right to send unwanted e-mail? A federal lawsuit against AOL presents a free speech case of first impression
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Cyber Promotions is suing America Online (AOL) in a case of first impression to find out if it can use AOL to send unsolicited electronic mail. AOL attorneys argue that the First Amendment does not apply since AOL is a private company, not a state actor or public forum, while Cyber argues that constitutional arguments are on point since the Internet, a medium with governmental origins, transmits the mail. Other issues include how Cyber and other companies obtain subscriber names and electronic addresses.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1996
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At year's end, tech cases show ties that bind are hyperlinked
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Events in computer industry litigation in 1997 included the filing of the first Year-2000 class action, US Attorney General Janet Reno's pledge of international cooperation in the pursuit of computer crime, the US Supreme Court's first Internet ruling in Reno v. ACLU, striking down the Communications Dencency Act, and the first computer hackers' attack against the popular Internet search engine Yahoo.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1997
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Comparing KeyCite and Shepard's shows good testing is necessary
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Sole practitioners, small law firms and government law libraries sometimes prefer the more affordable products offered by more recent and smaller information providers than Lexis-Nexis and the West Group. VersusLaw Inc, originally just a print publisher, and Law Office Information Systems, originally a CD-ROM provider, are two examples. Both services now offer their products over the Internet.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1998
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