Computer Law Association records, 1985-2005

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Summary

Title:
Computer Law Association records
Dates:
1985-2005
Creators:
Computer Law Association.
Abstract:
The Computer Law Association records document the organization from 1982 to 2005. The CLA was created in 1971 to provide a forum for lawyers practicing or interested in computer and telecommunications law to network, share information, and discuss current legal developments related to the high-tech field. It changed its name in 2006 to the International Technology Law Association, or ITechLaw. The collection contains conference materials, books, and periodicals published by the CLA, with the majority of material consisting of proceedings and promotional flyers for CLA-organized conferences and seminars. The collection also contains legal publications that were collected, but not published, by the CLA.
Extent:
12.5 Linear feet, 10 record cartons
Language:
and The collection is primarily in English, with small amounts of material in French, Italian, and Portuguese.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], [Date], Computer Law Association records, Lot X3864.2007, Box [#], Folder [#], Catalog [#], Computer History Museum.

Background

Scope and content:

The Computer Law Association records contain conference materials, books, and periodicals published by the CLA and other legal publications collected, but not published, by the CLA. The records date from 1982 to 2005. The majority of the collection consists of proceedings and promotional flyers for CLA-organized conferences and seminars. Three of the CLA’s events that are especially well-documented in this collection are the annual Computer Law Update, Pacific Rim Computer Law Conference, and CyberSpaceCamp. This collection also contains the CLA’s published newsletters, books on computer law, and annually published collections of essays. Newsletters with significant numbers of issues in this collection include the Computer Law Association Bulletin and International Update. Lastly, the CLA records hold journals, books, newsletters, and reports that the CLA collected, but did not publish. Common publications in this part of the collection include the Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal, Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal, and quarterly journals and bulletins published by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Common topics covered throughout the CLA records include legal issues related to the Internet and electronic commerce, comparisons of IT laws and business environments in different regions of the world, strategies for computer law practitioners, and intellectual property legislation relating to software and other forms of technology.

Biographical / historical:

The Computer Law Association (CLA), initially called the Computer Lawyers Group, was founded in 1971 by seven lawyers practicing or interested in computer law. Its purpose was to provide a forum for those in the technology legal field to network, share information, and discuss current legal developments related to computers and telecommunications. They began holding regular meetings on the East Coast, and the organization quickly grew in size. In 1973, the group was incorporated into the nonprofit Computer Law Association. The CLA held several national and international conferences each year, including its annual Computer Law Update (later the World Computer and Internet Law Congress), conducted workshops, and also published periodicals and reports on computer law. As international membership grew, the CLA changed its name in 2006 to the International Technology Law Association, or ITechLaw.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the Computer Law Association, 2006.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into 3 series:

Series 1, CLA conferences, 1982-2005

Series 2, CLA books and periodicals, 1986-2005

Series 3, Non-CLA legal publications, 1985-1999

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Bo Doub, Kim Hayden, and Sara Chabino Lott
Sponsor:
Processing of this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources' Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives grant.
Date Prepared:
February 2017
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2017-07-24T07:44-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The Computer History Museum (CHM) can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder. Requests for copying and permission to publish, quote, or reproduce any portion of the Computer History Museum’s collection must be obtained jointly from both the copyright holder (if applicable) and the Computer History Museum as owner of the material.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], [Date], Computer Law Association records, Lot X3864.2007, Box [#], Folder [#], Catalog [#], Computer History Museum.

Location of this collection:
1401 Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043, US
Contact:
(650) 810-1010
research@computerhistory.org
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