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Newsgroups: misc.legal,misc.legal.computing,misc.answers,news.answers From: Erik J. Heels <legal-list@justice.eliot.me.us> Date: 13 Sep 1994 09:01:59 GMT Archive-name: law/net-resources/part1 Version: 3.1 Last-modifed: 94/03/17 Distribution-agent: tmp@netcom.com (This document has been brought to you in part by CRAM. See the bottom for more information, including instructions on how to obtain updates.) === "The Legal List, Law-Related Resources on the Internet and Elsewhere" by Erik J. Heels, 39 Main St., Eliot, ME 03903 legal-list@justice.eliot.me.us ______________ The Legal List ______________ Law-related Resources on the Internet and Elsewhere ______________ by Erik J. Heels Version 3.1, 17 Mar 94 Copyright (c) 1994 Erik J. Heels Earlier Versions Copyright (c) 1992, 1993 Erik J. Heels With support from The University of Maine School of Law, The Maine Law and Technology Association, and Midnight Networks Inc. COPYRIGHT NOTICE Copyright (c) 1994 Erik J. Heels All rights reserved, except the following: I. ELECTRONIC COPYING. Permission is granted to copy "The Legal List" from one electronic storage or computer system to another (for example, to an e-mail server, FTP site, TELNET site, Gopher site, WWW site, WAIS site, USENET newsgroup, BBS, or any other electronic storage or computer system) provided that this copyright notice is included with all such copies. Your are encouraged to copy and redistribute electronic versions (as described in this section) of "The Legal List." If you choose to do so, please subscribe to "The Legal List" Mailing List (legal-list-request@justice.eliot.me.us, as described in Section 2.2.1) to minimize the proliferation of old versions of "The Legal List." (For example, if you choose to copy "The Legal List" to your Gopher site, please subscribe to "The Legal List" Mailing List so that you can update your Gopher site when the next version of "The Legal List" is published.) II. OTHER THAN ELECTRONIC COPYING. Permission is granted to copy "The Legal List" other than as described in Section I of this notice (including, but not limited to, printing "The Legal List" or otherwise making paper copies of it) under the following conditions: 1) This copyright notice must be included with all such copies. 2) If "The Legal List" is copied other than as described in Section I of this notice (e.g. if "The Legal List" is printed or photocopied), the copier must pay $9.17 to the author and must notify the author that "The Legal List" has been so copied. Payment must be made in US dollars (check or money order only, payable to "Erik J. Heels") and mailed to: The Legal List Attn: Erik J. Heels 39 Main Street Eliot, ME 03903-2234 - TABLE OF CONTENTS - [law/net-resources/part1 starts here] O. REVISION HISTORY ETC. 0.1. QUICK REFERENCE E-MAIL ADDRESSES 0.2. CONTRIBUTORS TO VERSION 2.0 0.3. CONTRIBUTORS TO VERSION 3.0 1. INTRODUCTION TO "THE LEGAL LIST" 1.1. PURPOSE AND HISTORY 1.2. FOR NEW INTERNET USERS - A BRIEF PRIMER ON THE INTERNET 1.3. DISCLAIMER 2. GETTING AND REDISTRIBUTING "THE LEGAL LIST" 2.1. SUMMARY OF HOW TO GET "THE LEGAL LIST" 2.2. E-MAIL 2.2.1. MAILING LIST 2.2.2. UPDATES 2.3. ANONYMOUS FTP 2.3.1 INTERNET RESOURCE GUIDE - DIRECTORY OF DIRECTORIES 2.4. GOPHER 2.4.1. ADDING "THE LEGAL LIST" TO YOUR GOPHER SITE 2.4.2. OTHER KNOWN GOPHER SITES 2.5. USENET 2.6. ELSEWHERE 2.7. HARD COPIES 3. E-MAIL-ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES 3.1. ORGANIZATIONS AND MEETINGS 3.1.1. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION 3.1.1.1. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SECTION 3.1.1.2. SECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 3.1.2. CENTER FOR COMPUTER LAW 3.1.3. COALITION FOR NETWORKED INFORMATION 3.1.4. COMPUTER PROFESSIONALS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 3.1.5. COMPUTER SYSTEMS POLICY PROJECT 3.1.6. CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS, FREEDOM, AND PRIVACY 3.1.7. INTERNATIONAL LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION 3.1.8. LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE - E-BULLETIN 3.1.9. PEACENET WORLD NEWS SERVICE 3.1.10. SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION 3.1.11. UNIV. OF DAYTON - SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN COMPUTER LAW 3.1.12. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 3.1.13. U.S. SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY & THE LAW 3.1.14. THE WHITE HOUSE [law/net-resources/part2 starts here] 3.2. LAW SCHOOLS 3.2.1. ALABAMA 3.2.2. ALASKA 3.2.3. ARIZONA 3.2.4. ARKANSAS 3.2.5. CALIFORNIA 3.2.6. COLORADO 3.2.7. CONNECTICUT 3.2.8. DELAWARE 3.2.9. FLORIDA 3.2.10. GEORGIA 3.2.11. HAWAII 3.2.12. IDAHO 3.2.13. ILLINOIS 3.2.14. INDIANA 3.2.15. IOWA 3.2.16. KANSAS 3.2.17. KENTUCKY 3.2.18. LOUISIANA 3.2.19. MAINE 3.2.20. MARYLAND 3.2.21. MASSACHUSETTS 3.2.22. MICHIGAN 3.2.23. MINNESOTA 3.2.24. MISSISSIPPI 3.2.25. MISSOURI 3.2.26. MONTANA 3.2.27. NEBRASKA 3.2.28. NEVADA 3.2.29. NEW HAMPSHIRE 3.2.30. NEW JERSEY 3.2.31. NEW MEXICO 3.2.32. NEW YORK 3.2.33. NORTH CAROLINA 3.2.34. NORTH DAKOTA 3.2.35. OHIO 3.2.36. OKLAHOMA 3.2.37. OREGON 3.2.38. PENNSYLVANIA 3.2.39. PUERTO RICO 3.2.40. RHODE ISLAND 3.2.41. SOUTH CAROLINA 3.2.42. SOUTH DAKOTA 3.2.43. TENNESSEE 3.2.44. TEXAS 3.2.45. UTAH 3.2.46. VERMONT 3.2.47. VIRGINIA 3.2.48. WASHINGTON 3.2.49. WASHINGTON, D.C. 3.2.50. WEST VIRGINIA 3.2.51. WISCONSIN 3.2.52. WYOMING [ law/net-resources/part3 starts here ] 3.3. BITNET AND UNIX LISTSERV GROUPS 3.3.1. AIL-L 3.3.2. ALL-OF-ELSA 3.3.3. BIZLAW-L 3.3.4. CALI-L 3.3.5. CALL-L 3.3.6. CJUST-L 3.3.7. CNI-COPYRIGHT 3.3.8. COMLAW-L 3.3.9. COMP-PRIVACY 3.3.10. CPAE 3.3.11. CPS-L 3.3.12. CTI-LAW 3.3.13. CYBERIA-L 3.3.14. CYBERLAW 3.3.15. DATA-PROTECTION 3.3.16. EC 3.3.17. EDLAW 3.3.18. ENVLAWPROFS 3.3.19. EURO-LEX 3.3.20. FEDTAX-L 3.3.21. FEMJUR 3.3.22. FORENS-L 3.3.23. FREE-L 3.3.24. GOVDOC-L 3.3.25. HISLAW-L 3.3.26. H-NET 3.3.27. INFO-LAW 3.3.28. INT-LAW 3.3.29. JUCIDI-L 3.3.30. JUDAISME-L 3.3.31. JURIST-L 3.3.32. LAW-EUROPE 3.3.33. LAW-FAMILY 3.3.34. LAW-LIB 3.3.34.1. AUTOMATOME 3.3.35. LAWPROF 3.3.36. LAWSCH-L 3.3.37. LAWSRC-L 3.3.38. LEGWRI-L 3.3.39. LIS-LAW 3.3.40. LNN 3.3.41. NCS-L 3.3.42. PACS-L 3.3.43. PSRT-L 3.3.43.1. LAW AND POLITICS BOOK REVIEW 3.3.44. PSYLAW-L 3.3.45. REGS-L 3.3.46. RIGHTS-L 3.3.47. RLGLAW-L 3.3.48. SOFTPATS 3.3.49. TECHNOLOGY-TRANSFER-LIST 3.3.50. TEKNOIDS 3.3.51. TLTP-LAW 3.3.52. UKLEGAL 3.3.53. UN 4. FTP-ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES 4.1. FTP VIA E-MAIL 4.1.1. FTPMAIL EXAMPLE 4.2. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS 4.2.1. PROJECT HERMES 4.2.2. FTP SITES 4.3. ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION - ARCHIVES 4.4. PROJECT GUTENBERG 4.5. AN INTRODUCTION TO USING THE INTERNET AT ST. LOUIS UNIV. SCHOOL OF LAW 4.6. TUFTS UNIV. - MULTILATERALS PROJECT 4.7. COPYRIGHT FAQ 4.8. COPYRIGHT GUIDE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS 4.9. STATE OF OHIO - COURT DECISIONS 4.10. US COURTS OF APPEALS, 9TH CIR. - MODEL JURY INSTRUCTIONS 4.11. LEGAL RESEARCH FAQ 4.12. THE CLEARINGHOUSE [ law/net-resources/part4 starts here ] 5. TELNET-ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES 5.1. LIBRARY CATALOGS 5.1.1. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 5.2. NATIONAL INFORMATION ON SOFTWARE AND SERVICES 5.3. WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIV. - ARCHIVES 5.4. CORNELL UNIV. - ARCHIVES 5.5. RUTGERS UNIV. - INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS ARTICLE 6. GOPHER-ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES 6.1. GOPHER OVERVIEW 6.1.1. VERONICA 6.2. WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIV. - ARCHIVES 6.3. THE CIESIN GLOBAL CHANGE INFORMATION GATEWAY 6.4. CORNELL UNIV. - ARCHIVES 6.5. VILLANOVA UNIV. - ARCHIVES 6.6. LAW TECHNOLOGY CENTRE 6.7. UNIV. OF SAARLAND 6.8. WIRETAP 7. WWW-ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES 7.1. WWW OVERVIEW 7.2. INDIANA UNIVERSITY 8. WAIS-ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES 8.1. WAIS OVERVIEW 8.2. WAIS SOURCES 9. USENET (NETNEWS) NEWSGROUPS 10. BBS-ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES 10.1. FATHERNET BBS 10.2. THE FEDERAL BULLETIN BOARD 10.3. FEDWORLD 10.4. FROLIC AND DETOUR BBS 10.5. JUST MOOTING 10.6. LERN 10.7. US COURTS 10.8. LAW MUG BBS 10.9. FIRST TEXAS LAWYER'S BBS 10.10. ATLA BBS 10.11. SAFE'N SECURE BBS 11. COMPUTER-AIDED LEGAL RESEARCH RESOURCES 11.1. THE CENTER FOR COMPUTER-AIDED LEGAL INSTRUCTION 11.2. DIALOG 11.3. LEXIS/NEXIS 11.4. WESTLAW 12. JOURNALS APPENDIX A. INTERNET, UUCP, AND USENET INFORMATION A.1. INTRODUCTORY INTERNET INFORMATION A.2. INTERNET, UUCP, AND USENET PROVIDERS A.3.1. DOMAIN PROVIDERS A.3.1.1. ADVANCED NETWORK & SERVICES, INC. A.3.1.2. ANTERIOR TECHNOLOGY A.3.1.3. CERFNET A.3.1.4. COLORADO SUPERNET A.3.1.5. MSEN A.3.1.6. MV COMMUNICATIONS A.3.1.7. NEARNET A.3.1.8. NETCOM A.3.1.9. PSI A.3.1.10. SURANET A.3.1.11. UUNET A.3.1.12. UUNET CANADA A.3.1.13. UUNORTH A.3.2. ACCOUNT PROVIDERS A.3.2.1. ABANET A.3.2.2. AMERICA ONLINE A.3.2.3. AT&T A.3.2.4. COMPUSERVE A.3.2.5. GENIE A.3.2.6. INTERNATIONAL INTERNET ASSOCIATION A.3.2.7. MCI A.3.2.8. IGC NETWORKS A.3.2.9. PORTAL A.3.2.10. PRODIGY A.3.2.11. SPRINT A.3.2.12. THE WORLD A.4. INTRODUCTORY UUCP INFORMATION A.4.1. UUCP SOFTWARE A.4.1.1. COMMERCIAL UUCP SOFTWARE A.4.1.1.1. MACINTOSH A.4.1.1.2. DOS A.4.1.2. SHAREWARE UUCP SOFTWARE A.4.1.2.1. MACINTOSH A.4.1.2.2. DOS A.5. INTRODUCTORY BITNET INFORMATION APPENDIX B. OTHER RESOURCES B.1. BOOKS B.2. OTHER SHAREWARE SOFTWARE -------------------------------------------------------------------- O. REVISION HISTORY ETC. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 May 92, beta.1 - Project started by Erik J. Heels. 17 Jun 92, beta 2 - Added BITNET info. 17 Jul 92, beta 3 - Major format revisions. 17 Aug 92, beta.4 (16 K) - Released early due to popular demand. 17 May 93, 1.0 (36 K) - Available via Gopher and anonymous FTP. Added TOC. Many thanks to Midnight Networks Inc., midnight@midnight.com, for their help with the FTP service. "***" in text indicates things to do. 17 Aug 93, 2.0 (128 K, 75 pages) - Minor corrections to the text are not indicated. Formatted with 70 characters/line, 58 lines/page (I use a 9 pt. Monaco font with a 5 3/8 in. ruler.) "<+>" before an item indicates an addition. "<->" before an item indicates a deletion. "<#>" before an item indicates a re-numbered item. "<!>" before an item indicates an updated item. "***" in text indicates an item that needs to be verified. 17 Nov 93, 2.1 (128 K, 76 pages) - Fixed typos and pagination. Replaced my old UUCP e-mail addresses with us-domain addresses. 17 Jan 94, 3.0 (164 K, 95 pages) - Major revisions and additions. Electronic versions remain free, paper versions cost. 17 Mar 94, 3.1 (164 K, 95 pages) - Fixed typos, eliminated explicit IP addresses (which can be determined by sending a message to resolve@cs.widener.edu with the host name as the body of the message (e.g. to find the IP address of rtfm.mit.edu, send a message to resolve@cs.widener.edu with rtfm.mit.edu as the body of the message)), added BITNET addresses to the BITNET LISTSERV groups, clarified S&H charges, added purchase order option. 0.1. QUICK REFERENCE E-MAIL ADDRESSES. legal-list@justice.eliot.me.us - Questions, additions, corrections. legal-list-request@justice.eliot.me.us - Subscriptions only (see Section 2.2.1). 0.2. CONTRIBUTORS TO VERSION 2.0. Many thanks to the following, who contributed information for version 2.0 of "The Legal List": Frances Blomeley, Terry Carroll, Keren Cummins, Michael P. Dodson, Richard Donovan, Doug Matthews, James Edward Maule, Carl Oppedahl, Stephen Allan Patrick, and Prof. Henry H. Perritt Jr. 0.3. CONTRIBUTORS TO VERSION 3.0. Many thanks to the following who contributed information for version 3.0 of "The Legal List": Frances Blomeley, George H. Bosworth, Terry Carroll, Daniel B. Dobkin, Mark Eckenwiler, Richard Harris, Dan Hunter, Robert J. Keller, Burt Kreindel, Andy Lang, David Swarbrick, Nelson Velasquez, and Archie Zariski. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. INTRODUCTION TO "THE LEGAL LIST" -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.1. PURPOSE AND HISTORY. The purpose of "The Legal List" is to provide a consolidated list of all of the law-related resources available on the Internet and elsewhere. I have been "on the Internet" since 1984. I initially learned about the Internet by looking over the shoulders of my friends and co-workers (I believe that this is the way most people learn how to navigate the Internet), and then I began exploring the Internet for myself. I spent a great deal of 1992 exploring the Internet in search of law- related resources, because I wanted to know what law-related resources were available on the Internet. I was frustrated that of comprehensive list of such resources did not exist, so I created my own list. As I discussed what I had been doing with others, they began to request copies of my list. In August, 1992, I released the first version. I called this version "beta.4," because it was (and is) a work in progress. I am committed to providing high-quality information. As such, I try to verify information. (If I have not been able to verify a resource, I have flagged it in the text with the "***" symbol.) I also include resources that are no longer available, so that you won't waste your time responding to a so-called "new" resource that has, in fact, been extinct for some time. What started a relatively short list for my own use has grown into the relatively large book you are now reading. Administrative support in the form of a GOPHER server (and its disk space) is provided by the University of Maine School of Law. Administrative support in the form of publicity within the University of Maine School of Law is provided by the Maine Law and Technology Association. Administrative support in the form of an anonymous FTP server (and its disk space) is provided by Midnight Networks, Inc. Unfortunately, providing high-quality information costs money. "The Legal List" receives no financial support from any organization. I have invested my own time and money (mostly due to the long-distance phone calls I make to access the Internet) into "The Legal List." As the copyright notice for this version indicates, "The Legal List" is free on the Internet, but it costs if you print it. I believe that this arrangement is consistent with the spirit of providing free information on the Internet, while at the same time allowing me to partially recover the costs of producing "The Legal List." For those who complain that this arrangement makes those without Internet access subsidize those with such access, I respond that 1) this encourages people to get on the Internet to get the free version, 2) I cannot think of a better solution, and 3) I do not maintain a paper copy of "The Legal List." I believe that "The Legal List" is worth the price. It is comprehensive, frequently-updated, and "subscribeable" by sending a message to legal-list-request@justice.eliot.me.us with "subscribe your_name" as the subject) To date, over 400 individuals from approximately 50 universities and 10 countries have subscribed. But don't take my word for it, listen to what others have said: "I can't wait to explore this list further." - 06/28/93 "I am very new to the internet (and to computers in general) but I am delighted by the quality of information I am receiving." - 06/29/93 "Thanks for recently sending the Legal List. It's a marvelous service." - 07/02/93 "I've just received a copy of The Legal List Version 2.0 and I wanted to congratulate you on a fine piece of work. It is a great document and should be extremely useful to those of us trying to find our way around the legal side of Internet." - 09/07/93 "Wow - the Legal List is way impressive!" - 09/22/93 "[A] quick note of praise on your Legal List. I think it's a great idea, and I have found it useful to get a feel for what's available online in the legal domain." - 09/23/93 "I had the pleasure of reading your 'Legal List' this morning. I am an attorney and am new to the Internet. Your paper will prove to be a tremendous research tool for me." - 01/06/94 (For those who might be wondering why I am plugging my book in my book, let me explain. The top portion of "The Legal List" (the table of contents and Sections 0, 1, and 2) are included as the README file that is archived with "The Legal List" and that is sent to those inquiring about "The Legal List.") Version 3.0 of "The Legal List" has been totally reorganized. I have listed the resources in order of ease-of-accessibility. The resources that are easiest to access are listed first, those that are more difficult to access are listed last. For example, the user of a value-added network (such as CompuServe, GEnie, or America Online) may have access to Internet e-mail but may not have FTP or TELNET access. To this user, the e-mail servers are the most useful. Also, I have tried to list free services before paid services. Finally, I have included two appendices of general Internet information that is not necessarily law-related. The following is a summary of the contents of "The Legal List": Chapter 0. REVISION HISTORY ETC. Self-explanatory. Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION TO "THE LEGAL LIST." Self- explanatory. Chapter 2. GETTING AND REDISTRIBUTING "THE LEGAL LIST." This chapter describes how to get "The Legal List." If you are trying to get a copy of "The Legal List," you can avoid many problems by simply reading and following the directions. This is true not only of "The Legal List" but also of all of the resources it describes. (For example, you may get "The Legal List" via anonymous FTP from ftp.midnight.com as pub/LegalList/legallist.txt, but you may NOT TELNET to this site. See Section 2.3 for details.) Chapter 3. E-MAIL-ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES. This chapter describes law-related resources available via e-mail such as e-mail addresses of law-related organizations, e-mail addresses of US law schools, and subscription information for subject-oriented law- related mailing lists. These mailing lists (many of which are LISTSERV groups) are like magazines in that one can subscribe and unsubscribe. There are groups for a wide range of law-related interests such intellectual property (CNI-COPYRIGHT), fathers' rights (FREE-L), and issues of interest to law students (LAWSCH-L). Chapter 4. FTP-ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES. This chapter describes law-related resources available via anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP) such as US Supreme Court decisions and Tufts University's Multilaterals Project. Chapter 5. TELNET-ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES. This chapter describes law-related resources available via TELNET such as the Library of Congress and the archives of Cornell University School of Law. Chapter 6. GOPHER-ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES. This chapter describes law-related resources available via GOPHER (an Internet client/server protocol, developed in April 1991 by the University of Minnesota) such as the archives of Washington and Lee University School of Law. Chapter 7. WWW-ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES. This chapter describes law-related resources available via the World Wide Web (WWW) (a distributed hypermedia system started by CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics). Chapter 8. WAIS-ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES. This chapter describes law-related resources available via the Wide Area Information Servers (WAIS) (a networked full text information retrieval system developed by Thinking Machines, Apple Computer, and Dow Jones). Chapter 9. USENET (NETNEWS) NEWSGROUPS. This chapter lists law-related newsgroups available on USENET, the news network that is intertwined with, but independent from, the Internet. Chapter 10. BBS-ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES. This chapter describes law-related Bulletin Board Systems/Services (BBSs) such as FedWorld, a bulletin board set up by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) that connects to over 100 Federal bulletin boards. Many Bulletin Board Systems/Services (BBS) of a legal nature exist, including private BBSs, commercial BBSs, and Government BBSs. Chapter 11. COMPUTER-AIDED LEGAL RESEARCH RESOURCES. This chapter describes computer-aided legal research, such as how to connect to Lexis/Nexis and WestLaw via TELNET. Chapter 12. JOURNALS. This chapter lists technology-related law-related journals such as "E Law," which is an electronically- available journal. Appendix A. INTERNET, UUCP, AND USENET INFORMATION. This appendix contains, for example, information on how to get on the Internet, i.e.. how to purchase an Internet account. Appendix B. OTHER RESOURCES. This appendix describes, for example, introductory Internet books and shareware software. 1.3. FOR NEW INTERNET USERS - A BRIEF PRIMER ON THE INTERNET. Earlier versions of "The Legal List" stated that "[a] certain level of familiarity with the Internet is assumed by the author of 'The Legal List.'" I no longer make this assumption, as I have discovered that many readers of "The Legal List" are unfamiliar with the Internet in general. As such, I have added this "brief primer." A Brief Primer on the Internet. The Internet is THE international network of computer networks. Each computer on the Internet speaks the same language, the TCP/IP protocols. (In addition, many value-added services such as CompuServe and GEnie are connected to the Internet via gateways. In essence, this means that the users of these value-added networks can use limited Internet resources, most notably electronic mail. But this is rapidly changing, as these value-added networks make other Internet protocols available, such as FTP and telnet.) The computers on the Internet are connected, essentially, by various types of telephone lines. But what matters to the Internet-user is not how these computers are connected or how an electronic mail (e-mail) message gets from Maine to California, but simply that the Internet WORKS. When people write a letter and send it from Maine to California via the United States Postal Services (USPS), they know that the "to" and "from" addresses must be written in a certain place, that mail may be returned if there is a problem, and that mail may be disposed of after sitting idly on the shelf of the post office (if, for example, both addresses are illegible). Internet e-mail works in much the same way. Some of the TCP/IP protocols deal with how to send, return, and dispose of e-mail. The advantages of Internet e-mail over USPS mail and telephone calls are numerous. Unlike with USPS mail, you don't have to find a stamp and drive to the nearest mailbox to send Internet e-mail. And unlike the telephone, Internet e-mail is never busy. I recently planned a ski trip in Maine entirely by e-mail. I was able to make sure that each person got the same information, I could keep track of RSVPs, and I didn't have to worry about making phone calls. Not Just for Scientists Anymore. The Internet has recently come out of the closet. As more people get on the Internet, fewer people will be able to ignore the Internet. Formerly used exclusively by government, military, and research users, the Internet is now being used by people in all lines of work. Lawyers will need to get on the Internet to communicate with their clients and with each other. 1993 may go down in history as "the year of the Internet." Consider that in 1993 there were more references to the Internet in the New York Times than there were in all previous years combined! Summary. When I was writing choosing a name for "The Legal List, Law-Related Resources on the Internet and Elsewhere," I initially had chosen "beyond" instead of "elsewhere." However, I decided to go with "elsewhere" because in terms of electronic resources, NOTHING is beyond the Internet. As big as value-added services (such as CompuServe and GEnie) may get, they will always be a subset of the Internet. The "elsewhere" sections deal primarily with resources that are not on the Internet, but that may be someday. And as the Internet expands, there will be more legal issues (intellectual property, privacy, and First Amendment issues to name a few) to tackle. Was 1993 the year of the Internet? I'm not sure, but I do know that the Internet is here to stay, and for lawyers and others who are concerned about the future of the Internet, now is the time to get on. "The Legal List" contains additional introductory information: For information on how to get: See: introductory Internet information Section A.1. introductory UUCP information Section A.4. introductory BITNET information Section A.5. additional introductory information Section B.1. 1.3. DISCLAIMER. The author of "The Legal List" has made reasonable efforts to provide correct information, but the author, the University of Maine School of Law, the Maine Law and Technology Association, and Midnight Networks are not responsible for the accuracy of the information in "The Legal List." Updates, additions, and corrections to "The Legal List" should be sent to legal-list@justice.eliot.me.us. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. GETTING AND REDISTRIBUTING "THE LEGAL LIST" -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.1 SUMMARY OF HOW TO GET "THE LEGAL LIST." Please read this chapter carefully. Please do NOT try to access "The Legal List" in a manner that is not described in this chapter. Please read the details below. The purpose of this summary is to describe, in chart format, how to get "The Legal List" and how NOT to get "The Legal List." If you read and follow the directions in this chapter, you will have no problems. This advice applies not only to "The Legal List" but to all of the resources it describes. ____________________________________________________________________ | SITE | How is "The Legal List" | | | accessible at this site? | |_________________________|________________________________________| | ftp.midnight.com | FTP access ONLY. | | | No e-mail, TELNET, or GOPHER access. | |_________________________|________________________________________| | justice.eliot.me.us | E-mail access ONLY (by subscription). | | | No FTP, TELNET, or GOPHER access. | |_________________________|________________________________________| | gopher.usmacs.maine.edu | GOPHER access ONLY. | | | No e-mail, FTP, or TELNET access. | |_________________________|________________________________________| | rtfm.mit.edu | E-mail and FTP access. | | | No TELNET or GOPHER access. | |_________________________|________________________________________| 2.2. E-MAIL. Due to the size of "The Legal List," (and to keep justice.eliot.me.us running as efficiently as possible) I only send the initial release of "The Legal List" via e-mail to those who have subscribed to "The Legal List" mailing list (described below in Section 2.2.1). I will NOT be able to send individual copies via e- mail after the initial release. However, you can still get a copy of "The Legal List" e-mailed to you by using FTPMAIL (see Section 4.1) or by using the mail-server at MIT (see Section 2.5). 2.2.1. MAILING LIST. If you wish to be added to "The Legal List" Mailing List, send a message in the following form: To: legal-list-request@justice.eliot.me.us Subject: subscribe John Smith Hi, I saw a reference to "The Legal List" on CompuServe. Thanks, - John The SUBJECT of the message should contain your real name. I always like to hear where you learned about "The Legal List," so if you include this information in the BODY of the message, I would greatly appreciate it! Version 4.0 of "The Legal List" (as well as other announcements) will be mailed to those on this Mailing List. To cancel your subscription to this Mailing List, send a message in the following form: To: legal-list-request@justice.eliot.me.us Subject: unsubscribe Please allow up to ONE WEEK for a reply to messages sent to legal-list-request@justice.eliot.me.us. (If you send multiple subscription requests, you will get multiple responses. However, duplicate addresses are removed before any messages are sent to those on "The Legal List" Mailing List, so you should not receive multiple copies of any messages.) 2.2.2. UPDATES. Updates, additions, and corrections to "The Legal List" should be sent to legal-list@justice.eliot.me.us. 2.3. ANONYMOUS FTP. "The Legal List" is available via anonymous FTP from ftp.midnight.com (Midnight Networks Inc.) as pub/LegalList/legallist.txt. You may connect to ftp.midnight.com by anonymous FTP ONLY. (Please do NOT TELNET to ftp.midnight.com.) If you have e-mail access but you do not have FTP access, you may want to try DEC's FTP-via-e-mail service, FTPMAIL (see Section 4.1). To get "The Legal List" via e-mail from DEC's FTPMAIL service, send the following message to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com: connect ftp.midnight.com ascii get /pub/LegalList/README get /pub/LegalList/legallist.txt quit The files will be e-mailed to you in a day or so. If you have problems with FTPing to ftp.midnight.com, send a message to admin@midnight.com or legal-list@justice.eliot.me.us. <!> 2.3.1. INTERNET RESOURCE GUIDE - DIRECTORY OF DIRECTORIES. "The Legal List" is one of many resources officially documented by the InterNIC Directory and Database Services at the NSF Network Systems Center (NNSC) under a contract with AT&T. The "Internet Resource Guide" (IRG), formerly compiled and maintained by BBN, Inc., for the NNSC is being transitioned to the "Directory of Directories" provided by the InterNIC Directory and Database Services. In previous versions of "The Legal List," I wrote "[t]he [IRG] is invaluable, and everyone with a serious interest in the Internet should maintain a copy. The NNSC's stated goal is 'to expose users to those facilities that will help them do their work better.' (Internet Resource Guide, Introduction, dated 16 Apr 90.) I wholeheartedly agree with this goal." Although the IRG in its 1990-form is being discontinued, the entries are being incorporated into the NNSC's new "Directory of Directories." The "Directory of Directories" should prove to be an invaluable resource. For more information, contact: The InterNIC Directory and Database Services Administrator AT&T 5000 Hadley Road Room 1B13 South Plainfield, NJ 07080 admin@ds.internic.net 1-800-862-0677 or (908) 668-6587 2.4. GOPHER. "The Legal List" is available via Gopher from the University of Southern Maine Gopher site (University of Maine School of Law, site gopher.usmacs.maine.edu). 2.4.1. ADDING "THE LEGAL LIST" TO YOUR GOPHER SITE. You are encouraged to add "The Legal List" to your local Gopher site. If you choose to do so, please include "The Legal List v3.0" in the Gopher menu. (See the title page for copyright restrictions.) 2.4.2. OTHER KNOWN GOPHER SITES. "The Legal List" has been posted to the following Gopher sites: liberty.uc.wlu.edu Law Related Sources/Legal List... malahat.library.uvic.ca miles.library.arizona.edu morris.lib.udel.edu sluava.slu.edu Do a VERONICA search of "Legal List" to find other sites. (This is why it's important to include the words "The Legal List v3.0" when you add "The Legal List" to your Gopher site.) <+> 2.5. USENET. "The Legal List" is posted on initial release to misc.legal.moderated and periodically to other newsgroups (e.g. misc.legal, misc.legal.computing, misc.answers, and news.answers). It is also available via anonymous FTP from rtfm.mit.edu as /pub/usenet/news.answers/law/net-resources/ files part1-part3. To obtain a copy via e-mail from this site, send a message to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with the following lines in it: send usenet/news.answers/law/net-resources/part1 send usenet/news.answers/law/net-resources/part2 send usenet/news.answers/law/net-resources/part3 quit <+> 2.6. ELSEWHERE. You are encouraged to add "The Legal List" to any other electronic storage or computer system. "The Legal List" has been posted to CompuServe, PeaceNet, and others. (See the title page for copyright restrictions.) <+> 2.7. HARD COPIES. Hard (i.e. paper) copies of "The Legal List" are also available. The hard copies available are superior in quality to the text-only versions distributed on the Internet (e.g. multiple fonts are used). The price for each copy is $9.17. The shipping and handling for each copy is $3.00 US, $4.00 Canada or Mexico, and $10.00 for all other countries. (For example, one US order would be $12.17, one Canadian order would be $13.17, and one Australian order would be $19.17.) To receive a hard copy of "The Legal List," please send a purchase order, or a check or money order payable to "Erik J. Heels," to: The Legal List Attn: Erik J. Heels 39 Main Street Eliot, ME 03903-2234 Please allow four to six weeks for delivery via United States Postal Services mail. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. E-MAIL-ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES -------------------------------------------------------------------- This chapter describes law-related resources available via e-mail such as e-mail addresses of law-related organizations, e-mail addresses of US law schools, and subscription information for subject-oriented law-related mailing lists. These mailing lists (many of which are LISTSERV groups) are like magazines in that one can subscribe and unsubscribe. There are groups for a wide range of law-related interests such intellectual property (CNI-COPYRIGHT), fathers' rights (FREE-L), and issues of interest to law students (LAWSCH-L). 3.1. ORGANIZATIONS AND MEETINGS. 3.1.1. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION. 3.1.1.1. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SECTION. American Bar Association Section of Science and Technology 750 North Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60611-4497 Phone: (312) 988-5599 Fax: (312) 988-6281 ABA/Net: !bridgesm Annual Meeting: August 3.1.1.2. SECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW. American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law 750 North Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (312) 988-5595 Fax: (312) 988-6281 ABA/Net: !bridgesm Annual Meeting: August Annual CLE Program: April 3.1.2. CENTER FOR COMPUTER LAW. The Center for Computer Law PO Box 3549 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Events: Annual Computer Law Writing Competition 3.1.3. COALITION FOR NETWORKED INFORMATION. The Coalition for Networked Information, a joint project of the Association of Research Libraries, CAUSE, and EDUCOM, promotes the creation of and access to information resources in networked environments in order to enrich scholarship and to enhance intellectual productivity. Currently 162 organizations and institutions are members of the Coalition Task Force. To see a membership list, you can send the following message to LISTSERV@CNI.ORG: GET CNI-INFO CNIMEMBERS (see Section 3.3.7). 3.1.4. COMPUTER PROFESSIONALS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility. 666 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Suite 303 Washington, DC 20003 (202) 544-9240 Domain: washofc.cpsr.org 3.1.5. COMPUTER SYSTEMS POLICY PROJECT. The Computer Systems Policy Project (CSSP) is an affiliation of Chief Executive Officers of American computer companies that develop, build, and market information processing systems and related software and services. CSPP was formed in 1988 to provide the CEOs of the industry with a forum to discuss, develop, and advocate public policy positions on trade and technology issues critical to the computer systems industry and county. A report dated 3 Dec 91 called "Expanding the Vision of High Performance Computing and Communications: Linking America for the Future" is available from the CSPP. For more information, contact: The Computer Systems Policy Project 1735 New York Ave. NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202) 628-1700 Fax: (202) 331-1024 4921488@mcimail.com <!> 3.1.6. CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS, FREEDOM, AND PRIVACY. A Report on The Second Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy (CFP- 92), March 18-20, 1992, Washington, DC, sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery, thirteen co-sponsors, and a wide variety of advocacy groups is available via anonymous FTP as /alug/cfp2 in ftp.apple.com. CFP-93 was held in San Francisco. CFP-94 will be held 3/22-25/94 in Chicago. 3.1.7. INTERNATIONAL LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION. The International Law Students Association (ILSA) ILSA Executive Office 2223 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20008-2864 Phone: (202) 265-4375 Fax: (202) 265-0386 ilsa@gwuvm.gwu.edu <+> 3.1.8. LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE - E-BULLETIN. In connection with Project Hermes (see Section 4.2.1) The Legal Information Institute (LII) at Cornell Law School provides an e-mail bulletin and an e-mail full-text delivery service of U.S. Supreme Court Decisions. E-mail bulletin subscribers will receive the syllabi of decisions of the Supreme Court as they are placed on the Internet. To subscribe to the e-mail bulletin, send the following message (all on one line) to listserv@fatty.law.cornell.edu: subscribe liibulletin Name, Address, Telephone Number To have the full text of a decision e-mailed to you, send the following message to liideliver@fatty.law.cornell.edu: request docket_number where docket_number is the docket number of the case you want sent. (E.g. "request 91-611" is the proper format for a request.) You can request several decisions at once by putting the docket numbers on separate lines. (Full-text decisions are also available via anonymous FTP at ftp.cwru.edu, via LII's GOPHER server at gopher.law.cornell.edu, or via LII's WWW server at http://www.law.cornell.edu/. To access the GOPHER server via TELNET, TELNET to gopher.law.cornell.edu and log in as gopher. To access the WWW server via TELNET, TELNET to www.law.cornell.edu and log in as www.) <+> 3.1.9. PEACENET WORLD NEWS SERVICE. The PeaceNet World News Service (PWN) is an e-mail news publication sponsored by the Institute for Global Change (ICG). Subscribers receive, each day, a single e-mail news digest with a table of contents and international stories. Subscribers choose from several issue- and region-oriented digests. For more information, contact: pwn-info@igc.apc.org 3.1.10. SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION. The Software Publishers Association (SPA) is a consortium of software manufacturers dedicated to eliminating illegal software copying. SPA offers a variety of educational and monitoring tools. Software Publishers Association 1730 M St. N.W., Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036. Phone: (202) 452-1600 Fax : (202) 223-8756 Anti-piracy hot line: 1-800-388-7478 3.1.11. UNIV. OF DAYTON - SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN COMPUTER LAW. The University of Dayton School of Law holds an annual "Significant Developments in Computer Law" seminar. The 1993 seminar was sponsored by The University of Dayton School of Law, Program in Law and Technology. University of Dayton School of Law Program in Law and Technology Seminar 300 College Park Dayton, OH 45469-1320 1993 Seminar Registration Phone: (513) 229-3211 1993 Seminar Registration Fax: (513) 229-2469 <!> 3.1.12. THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. In June 1993, the House of Representatives' Committee on House Administration announced a pilot program called the Constituent Electronic Mail System. So far, however, only seven congressmen have signed up for the mailboxes. Information is available at congress@HR.house.gov. (***Author's note: I have had no success e-mailing to this address.) 3.1.13. U.S. SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY AND THE LAW. U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology & the Law SH-815 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 3.1.14. THE WHITE HOUSE. The White House has several e-mail addresses including 75300.3155@compuserve.com, clintonpz@aol.com, MCI Mail "White House," president@whitehouse.gov, and vice- president@whitehouse.gov. The ".gov" addresses were created in June 93 and appear to be the best. Also, a Clinton volunteer e-mail campaign existed at one point, and it may still exist. 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