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Information technology policy is impacted by a wide range of perspectives from international, national, state, and campus levels. This resource page underscores the connections among these different levels and how international organizations, Congress, federal agencies, state governments, and the courts all play a role in shaping IT policy and law, as well as why this matters to higher education. Campus policies, whether developed to comply with legal mandates or to formalize institutional norms and processes, are under constant development and review as a result of changes precipitated by the introduction of new information technologies.

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Proposed Legislation on Orphan Works: Solving the Problem or Escalating the Crisis?: January 1, 2006

Following a lengthy investigation and enthusiastic public response, legislation is currently pending in Congress to provide limitations on remedies in copyright infringement cases where permissio…
Learning from the Past—Lessons for the Future Internet: January 1, 2006

At barely 15 years old, the public Internet is already considered indispensable by much of the world's population. Growth has inevitably brought problems of every description to the policy a…
The Sony Digital Rights Management Debacle: The Litigation, the Settlement, and Some Thoughts on the Future of DRM: January 1, 2006

The discovery of major security, privacy, and consumer protection issues in digital rights management software loaded onto millions of Sony BMG compact discs outraged consumers and prompted no le…
The Myth of Network Neutrality: January 1, 2006

At a recent Senate hearing, Vint Cerf said that "nothing less than the future of the Internet is at stake" in the government's decisions about network neutrality. Meanwhile, the ma…
HIPAA Privacy and Security for Academic Institutions: January 1, 2005

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the first comprehensive federal law protecting the privacy and security of health information. This program will provide both an…
Export Control Laws: Analysis for the IT Manager: January 1, 2005

Through the use of a hypothetical international research collaboration between a U.S. university and various foreign universities and governments, a means for analyzing the applicable export cont…
Wiretapping the Internet: CALEA and Higher Education: January 1, 2005

CALEA, the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, facilitates court-ordered wiretaps by establishing technical standards for interception points on public telephone networks. As inter…
Whose Law? The Problem of Jurisdiction on the Internet: January 1, 2005

The question "What law am I obligated to obey?" is a fundamental one in any legal system and one that every lawyer should be able to answer for his or her client. It is, though, decepti…
Regulation of the Internet: The Hows and Whys of Telecommunications Reform: January 1, 2005

The Internet has enjoyed years of relative freedom from regulation compared to other communication avenues such as telephone and cable. Is this about to change? Why, and why now? How will the out…
Policy Development Theory and Practice: An Emphasis on IT: January 1, 2005

This presentation will discuss a generic process for policy development that was developed by policy administrators from various institutions that belong to the Association of College and Univers…

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