Netlaw: Where to Find It
By Catherine Sansum Kirkman
Life on the Web seems to be in a constant state of flux, and this applies not only to the business and technical aspects of the medium, but also to its legal aspects. Because everyone needs to stay current on the law of the Net, this month's column is devoted to summarizing some of the author's regularly visited bookmarks. It is not by any means an exhaustive list of where to go on the Web for legal information, but it has proved to be a good cross-section of information to help me stay current. As a general matter, you will find that my focus here is on primary sources, because instant access to unfiltered information is what makes the Web great, although secondary sources are useful for analyzing and digesting all of the information. For easy reference, URLs not specifically noted in the text are listed in "
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Government on the Web
One of the most important areas of law on the Internet involves our First Amendment right to free speech. The best sources for this information are the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The EFF has a page of Action Alerts (www.eff.org/pub/Alerts/index.html/), as well as a page devoted to Intellectual Property (
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