Internet law and information policy
- 1 September 1998
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Aslib Proceedings
- Vol. 50 (9) , 267-273
- https://doi.org/10.1108/eb051505
Abstract
A survey is presented of areas of Internet law of most interest to information professionals. Two sets of issues are presented; general concerns of information law as applied to the Web, and particular problems of law found only on a distributed network. Because of the global reach of the network, existing legal frameworks are only partially effective. Scope is identified for both authors and users to specify for themselves what levels of organisation and protection they require and to engage directly with other members of the community requiring information and access. It is suggested that information specialists of all types are well placed to lead the development of Web resources in the context of an information society.Keywords
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