Resources
Here are some good resources
for students interested in learning more about the topics and techniques in IS
204:
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Resources
for Writers – From Prof.
Van House
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Good
Sources for Legal Research and News (free) – The best sources for legal
research are Lexis and Westlaw, but these require accounts. For free research tools, try:
1.
Findlaw – An excellent set of basic research
material, including articles, cases, and statutes
2.
Legal Information Institute – A
superior Supreme Court database from Cornell University
3.
The American legal system – a
good introduction by the U.S. Judicial Conference
4.
Law.com – Another free news and
information service (sponsored by American Lawyer magazine)
5.
CNN – CNN’s daily law news section
6.
The Smoking Gun – A cult website
devoted to unearthing public documents that embarrass just about everybody
7.
SIMS
Information Economy Project – A long list of additional resources for
Intellectual Property issues from Prof. Varian
8.
ALA
UCITA Homepage – The American Library Association’s resource center for
information on the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act
9.
Americans for Fair Electronic Commerce
Transactions – Homepage for an anti-UCITA Group
·
Law
and Technology – Several Public Interest groups offer information specifically
dealing with issues at the intersection of law and technology:
10.
ACLU – The ACLU Privacy
and Technology Project
11.
EPIC – The Electronic Privacy Information
Center
12.
EFF – The Electronic Frontier Foundation,
founded by Mitch Kapor and John Perry Barlow, takes a libertarian approach to
problems of law and technology
13.
Center for Democracy and Technology
14.
Samuelson Law Technology
and Public Policy Clinic – Prof. Samuelson and Prof. Glushko sponsored the
creation of this outstanding resource at the law school
15.
The U.S. Chamber of
Commerce – A business perspective on issues of e-commerce to balance some
of the above
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Self-Help
– Berkeley’s own No Lo Press is an excellent starting place for help on
specific legal problems. Note: This is no substitute for legal counsel in
situations (e.g., employment-related questions) for which legal counsel is
appropriate.
16. No Lo Press