[mod.legal] BBS Operators Law Meeting

BEC.SHAPIN@USC-ECL.ARPA (Ted Shapin) (12/04/85)

From: Paul Bernstein
To:   All
Subj: Program for Conference

                         FANCOB PROGRAM
               JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL, CHICAGO
                     SATURDAY, DEC. 14, 1985
                         ****PROGRAM****
8:30 to
9:00 a.m.   Welcome, Introduction, Overview (Bernstein
                                       and Trubow)
9:30        Current State of Law and Regulations:
            A.  Protection, criminal sanctions. (Burk)
            B.  Liability for BBS operators. (Schenker)
10:30       Coffee break
10:45       What disclosure risks in BBS technology (Sprowl)
11:15       Pending Federal legislation, policy (Podesta,
                                                 and Reagan)
Noon        Lunch at the law school.
1:00        Crime and BBS's               (McLeod and Cerow)
2:00        Ethics & responsibility in BBS operations (Bankier)
2:45        Words from the Wise:  A panel of speakers discusses
            the important current and emerging issues facing
            operators and users of BBS's.  (Jennings, Multack,
                                   Warrick, et. al).
3:30        Questions, general discussion.
4:15        Ideas and Plans for future programs and projects:
              Conference planning committee members give their
              views, suggestions and comments from conferees.
5:00        Receiption for all conferees and speakers.
6:00        Adjournment
NOTE:  A variety of information will be handed out to
       registrants.
SOME INFORMATION ON THE SPEAKERS:
James Sprowl     IIT Kent law school professor and ABA
                 Foundation researcher.
John Podesta     Legislative counsel, U.S. Senate (Leahy
                                              committee)
Priscilla Reagan Congressional Office of Tech Assessment
Tom Warrick      Washington D.C. attorney and BBS operator
Tom Jennings     Fido BBS author and well known programmer
Gene Plantz      BBS software author and well known programmer
Jennifer Bankier Professor at Dalhousie Law School and
                  Sysop of the Law:Forum North American
                  Conference.
Dan Burke,       Washington D.C. attorney.
Harold Schenker  Counsel, Ryder Systems, Fla.
Ken McLeod,      Deputy Sheriff, Phoenix, Ariz.
Wayne Cerow,     Computer Security Consultant, Phoeniz, Ariz.
 
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