Document Type
Article
Abstract
This Article suggests that broader judicial recognition of traditional property rights for web sites would allow site owners to rely on historical standards to protect their data and give them the control over their web-based assets that is needed to facilitate a variety of business models and to continue to fuel the Internet’s growth. Part II of this Article describes the trespass to chattels doctrine, as per the Restatement, and how it has begun to find its place in Internet law. Part III critiques the main issues raised in applying the trespass to chattels doctrine to unwanted electronic intrusions in cyberspace. Part IV concludes that the traditional principles of property law are both applicable and necessary, even in cyberspace.
Recommended Citation
David M. Fritch,
Click Here for Lawsuit — Trespass to Chattels in Cyberspace,
9 J. Tech. L. & Pol'y
(2004).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/jtlp/vol9/iss1/3