6th International Conference Cyberspace 2008 organized by Faculty of Law in cooperation with School of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno and Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague

Brno, Czech Republic, 28-29 November 2008

CALL FOR PAPERS & ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Paper abstracts are solicited for submission to following streams:

stream name: Cyberlaw
language: English
publication of papers: MUJLT

WORKSHOPS:

  • Intellectual Property On-Line (chair: Andreas Wiebe, illustrative topics: copyright in electronic media, digital rights management, OEM contracts, second hand software, multimedia, software protection, European copyright, intellectual property in third world countries, Bit Torrent traffic),
  • Internet Jurisdiction (chair: Dan Svantesson and Julia Hörnle, illustrative topics: Rome II and the internet, on-line defamation, alternative collision criteria, place of damage on the internet, electronic choice of law and choice of forum, jurisdiction of on-line arbiters),
  • Theory of Cyberlaw (chair: Radim Polčák, illustrative topics: states and their on-line powers, roles of intelligence agencies, re-shaping property rights, re-shaping personality rights, basic values on-line, phenomenon of information service providers, new electronic superpowers, legal capacity of AI, ius informatica),
  • Law of Domain Names (chair: Zsolt Balogh, illustrative topics: legal concept of domain names, registration procedures, new TLDs, responsibilities of domain authorities, alternative internet addressing, relevance or arbitrary awards, influence of U.S. authorities over registrars, future of domain names),
  • Cybercrime (chair: Joseph Cannataci, illustrative topics: hacking, cracking, cryptoanalysis, child pornography on-line, privacy infringement, international cooperation in investigating cybercrime),
  • e-government/e-justice (chair: Ludwig Gramlich, illustrative topics: electronic filing, electronic public submissions, on-line hearings, on-line mediation, on-line arbitration, re-use of public sector information, on-line public procurement, legal information systems, on-line access to law and case-law, data mining systems for lawyers, electronic storage of documents, software solutions for legal practice, on-line legal counseling, e-taxation)

Note: Participants with accepted papers will receive FREE conference pass and FREE access to conference meals and social events. Accepted papers will be published in peer reviewed journals Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology (MUJLT – mujlt.law.muni.cz) or Cyberpsychology (www.cyberpschology.eu)

Important dates:
Abstract submission deadline: 31 July 2008
Notice on acceptance deadline: 31 August 2008
Visuals for oral presentation deadline: 31 October 2008
Full papers deadline: 31 December 2008

Abstract formal requirements:
Range: max. 1.500 characters incl. spaces
Submission: on-line at www.cyberspace.muni.cz

Full paper formal requirements:
Papers published in MUJLT:
http://storage02.video.muni.cz/…ructions.php
Papers published in Cyberpsychology:
http://www.cyberpsychology.eu/submission.php

Contact:
Address: Masaryk University, Faculty of Law, Veveří 70, 611 80 Brno, Czech Republic
Phone: +420 549 496 445
Central conference address: cyberspace@law.muni.cz

Conference Officials:
JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D. general chair
JUDr. Danuše Spáčilová, associate chair
PhDr. David Šmahel, Ph.D., associate chair
JUDr. et Mgr. Martin Škop, Ph.D., publication chair
Mgr. Jakub Macek, publicity chai