9.2. Information and the Law
Source code, object code, and even the “look and feel” of a computer screen are recognizable, if not tangible, objects. The law deals reasonably well, although somewhat belatedly, with these things. But computing is in transition to a new class of object, with new legal protection requirements. Electronic commerce, electronic publishing, electronic voting, electronic banking—these are the new challenges to the legal system. In this section we consider some of these new security requirements.
Information as an Object
The shopkeeper used to stock “things” in the store, such as buttons, automobiles, and pounds of sugar. The buyers were customers. When a thing was sold to a customer, the shopkeeper's stock of that thing ...
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