Trespass - An Ancient Legal Doctrine Gains Traction In Cyberspace
The ancient legal doctrine of trespass to chattels establishes liability
when one person dispossesses or causes physical harm to the chattel (private
property) of another person. What does that doctrine have to do with conduct in
Cyberspace?
Quite a lot, actually. Information technology development continues
to advance at an astonishing pace, and with the law evolving at a much slower
rate, traditional legal theories have had to be dusted off to grapple with
Internet disputes. The best example is the application by the courts of the
trespass to chattels notion to the new world of the Internet.
To learn more, please see the most recent column for Findlaw.com
and CNET
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