Foreword, Masao Horibe, 1
Keynote Report
< Presentations at the 25th Law and Computers Association Conference >
Keynote Report
The e-Government in the History of Civilization, Shumpei Kumon, 7
e-Government and the Protection of Personal Information, Masao Horibe, 17
IT Revolution and Financial System, Nobuyuki Kinoshita, 25
The Problem of the Business Method Patents -The Advanced Information Society
and the Patent System-, Yoshiaki Aita, 33
Guest Speaker's Lecture
The Practice in Administration-of-Justice and Law Education
The Singapore Story: Court Technology Renaissance in Singapore, Richard Lau,
41
Law School Education and Information Technology, Kevin D. Ashley, 59
Comment
IT in the Courts of Japan, Shintaro Kato, 93
The Influence of Information Technology on U.S. Legal Education and Practice,
Yoshiaki Tsuchitani, 97
The Status and Issues of e-Government -Report on the 25th Law and Computers
Symposium Former Session, Kazuko Otani, 101
Latter Session and Discussion, Hajime Yoshino, 107
Sub-Group Report
The Outline of Certification Practice Statement, Shinya Watanabe, 113
The Competition Policy of Telecommunication Industry, Masayuki Funada, 117
< Book Review >, 119
< Bibliography >, 127
Foreword, Masao Horibe, 1
< Papers Read to the 24th Law and Computers Association Conference >
Keynote Report
Disclosure of Information Act and Electromagnetic Record, Masao Horibe, 9
Research Report
Dealing with the Year 2000 Risk Management Plan in Nihon Unisys, Ltd., Takahiro
Hamada, 17
Liability for Y2K Problem, Koichiro Iida, 25
Legal Aspects of Y2K Problem in the World, Ikuo Takahashi, 33
Keynote Report
Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act, Hironao Kaneko, 45
Research Report
Electronic Commerce and Consumer Protection-Draft OECD Guideline for Consumer
Protection in the Context of Electronic Commerce-, Tsuneo Matsumoto, 53
Protecting Children on the Net, Toru Maruhashi, 61
Anonymity and Free Speech on the Internet, Yasuyuki Fujita, 73
Citizens，Hackers and Professionals in Cyberspace -Are Ethical Standards Operative?,
Kotaro Nawa, 79
Concluding Remarks
Issues Concerning Consumer Protection in the Information Society -Report on
the 24th Law and Computers Symposium, Keiji Sugiyama, Yukio Ono, 95
The Development of Copyright Law System in the U.S., EU and Japan, Takashi B.
Yamamoto, 103
Several Points To Be Argued about Y2K, Masashi Ohshita, 105
< Book Review >, 109
< Bibliographies >
Bibliographies of Law and Computers, 115
Foreword, Masao Horibe, 1
< Papers Read to the 23rd Law and Computers Association Conference >
Researchers Report
Electronic Commerce Certification Procedure, Mitsuru Iwamura, 7)
Liability for Accidents in Computer-controlled Plant Facilities, Heki Shibata,
Youichi Uehara, 13
Legal Protection and Academic Uses of Databases, Kenji Naemura, 19
Symposium on "Development of Competition Law in the Networked Society"
Computer Networks and Antitrust Laws, Akira Negishi, 31
The Computer Industry in the United States and the Recent Antitrust Law Issues,
Tsuneo Ohsawa, 43
Legal Analysis of Interface between Telecommunication Law and Competition Law,
Kazuo Tosa, 59
Concluding Remarks
Development of Competition Law in the Networked Society-Report on the 23rd Law
and Computers Symposium, Yukio Ono, 69
< Sub-Group Report >
Computer Lease and Corporate Reorganization, Ichiro Saeki, 78
< Book Review >, l81
< Bibliographies >
Bibliographies of Law and Computers, 93
Foreword, 1
< Papers Read to the 22nd Law and Computers Association Conference >
Researchers Report
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and its Guidelines
or Cryptography Policy, Masao Horibe, 3
Information Security and Cryptography, Tatsuaki Okamoto, 15
Legal Problems on Digital Signature, Kazuo Yoshida, 23
Regulation of Network Contents, Tetsu Okamoto, 33
Concluding Remarks
Conflict between "Public" and "Private" in Information Network
Society-Report on 22nd Law & Computers
Symposium, Kazuko Otani, 41
< Sub-Group Report >, 49
< Book Review >, 51
< Bibliographies >
Bibliographies of Law and Computers, 59
Foreword, 1
< Papers Read to the 21st Law and Computers Association Conference >
Keynote Report
Development of Networks and Legal Issues, Masao Horibe, 5
Researchers Report
I. Global Network and Regulations of Telecommunications
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 of the United States, Hideya Seike, 15
Recent Trend of Policies and Regulations of Telecommunication in Europe, Nobuki
Hori, 25
II. Utilization of Global Network as a means of Legal Thinking Study of Development
of Legal Expert Systems, Hajime Yoshino, 37
III. Protection of Technical Know-hows Supporting Global Network Current Status
of Patent Protection for Software, Kenji Ushiku, 67
IV. Utilization of Global Network for Trade and Transaction
Issue to be resolved for the widespread use of Electronic Commerce, Tomoyuki
Suga, 77
Computer Technology Arouses some Legal Issues, Mitsuru Iwamura, 85
The Protection of Consumers as User of Global Network, Toyohiro Nomura, 93
< Special Contribution >
Mega-techno System and Safety-Stabilization of Social System and Law, Heki Sibata,
103
< Sub-Group Report >
Legal Issues in the Network Society, Katsuro Yamaji, 112
< Book Review >, 115
< Bibliographies >
Bibliographies of Law and Computers, 125
Foreword, 1
< Papers Read to the 20th Law and Computers Association Conference >
Researchers Report
Moral Structure for Computer System, Kiyoshi Kanai, 3
Software: Mortgage System Using ESCROW, Norihisa Ogawa, 15
Present Situation of EDI Regulations in Korea, Takashi Tsuburaya, 25
Symposium on "The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and Network"
System Security in The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, Takao Nakayama, 37
Effects to Telecommunications Network Caused by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake,
Kiyoshi Fujita, 53
Computer System Damage Caused by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Disaster,
Yoshinori Matsuda, 59
Disaster and Banking-System Security, Akio Goto, 71
< Book Review >, 79
< Bibliographies >
Bibliographies of Law and Computers, 87
Foreword, 1
< Papers Read to the 19th Law and Computers Association Conference >
Special Report
Japanese Law in International Environment –Concerning Legal System of Intellectual
Property, Zentaro Kitagawa, 5
Researchers Report
Legal Issues concerning the Use of Electronic Information and Network, Masao
Horibe, 17
Issues on Electronic Procedure of Patent Application
Based on the "Paperless Plan", Osamu Kawamiya, 29
Symposium on "Legal Issues of Business by Network" Legal Problems
of Contracts Concluded by means of EDI, Toyohiro Nomura, 37
"Transaction Security" –its Meaning and Problems, Masami Muromachi,
47
EDI System and Security, Yukio Ono, 55
Legal Issues on Preservation of Magnetic Media Recording EDI Account Dealings
–Comment on Proposal for Deregulation toward Paperless Account, Akira Matsuo,
69
Open EDI and the Formation of a Global Legal Framework, Kazuaki Sono, 81
Information Network and Antimonopoly Act-focusing on sectors of distribution，Financial
Service and Air Transportation, Akira Negishi, 89
< Special Contribution >
Introduction of Recent Criminal Cases Relating to Computer, Shinji Ogawa, 97
"Data Protection" –its Technologies and the Law, Mituru Iwamura, Hideki
Kanda, 109
< Book Review >, 121
< Bibliographies >
Bibliographies of Law and Computers, 127
Foreword, Masao Horibe, 1
< Papers Read to the 18th Law and Computers Association Conference >
Special Report
On Unfair Competition Prevention Law, Tetsuya Watanabe, 5
Symposium on "Legal Protection of Software Related Invention"
Legal Protection of Software-related Technology, Hiroshi Saito, 15
Explanation of New Examination Guideline for Computer Software Related Invention,
Susumu Kako, 23
Recent Patent Practice on Computer Software-Related Inventions and Various Issues
Concerning the Protection of Computer Software-Related Inventions, Yoshikazu
Tani, 27
Comparison between US and Japanese Patent Practice in terms of Software Protection,
Hirofumi Mitsumata, 43
Method to Specify the Object Being the Subject of judgement, Hirotaka Fujiwara,
53
Software and Indirect Infringement, Naoki Mizutani, 65
< Special Contribution >
Political and Legal Issues on the Internet, Kotaro Nawa, 75
< Book Review >, 83
< Bibliographies >
Bibliography of Law and Computers, 93
Computer Crime in Mystery Stories, Shigeyuki Inubushi, 113
Foreword, Masao Horibe, 1
< Papers Read to the 17th Law and Computers Association Conference >
Vulnerability of Information Systems, Kotaro Nawa, 3
Last One Mile Problems of Computer Network, Takao Nakayama, 19
Liability for Defects in Computer Software, Tsuneo Matsumoto, 33
Liability for Expert Systems, Seiichi Ochiai, 47
Legal Remedies for System Failure in the U.S.A., Robert S. Townsend, 55
Product Liability & Limitation of Liability: Europe, Michael Gamer, 73
< Contribution >
Computer Program and Product Liability, Masanori Kawamura, 89
< Bibliography >
Bibliography of Law and Computers, 99
Foreword, Mosao Horibe, 1
< Papers Read to the 16th Law and Computers Association >
Conference
Standardization and Legal Environment of EDI, Kenji Kurita, 3
Product Liability for Computersoftware, Michitaro Urakawa, 14
Privacy Protection in Telecommunications, Masaaki Sakamaki, 26
Computer Graphics and Copyright, Kotaro Nawa, 35
Copyright on Multimedia, Masyayuki Matsuda, 50
Substantive Aspects of the recently amended Japanese Unfair Competition Law,
Wataru Sueyoshi, 68
Trade Secrets and Civil Procedure, Yoshihiko Umemoto, 77
Protection for Proprietary Information owned by Japanese Computer Software Industry,
Yukio Ono, 104
< Guest Contribution >
Naheliegende Anwendungen neuronaler Netze in der Rechtswissenschaft, Lothar
Philipps,
ubersetzt von Masanori Fujiwara, 124
< Bibliography >
Bibliography of Law and Computers, 137