SSTLR

By Robert Sanfilippo

ABSTRACT: This book is divided into an introduction and three main parts. The Introduction discusses the popular search engine Yahoo!, and its battles with the French Government regarding Nazi memorabilia posted on its auction website. Part 1 discusses the origin of the Internet, what the Internet entails and the major players involved in the belief that it should transcend territorial law. Part 2 describes government efforts to control and regulate the Internet. Part 3 provides a balance between the benefits and disadvantages of government control of the Internet and what is in store for future regulation.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Jack Landman Goldsmith received his B.A. from Washington and Lee University, graduating summa cum laude in 1984. Mr. Goldsmith then achieved a supplementary Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Arts degree, both from Oxford University, graduating with first class honors. After graduating Yale Law School, Mr. Goldsmith clerked for Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Goldsmith later began teaching at the University of Chicago Law School and subsequently at the University of Virginia School of Law. Mr. Goldsmith also formerly served in the General Counsel’s office at the Pentagon and later as an Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel for the Department of Justice. Presently, Mr. Goldsmith is a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.

Tim Wu graduated from McGill University in 1995 and from Harvard Law School in 1998. Mr. Wu has also worked for the office of Legal Counsel for the Department of Justice. After Mr. Wu’s employment with the Department of Justice, he clerked for Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and later for Justice Stephen Breyer on the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Wu was a visiting professor at the University of Virginia School of Law and is presently a Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. Mr. Wu also has a personal website with additional articles and information available at www.timwu.org.

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