The relevant topics for this conference include, but are not limited to:
1. Information Technology Law
* Electronic Privacy and Civil Liberties
o Electronic Communications Privacy Act
o USA Patriot Act
* Intellectual Property
o Copyright
+ Status of Database Protection in the US and Elsewhere
+ Fair Use Issues
o Patent
+ Software Patents
+ Patents on Genetic Material
o Trademark
+ Future of the Domain Name Registry System
+ Cybersquatting
o Software and Data Licensing
+ IP Limits on Contractual Terms / Clickwrap Contracts
+ Open Source Software
+ New Licensing Schemes for Music
+ Consumer Protection
* Internet Regulation
o First Amendment Issues and Content Regulation
o ISP Liability
o On-Line Price Discrimination
o Taxation of Internet Commerce
o Universal Access
2. Legal Informatics / Artificial Intelligence and Law
* Legal Resources on the Internet
* Online Dispute Resolution
* Software Implementation of Legislation and Regulations
o Sentencing Guidelines
o Tax Preparation Systems
* Legal Document Processing
o Legal Ontologies and the Semantic Web
o Legal Text Analysis
+ Text Retrieval
+ Text Summarization
o Automated Legal Document Generation
o Litigation Support Systems
* Judicial Decision Support Systems
* Negotiation and Argumentation Models and Systems
3. Interdisciplinary Topics
* Information Security / Computer Crime
o Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
o Liability for Major Data Security Breaches
o Controlling Spam and Spyware: Legal and Technical Solutions
o Databases of Criminal Records, Fingerprints, DNA
o Data Forensics
* Content-based Filters for Restricting Web Site Access
* Technology-Enabled Identity Verification
o Use of Biometrics
* Digital Rights Management: Frameworks and Implementation
o Technological Barriers to Access
+ The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
* Health Care Information Systems
o HIPPAA/Electronic Health Records
* Electronic Commerce
o Methods of Electronic Exchange / e-Money
o Digital Signatures
o Choice of Law / Choice of Forum Issues
o Consumer Protection
o Business-to-Business e-Commerce Automation.
