|
|
|
In This Issue
Editorial Board
IT Law Society Officers |
|
The Philippine IT Law Journal Lexicon of CyberLaw Terminology (This will be a regular section to acquaint low practitioners, students and researchers on legal terms in IT law preferably from the Philippine context). "Computer" refers to any device or apparatus which, by electronic, electromechanical or magnetic impulse, or by other means, is capable of receiving, recording, transmitting, storing, processing, retrieving, or producing information, data, figures, symbols or other modes of written expression according to mathematical and logical rules or of performing any one or more of those functions. (Sec. 5 (b), R.A. No. 8792) "Information and communication system" refers to a system intended for and capable of generating, sending, receiving, storing or otherwise processing electronic data messages or electronic documents and includes the computer system or other similar device by or in which data is recorded or stored and any procedures related to the recording or storage of electronic data message or electronic document. (Sec. 5 (d), R.A. No. 8792) "Ephemeral electronic communication" refers to telephone conversations, text messages, chatroom sessions, streaming audio, streaming video, and other electronic forms of communication the evidence of which is not recorded or retained. (Sec. 1 (k), Rule 2, Rules on Electronic Evidence) "Optical Media" refers to the storage medium or device in which information, including sounds and/ or images, or software code, has been stored, either by mastering and/or replication, which may be accessed and read using a lens scanning mechanism employing a high intensity light source such as a laser or any such other means as may be developed in the future. (Sec. 3 (i), R.A. No. 9239) "Electronic Document" refers to information or the representation of information, data, figures, symbols or other modes of written expression, described or however represented, by which a right is established or an obligation extinguished, or by which a fact may be proved and affirmed, which is received, recorded, transmitted, stored, processed, retrieved or produced electronically. (Sec. 5 (f), R.A. No. 8792)
| ||
|
|
"The present day global economic landscape is defined by two main features -- the vast impact of the information technology revilution and the dramatic expansion of international trade. The Internet is redefining business models worldwide and creating new paradigms and economic transactions." - Gov. James S. Gilmore III, Governor of Virginia and Chairman, Federal Commission on Internet Taxation (1999) |
|
|
| ||
|
|
"Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, millions of people in every nook and corner of the planet earth are hooked in real time to the information superhighway and partaking the bounty of digital technology. Certainly, information technology has changed the way people live, the way they interact, the way they pursue knowledge, the way they entertain themselves, and the way they transact business. The digital era has transformed the world into a virtual global community that is gradually evolving and defining a totally new culture of human interaction. As in any process of dramatic change, there are inherent threats and weaknesses, but the information technology revolution should be taken in the context of its challenges, opportunities and benefits. Now is the best time for practitioners of law to set the stage for wider and deeper involvement in the paradigm shift to help define the rules of the game and make information technology work." - J. N. Soriano, Executive Director, Center for e-Law, Arellano University School of Law |
|
|
| ||
|
Copyright (c) 2004-2006. E-Law Center, Arellano University School of Law. All Rights Reserved. Site maintained by the IT Law Society. |