Govt Jurisdiction over Cyberspace Transactions - Goldsmith and Post

This presentation took place as a debate between Profs. Goldsmith and Post, focusing on the question "Can-and should-terrestrial law govern cyberspace." Goldsmith argues that activity in cyberspace is undertaken by real people, located in real space, and that the traditional principles governing a sovereign state's authority to regulate activity within and without its borders can, generally speaking, accommodate these new forms of activity. Post, on the other hand, suggests that physically-defined sovereigns are neither legitimate nor efficient sources of rules for conduct in this inherently borderless medium. Jack Goldsmith, University of Chicago Law School David Post, Temple Law School cfp conference Main Menu