http://www.ibslaw.com/melon/archive/402_aol.html
- This brief commentary by Owen Seitel, Esquire, All Things
Must Pass: AOL Dismissed from Defamation Suit, assesses the
impact of the Blumenthal v. Drudge decision on Internet
Service Providers.
http://cox.house.gov/nettax/lt.html
- Robert Schmidt's article in the LEGAL TIMES, Liability and
Libel in Cyberspace, explores whether online service providers
can be found liable for defamatory material that users post on
their systems (November 24, 1997).
http://www.computerworld.com/home/online9697.nsf/all/970908emaillinks
- John E. Osborn, Esquire's article focuses on three distinct
areas of company policies and procedures regarding E-Mail use
by employees: sexual harassment/hostile work place liability,
employer use of information contained in E-Mail, and the role
of E-Mail in the discovery phase of litigation.
http://www.dlalaw.com/
- This site contains an article by David E. Mills, Discovery
of E-mail Messages -- Electronic Smoking Guns, which briefly
describes several steps companies may implement to reduce potential
liability arising from e-mail.
http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs12-ih2.htm
- This checklist provides an overview of key points to consider
when preparing information-handling policies and conducting privacy
audits within organizations.
http://www.aclu.org/issues/cyber/priv/privpap.html
- Ann Beeson's article reveals the limitations of current privacy
protections for online communications and discusses how statutory
protections can be reduced or negated through private agreements.
http://members.aol.com/bmethven/e-mail.htm
- Bruce E. Methven's article advises how an E-Mail policy that
reminds employees that the E-Mail system belongs to the employer
and that the employer has a right to examine all E-Mail goes a
long way toward eliminating an unwarranted expectation of privacy.
http://www.uncg.edu/cha/UNIVERSITY_COUNSEL/FAQ/email.htm
- Lucien Capone, III's paper addresses three topics. First, the
factors that should be considered when crafting an institutional
E-Mail policy are outlined. Second, the current state of the law
establishing the parameters of each of the relevant factors is
examined. Finally, model policies that may be adapted for use
by your institution are presented.
http://www.mrsc.org/infoserv/safora.htm
- Isabel R. Safora, in her article in LEGAL NOTES, describes the
necessity for municipalities, in order to protect against litigation,
to be proactive and develop policies for employee use of e-mail,
the Internet and E-Mail retention, and the article suggests considerations
for municipalities in developing such policies. (April 1997).
http://www.osler.com/publications/Outlook/fall99_2.html
- This article explores the benefits of having employees actually
sign such an E-Mail policy and return it to the employer, thereby
providing evidence that they understand the terms of the policy
and agree to abide by it.
http://www.abanet.org/genpractice/solo/f96george.html
- Richard M. Georges' article assesses how the Electronic Communication
Privacy Act of 1986specifically protects electronic communications,
and anyone who intercepts an E-Mail message without authorization
commits a crime.
http://www.bankinfo.com/hr/emailpol3.html
- Gerard Panaro's article provides components of a legally sufficient,
defensible workplace policy on E-Mail.