Cyberspace Law Committee Newsletter - March 2019

Message from the Chair

Cheryl Dancey Balough

Spring Meeting in Vancouver, BC is just a couple of weeks away, and we have a great schedule for you. You can still register online. All our committee meetings will take place on Thursday, March 28 with the full committee meeting at 9 am. If you are unable to attend in person, dial-in information for the meetings will be available soon. We welcome you to participate telephonically!

Upcoming CLE Webinar

John Ottaviani

On March 21, 2019, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Eastern time, the Cyberspace Committee is sponsoring a free, 90 minute “Business Law Basics” CLE webinar on “Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts for the Business Lawyer.” This program will explain the technical and legal fundamentals of blockchain technology and smart contracts, including a grounding in common terminology that business lawyers should understand. Panelists will introduce a range of uses for the technology and discuss related legal issues impacting security, privacy, jurisdiction and liability. William Denny will moderate the panel, and other speakers include Carla Reyes, Ryan Rist and John Ottaviani.

Subcommittee News

Updates from the Cloud & Enterprise Technology Subcommittee, Consumer Privacy and Data Analytics Subcommittee, Current Law Task Force, and Identity Management Legal Task Force.

Committee Member News

Sarah Jane Hughes testified in the Indiana Senate on Wednesday, February 6, on SR 9, a resolution to authorize a committee to study the regulation of virtual currency businesses and, specifically, the Uniform Regulation of Virtual-Currency Businesses Act and the Supplemental Commercial Law for the former act. CLC's Hughes and Steve Middlebrook were, respectively, the Reporter and ABA Advisor for the first act, and Hughes also served as the Reporter for the Supplemental Commercial Law.

Call for Future Contributions

Do you have something that might make a good contribution to next month's Cyberspace Law newsletter? Email Tom Kierner with your blurb! Have a less Cyberspace-y contribution? It might be a good fit for Business Law Today. Email Juliet Moringiello, and she will help you with the submission process.