Tort Liability, the First Amendment, Equal Access, and Commercialization of Electronic Networks.

Perritt, Henry H., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ453313

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Publication Date: 1992

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Tort Liability, the First Amendment, Equal Access, and Commercialization of Electronic Networks.

Perritt, Henry H., Jr.

Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and Policy, v2 n3 p29-44 Fall 1992

Discusses the legal concerns of free access to information, tort liability, and free speech in a commercial electronic networking environment. Recommends that legal questions be addressed through case law, Congressional hearings, and agency solicitations, and that network service providers protect themselves by posting notice of equal access status. (13 references) (EA)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Business, Computer Networks, Copyrights, Court Litigation, Electronic Mail, Federal Regulation, Freedom of Speech, Information Networks, Legal Responsibility, Telecommunications, Torts

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials

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Language: English

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