E-mail stalking: is adequate legal protection available?

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Stalking via electronic mail is a growing problem thanks to the Internet's popularity, states' failure to recognize a potential problem, and weaknesses in some initial legislation. Of the 48 states with anti-stalking laws, only four - MI, AK, OK, and WY - address e-mail stalking. MI, where the first such lawsuit is underway, has a statute that will not survive constitutional challenge. A proposed federal bill, the Electronic Anti-Stalking Act, is too vague. All states should make electronic communications a type of unconsented act, and a Model State Anti-Stalking Statute is given.

United States, Electronic mail systems, Email, Stalking (Criminal law), Stalking

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The protection of computer software in the People's Republic of China: current law & case developments in the "one-copy" country

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Copyright protection of computer software in the People's Republic of China remains inadequate despite efforts to improve protections, including passage of the country's first copyright laws in 1991. The law is designed primarily to protect software created in China, so foreign software producers are still the target of piracy. The lack of effective protection can also be attributed to limited funding of enforcement, sanctions that do not provide deterrence and courts not equiped to handle copyright cases.

Prepackaged software, Computer Software, Software Publishers, China, Software, Copyright, Copyrights, Software piracy

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The protection of information technology in a culturally diverse marketplace

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The global community should work towards a consensus allowing for multiculturalism in its regulation of information technology. Identity of protection will be impossible to achieve, but nations can work toward uniform standards which are flexible enough to be in keeping with each nation's culture while achieving uniform technological protection. The standards must consider the economic impact on both developed and developing countries. Existing intellectual property treaties may be a good starting point.

Social aspects, Analysis, Information technology, Multiculturalism, Intellectual property (International law), international

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