The following articles from
Vol.6 No.1 Summer 2009
are available to Section members.
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Current Issue
Message From the Chair: A YEAR IN THE LIFE
The final column from this year’s Chair of the Section of Science & Technology Law.
By Ruth Hill Bro
Nanotechnology: Will Tiny Particles Create Large Legal Issues?
Nanotechnology’s applications have many potential legal implications. This article evaluates the public’s reaction to nanotechnology and briefly examines the limited judicial response to nanotechnology. Finally, it analyzes litigation issues that may affect the field.
By Ernest J. Getto, Cynthia H. Cwik, and L. David Russell
Nanotechnology: Brave New World for Civil Tort Plaintiffs
Although the federal government is nurturing and developing nanotechnology innovation, it has not adequately addressed the fact that the consumers of nanoproducts and nanotech workers are being left vulnerable to all the unknown risks of nanotechnology.
By Ishna Neamatullah
Shifting Strategies for Protecting Music Online: DMCA Takedown Notices, Litigation, and Cooperative Approaches
In May 2008, the court in Lenz v. Universal Music held that website content owners have a responsibility to consider the Fair Use Doctrine in determining whether to issue a DMCA takedown notice. Record labels are shifting from law suits toward a “graduated approach.”
By William Sloan Coats and Julieta L. Lerner
Anonymity Networks: Hiding in Plain Sight
Anonymity networks on the Internet (Freenet, I2p, and TOR) protect users and places from outside observation. They all hide activities, cannot be tracked, cannot be turned off, and laugh in the face of most every legal restriction.
By Richard Abbott
Global Positioning System Technology and the Fourth Amendment
How should law enforcement’s warrantless use of privacy-reducing technological innovations be treated? This article explores whether current Fourth Amendment jurisprudence accommodates new surveillance techniques.
By Arthur G. LeFrancois
CPO Corner: Catherine Kurtz
An interview with the global data privacy officer of Sterling Commerce, Inc.
By Ruth Hill Bro
B-Tech Update
In this quarterly column, find coverage of the H1N1 virus and stem cells.
By Calhoun “Reb” Thomas
E-Tech Update
In this quarterly column, find coverage of metatags and keyword policy.
By Robert Bauer
SciTech Profile: Shiv Naimpally
A profile of The SciTech Lawyer Editorial Board Member Shiv Naimpally.
By Clara Cottrell
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