The Michigan Telecommunications and
Technology Law Review Archives
This archive details a debate which occurred on March 10, 1995 at the
University of Michigan concerning the celebrated Jake Baker case (a
student who wrote a violent pornographic work of fiction using the name
of a fellow student. The following is a page the MTTLR set up to cover
the event.
Incidently, the Baker case, at the trial level, has been published
and
is available online.
Apparently, the government has appealed.
Policing the Internet: Jake Baker
and beyond
Friday, March 10 1995 The debate Thursday night
went
very successfully--drawing an over-capacity crowd to Room 100 of the Law
School. The issues
raised by the panelists and the questioners were extremely provocative
(just the right amount of "fireworks"). We hope you enjoy the transcript;
please take a moment to read the journal's editorial policy.
The Transcript
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PLEASE
READ: Editorial Policy regarding transcript
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Opening
Statement by Dean Lehman
- Introduction by
Joan Lowenstein
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Scott
Charney's Opening Statement
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Virginia
Rezmierski's Opening Statement
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Daniel
Weitzner's Opening Statement
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Catharine
MacKinnon's Opening Statement
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Barry
Steinhardt's Opening Statement
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QUESTION
ONE: What is the Department of Justice's position on prosecution of
encryption.
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QUESTION
TWO: Anonyminity, accountability, and the 'Net
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QUESTION
THREE: How can the Internet be used for empowerment
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QUESTION
FOUR: Rights for Computer programs?
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QUESTION
FIVE: How should lawmakers be educated as to current technology?
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QUESTION
SIX: Is a civil suit pending in the Jake Baker case?
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QUESTION
SEVEN: Will Federal Law preempt state law in cases involving the
Internet?
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QUESTION
EIGHT: Comment about the Baker affidavit
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QUESTION
NINE: Why did the University of Michigan choose to respond in this way
to the Baker incident?
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QUESTION
TEN: A question about Catharine MacKinnon's positions on obscenity and
pornography
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QUESTION
ELEVEN: Does pornography drive the 'Net?
If you'd like to know basic information about the event, here is the
original press
release with more details.
Call for Papers
Please submit responses to the transcript or the panel to
Mttlr.edit@umich.edu. Upon
editorial approval, we will post responses here.
Panelist Biographies
About this Journal
The Baker Case
Additional information about the Baker case itself is available at Peter
Swanson's Jake Baker page.
This page is maintained by Andrew Boer, Executive Technology Editor,
Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review. Please send
feedback about design, content, or
future additions to Aboer@umich.edu