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Re: Sanctum Patent Thread
From: Jimi Thompson <jimit () myrealbox com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 22:52:02 -0600
.Saphyr wrote:
Short Version - I would suggest there is more than enough fodder to keep a seperate "legal" mailing list going.Hi there,And how would this notifying work? These issues are important to web developers. It should be discussed in here (imho)We could for example simply add a keyword into the subject, like "LEGAL". People who consider only technical questions should be threaded in this list would then be able to easily filter them. Imho, I consider this list main topic as being a "professional and amateur web applications security discussion list". As my professional current activity is entirely related to web application security, I am consequently as much interrested in technical topics than legal ones. I cant barely imagine an IT security related list on which no legal issues can be discussed.... My 0.2 cents, .antoine
Long Version - I would support a "legal" list so that discussions like the one that started this could be moved to another venue. I'd also like to see some legal beagles get involved on the list and get educated about the technical issues. Creating a list to exchange information between the legal community and the "techies" cannot possibly be a bad thing. There is a coming convergence of the two fields and neither one is as aware of the other as the should be. Our Congress is getting involved in technical issues (i.e. the spam legislation) that it's members simply don't understand. As a result they pass laws who's ramifications they don't have a clue about. I had a rather extensive converstaion with my congress person about the DMCA and she ended up not voting for it. Our legislatiors aren't stupid, they are just not educated about technology. This could be our chance to enlighten some future judge or elected representative.
We need more coordination between legislation and techncial practice in order to deal with many of the issues that security professionals face on a daily basis. For example, my current employer is subject to HIPAA, FERPA, GLB, and most any other piece of federal legislation dealing with data security. In the wake of Enron/Tyco/All the other crooks, even more legislation is likely. In addition, many of the states are passing laws dealing with personal data integrity & privacy and coupling them with "long arm" statues. They are saying that their laws apply when doing business with their residents. I'm waiting for this to go to the Supereme Court since one state is passing laws that are going to attempt to apply to residents of another state.
2 cents (maybe more like a nickel :)) Jimi
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