20 December 2024

Cyberlaw: an area of law for all of us

John Bandler

Cyberlaw is everywhere so no lawyer can ignore it or pretend it doesn't apply to them. Let's embrace it and analyze how law intersects with technology.

Cyberlaw is a term that means different things to different people, let's first break it down into its components.

Cyberlaw = cyber + law

This helps a little, now let's examine each word.

Law

Law is our system of rules for how to conduct ourselves: what to do and not, plus rules for how to resolve a dispute — when one party claims another did not conduct themselves properly. Law also includes rules for our system of government and democracy, since we are a nation of laws.

Law has a long tradition and continuing evolution, and the cyber age is a relatively recent development.

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