Law in a digital world / M. Ethan Katsh.
1995
34 K11
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34 K11
Title
Law in a digital world / M. Ethan Katsh.
Language
English
Author
Katsh, M. Ethan.
Imprint
New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Description
viii, 294 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Summary
[Publisher description] The world of law is a world of information. Rules, judgments, decisions, interpretations, and agreements all involve using and communicating information. Today, we are experiencing a significant transition, from letters fixed on paper to information stored electronically. The digital era, where information is created, stored, and communicated electronically, is quickly approaching, if not already here. The future of law will no longer be found in impressive buildings and leather-bound books, but in small pieces of silicon, in streams of light, and in millions of miles of wires andcable. It will be a world of new relationships and greater possibilities for individual and group communication, an environment where the value of information increases as it is shared.In Law in a Digital world, M. Ethan Katsh explores how these new technologies will alter one of our most central institutions. He considers the different ways in which people will not only electronically read and write, but also interact with our vast storehouses of legal knowledge and information.He envisions how sounds and pictures will play into the largely imageless print world of law, and looks at the future importance of graphic and nontextual communication. He explores how the flexible, personalized organization of data will transform the way we gather information, and whetherinformation can or cannot be contained, raising questions of copyright and privacy. What happens to the law when information is more plentiful and accessible? What happens to those people who suddenly have access to information never before available? Does the use of information in a new form change the institution, the user, and those who come in contact with the user? And, whatrole does the lawyer play in all of this? For citizens, for lawyers, for all those who will be part of the digital world rushing toward us, Katsh answers these questions while considering the implications of this new era.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-289) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction : Twain's challenge: and the culture of cyberspace
Communicating in cyberspace : computer networks
Electronic information places
Law libraries and legal information places
Interacting in cyberspace
Contracts : relationships in cyberspace
Beyond words : visualizing in cyberspace
Digital lawyers : working with cyberspace
Hypertext : constructing cyberspace
Lighting and enlightening cyberspace : copyright and privacy
Conclusion.
Communicating in cyberspace : computer networks
Electronic information places
Law libraries and legal information places
Interacting in cyberspace
Contracts : relationships in cyberspace
Beyond words : visualizing in cyberspace
Digital lawyers : working with cyberspace
Hypertext : constructing cyberspace
Lighting and enlightening cyberspace : copyright and privacy
Conclusion.
ISBN
0195080173 (ISBN 10)
9780195080179 (ISBN 13)
9780195080179 (ISBN 13)
Location
Library Reading Room 34 K11
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