Discussion: US Legal System and Cyberspace Law

• What is cyberspace law?
• How does cloud computing relate to cyberspace law?
• What types of legal regimes are available for resolving disputes in cyberspace?
• What types of substantive legal issues do you think could arise if your organization moves to the cloud?
• Identify the critical areas that your cloud hosting agreements should contain to avoid potential cyberspace law issues.

• Discuss the regulation of cyberspace and how this will affect your organization if you move to the cloud computing model.

• How do you recommend handling contracting mechanisms such as electronic agreements and digital signatures to avoid any potential issues? For example, should you handle this with an organizational policy establishing approval authorities, and communicating that only approved personnel can click on these agreements or digitally sign contracts?