The intersection of law and information technology is an area of increasing interest and significance. Information technology presents many new issues and challenges for:<br>* The legal system to adapt existing doctrines to the information age. * Legal practitioners and institutions to re–invent their work. * Processes to take advantage of new technologies. * System designers and managers to understand the applicable laws and what they must do to comply with them.<br>LawTech 2007 is aimed at legal experts and information technologists who want to share ideas and update their knowledge of this interdisciplinary field.<br>Contributions are invited that review the current status, present empirical evidence, or analyze trends in IT law or in the design and impact of legal information systems. All submissions will be double blind reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality and contribution. <b>Keywords:</b> 1. Information Technology Law<br>* Electronic Privacy and Civil Liberties<br>o Electronic Communications Privacy Act<br>o USA Patriot Act<br>* Intellectual Property<br>o Copyright<br>+ Status of Database Protection in the US and Elsewhere<br>+ Fair Use Issues<br>o Patent<br>+ Software Patents<br>+ Patents on Genetic Material<br>o Trademark<br>+ Future of the Domain Name Registry System<br>+ Cybersquatting<br>o Software and Data Licensing<br>+ IP Limits on Contractual Terms / Clickwrap Contracts<br>+ Open Source Software<br>+ New Licensing Schemes for Music<br>+ Consumer Protection<br>* Internet Regulation<br>o First Amendment Issues and Content Regulation<br>o ISP Liability<br>o On–Line Price Discrimination<br>o Taxation of Internet Commerce<br>o Universal Access<br>2. Legal Informatics / Artificial Intelligence and Law<br>* Legal Resources on the Internet<br>* Online Dispute Resolution<br>* Software Implementation of Legislation and Regulations<br>o Sentencing Guidelines<br>o Tax Preparation Systems<br>* Legal Document Processing<br>o Legal Ontologies and the Semantic Web<br>o Legal Text Analysis<br>+ Text Retrieval<br>+ Text Summarization<br>o Automated Legal Document Generation<br>o Litigation Support Systems<br>* Judicial Decision Support Systems<br>* Negotiation and Argumentation Models and Systems<br>3. Interdisciplinary Topics<br>* Information Security / Computer Crime<br>o Computer Fraud and Abuse Act<br>o Liability for Major Data Security Breaches<br>o Controlling Spam and Spyware: Legal and Technical Solutions<br>o Databases of Criminal Records, Fingerprints, DNA<br>o Data Forensics<br>* Content–based Filters for Restricting Web Site Access<br>* Technology–Enabled Identity Verification<br>o Use of Biometrics<br>* Digital Rights Management: Frameworks and Implementation<br>o Technological Barriers to Access<br>+ The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)<br>* Health Care Information Systems<br>o HIPPAA/Electronic Health Records<br>* Electronic Commerce<br>o Methods of Electronic Exchange / e–Money<br>o Digital Signatures<br>o Choice of Law / Choice of Forum Issues<br>o Consumer Protection<br>o Business–to–Business e–Commerce Automation<br>
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