Regulating cyberspace
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The government is overreacting by trying to regulate the Internet and Internet access. Washington is trying to censor Internet content because of sexual information published online. The problem is that once censorship is imposed, it is extraordinarily difficult to determine where art ends and pornography begins. The Department of Justice's investigations into Microsoft share the same hysterical tinge. The proposed Intuit merger was under suspicion because Justice seemed to believe that the Quicken financial software, when joined with the Microsoft Network online service, would give Microsoft dominance over an industry that does not even exist yet. Justice's continuing investigation into the Microsoft Network seems to have no real purpose. Even if all users immediately switched to the Microsoft service, the likelihood is that most would drop away as soon as Microsoft started charging for it.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1995
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Is the Web the message or the medium?
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Law firms need to ask themselves why they want to put a page on the World Wide Web. With inexpensive space available on the Web, graphics programs to develop content and Internet security issues being resolved, law firms are tempted to set up a Web site. However, the law firm pages already on the Web seem to have little purpose. They may list lawyers' names or areas of practice, and a few are used to publish newsletters or articles, but that information is available elsewhere. Web pages to date show little innovation or marketing power. A generous interpretation concludes that the law firms are merely using the Web pages to become accustomed to the technology. Corporate clients will choose lawyers from the Web in the future. Court systems will turn to electronic case management and filing. Perhaps the Web pages are the first step toward practicing law via a video kiosk.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1995
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Inbox infatuation
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A survey conducted by America Online has revealed that checking e-mail can be addictive. T he details of the survey are preseneted.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 2006
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