An Open Internet Law Casebook

Resource 1 . 5

1 hour

American Libraries Ass'n v. Pataki

Michael Risch

Pataki is a useful introductory case, not only because of the regulatory issues, but also because it provides a basic description of how the internet is used. While the internet is used much more broadly than at the time of Pataki, the basic description here provides a simple technical foundation for internet law.

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

969 F. Supp. 160

No. 97 Civ. 0222 (LAP)

1997-06-20

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