New Directions in Cyberspace Law

The New Directions Column appeared in the Los Angeles Daily Journal, the newspaper of record for the Southern California legal community since 1888, from January 1996 through August 1997. It also appeared in the San Francisco Daily Journal, serving the Northern California legal community.

The following columns are available online:

• Cyberspace Age: The Emerging and Specialized Law of the Digital Revolution
  (January 25, 1996)
• Express Standards: Constitutional Issues in Cyberspace Focus on 'Community Standards' (An Analysis of U.S. v. Thomas) (February 22, 1996)
• Take Liberties: Finding a Middle Ground between the Free Flow of Information and Economic Constraints
  (March 28, 1996)
• Easy Access: Legal Protection for E-Mail Lags Behind the Law Covering Its Nontechnical Counterparts (April 25, 1996)
• Decent Treatment: In Cyberlaw 'Trial of the Century,' Federal Court Decision Probably Won't Be the Last Word (Communications Decency Act Trial) (May 23, 1996)
• Access Time: Employing Cyberspace Technology to Enhance Educational Programs
  (June 27, 1996)
• Battle Sites: Online Service Operator and Provider Liability for Contributory Infringement Is Still Uncertain (An Analysis of Contributory Copyright Infringement under Sega, Netcom, and Fonovisa) (July 25, 1996)
• Hostile Connections: Arguably, Workplace Sexual Harassment Principles and Prohibitions Apply Online
  (August 22, 1996)
• Hybrid Domain: The First Amendment and the Public-Private Distinction Online
  (September 26, 1996)
• Receive or Retrieve: The Scope of Public Display Rights in Cyberspace Remains a Lively Debate
  (October 24, 1996)
• Space Stations: Persons and Groups That 'Control' the Internet
  (November 29, 1996)
• Coming of Age: More Decisions About Cyberspace Were Reached in 1996 Than Ever Before
  (January 23, 1997)
• Service Call: The Battle Heats Up as a Court Allows a Public University to Restrict Internet Access
  (February 27, 1997)
• Reno v. ACLU in the Supreme Court: Justices Hear Oral Argument in Communications Decency Act Case
  (March 27, 1997)
• Indictment of CompuServe Official in Germany Brings Volatile Issues of CyberJurisdiction into Focus
  (April 24, 1997)
• The Ubiquitous PC: Courts and Commentators Alike Recognize That Technology Is Changing Society
  (June 26, 1997)
• After Image: Regulation Battles Are Just Beginning Following the Decency Act Decision
  (July 24, 1997)