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Cyberspace a Separate Place?

Posted by michael on from the stranger-than-we-can-imagine dept.

Sierran writes: "According to the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of appeals (and reported by The New York Times) cyberspace (and a person's or corporation's activities therein) exist in 'a place' distinct from their physical location. This has some interesting legal ramifications; does this mean we'll see Internet 'virtual estate' zoning as in Stephenson's Snow Crash?" Most courts have held the opposite - that internet activities are firmly rooted in the real world, located wherever the computers and people are.

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  1. I donn't know about everyone else but .... by vtechpilot · · Score: 4, Funny

    When I am online its is a special magical place completely different from my living room. I loose all contact with the physical world. I know this because I can't hear the telephone ring.

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    Slashdot is an anagram for Has Dolts, and I am Dolt number 468543
  2. oh dear god... by turbine216 · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...the new york times just inadvertently gave 10,000 geeks the address of the Voyeur Dorm.


    I can't imagine what we'll be seeing tomorrow...


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