For example: How does one define a computer crime or tort? How does one prove it in court? How does one handle conflicts of laws issues when the locus of the "crime" is the internet? What rememdies are available or useful - as a practical matter? How effective is criminal prosecution in this area? What happens when the "criminals" are foreign and their activities are lawful in the host country?

Who can tax electronic commerce? How do they do it? What is the territorial source of incom generated in cyberspace?

How does one prove (or avoid) price collusion under the anti-trust laws when everyone's prices are instantly available to competitors online? What are the antitrust implications of network economic effects?

What does the SEC do regarding investor protection when the foreign unregistered securities can be purchased from your desktop PC? What are the implications of cyberspace for the future of traditional distribution channels for IPO's? What is the future of traditional exchanges? This conference is the beginning of what may prove to be a series of events which will begin the exploration of these and related questions with experts active in this arena.
9:00am-9:15am
Introductory Remarks

9:15am-10:30am
Computer Crime and Fraud Presentations

• Electronic Evidence Recovery and its Use in the Courtroom
  Jason Paroff, Esq., Kroll & Associates, Inc.


• Computer Crime: The Threat of the Net
  David Green, Senior Litigation Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice


• International Schemes and Corruption
  Don Sussis, Interested Inc.

10:45am-12:00pm
Computer Crime and Fraud
Moderator:
Thomas J. Fox, Fordam Law School
Discussion:

• James Doyle, NYC Police
• Richard Field, Esq.
• Chris Hansen, ACLU
• David Sobel, Electronic Privacy Information Center
• Fred Trickey, Administrative Information Services, Columbia University

1:00pm-2:20pm
Impact of the Internet on Tax Law
Electronic Commerce: Are the Current Tax Rules Adequate, or Even Relevant
Howard Levine, Esq., Roberts & Holland
Moderator:
David L. Robbins, Esq., Columbia Business School
Discussion:

• Jeffery Colon, Fordham Law School
• Elvin Hedgepeth, Director, Office of International Programs, IRS
• Robert Wood, Coopers & Lybrand

2:30pm-3:50pm
Impact of the Internet on Securities Law
Securities Regulation and the Internet: Can Gatekeepers and Intermediaries Survive in Cyberspace?
Robert B. Thompson, Washington University School of Law
Moderator:
Dr. James Armstrong, Director, Fundamental Family of Funds
Discussion:

• Andreas J. Junius, Puender, Volhard, Weber & Axster
• Elizabeth King, Senior Special Counsel, SEC
• Andrew Klein, President, Wit Capital Group

4:00pm-5:20pm
Impact of the Internet on Antitrust Law
That the Issue Be Decided: Cooperation and Competition on the Internet
David McGowan, Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin
Discussion:

• John Kasdan, Columbia Law School
• Laurel Price, Deputy Attorney General of New Jersey
• Lowell Williams, Vice President, Bull HN Information System

5:20pm-6:30pm
Reception

Organized by

Eli Noam, Professor and Director
David L. Robbins, Esq., Columbia Business School