March 15, 2001
Jurisdiction & the Internet
Jurisdiction & the Internet
Suddenly, the seemingly borderless Internet is ramming up against real borders. The imposition of jurisdictional laws could mean that online publishers decide either to keep some material off the Internet entirely, for fear of criminal and civil charges filed in different countries or even different states, or to install online gates and checkpoints around their sites, giving access to only certain viewers, see also Slashdot
Posted by rshah at March 15, 2001 12:00 PM