Computers & the Law Conference
IIR Conferences,
Melbourne 17 June 1996, Sydney 24 June 1996
An Emerging Law of Cyberspace?
Graham Greenleaf[*]
Version of 5
July 1996[**]
Contents
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Censorship - is everyone liable for everything (I)?
- 2.1.The draft Australian internet censorship Bill
- 2.2.Defeat of the USA's net censorship law - implications for Australia
- 3.Copyright - is everyone liable for everything (II)?
- 3.1.Transmissions - who's liable?
- Carrier liability for services provided by others
- Are ISPs liable for transmission? - the APRA claim
- 3.2.The broadcast right - are ISPs liable?
- 3.3.Authorisations - who's liable?
- Example - inline images
- 4.Defamation - is everyone liable for everything (III)?
- 5.`Interception' - is anyone liable for anything (I)?
- Prohibited interceptions
- Exceptions to interception
- Conclusions and consequences
- 6.Privacy - is anyone liable for anything (II)?
- 6.1.What privacy laws will apply in cyberspace?
- 6.2.New privacy issues in cyberspace
- Search engines and robot exclusion standards
- Between you and your browser
- 6.3.New Privacy Principles for cyberspace?
- 7.Encryption - our cryptic policy
- 7.1.Cryptography changes everything
- 7.2.The international debate
- Australia moves centre-stage in encryption debates
- OECD forging crypto consensus?
- Australian Government policy
- The USA holds out
- 7.3.Public key infrastructure