Michael L. Rustad

Suffolk University Law School

Thomas F. Lambert Jr. Professor of Law

120 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02108-4977

United States

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Internet Law in a Nutshell

Michael L. Rustad, INTERNET LAW IN A NUTSHELL, 2009, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 09-05
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 17 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2014
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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Deciding Whether the Death Penalty Should Be Abolished

Suffolk University Law Review, Vol. 44, p. 193, 2011, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 10-42
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 09 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 10 May 2011
Thomas H. Koenig and Michael L. Rustad
Northeastern University and Suffolk University Law School
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Software Licensing: Principles and Practical Strategies

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Software Licensing: Principles and Practical Strategies

SOFTWARE LICENSING: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES, Oxford University Press, 2010, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 10-49
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 12 Sep 2010
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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Software Licensing: Principles and Practical Strategies

SOFTWARE LICENSING: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES, Matthew Bender (2014 ed.), Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 14-5
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 11 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2014
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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Global Internet Law in a Nutshell

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Global Internet Law in a Nutshell

Michael L. Rustad, Global Internet Law In a Nutshell, 3rd ed., 2016 , Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 16-5
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 07 Mar 2016
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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Global Internet Law in a Nutshell

Michael L. Rustad, Global Internet Law In a Nutshell, 2d ed., 2013, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 13-19
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 19 Jun 2013
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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Tort Law: Cases, Perspectives, and Problems

Santa Clara Univ. Legal Studies Research Paper No. 07-29, TORT LAW: CASES, PERSPECTIVES, AND PROBLEMS, LexisNexis, 2007
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 28 Jun 2007
Thomas C. Galligan, Phoebe A. Haddon, Frank L. Maraist, Frank McClellan, Michael L. Rustad, Nicolas Terry and Stephanie M. Wildman
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge - Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Rutgers University-Camden, Rutgers Law School, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge - Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law, Suffolk University Law School, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and Santa Clara University - School of Law
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Torts, Legal Education, Legal Educator, Discrimination

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Global Internet Law

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Global Internet Law

Global Internet Law, West Academic Publishing (Hornbook Series), 2nd ed., 2016, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 16-6
Number of pages: 175 Posted: 08 Mar 2016
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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Global Internet Law

Global Internet Law, West Academic Publishing (Hornbook Series), 2014 , Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 14-8
Number of pages: 106 Posted: 26 Feb 2014
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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Monitoring Employee E-Mail and Internet Usage: Avoiding the Omniscient Electronic Sweatshop: Insights from Europe

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Labor and Employment Law, Vol. 7, 2005
Number of pages: 104 Posted: 06 Oct 2006
Michael L. Rustad and Sandra R. Paulsson
Suffolk University Law School and European Parliament
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workplace monitoring, privacy, European Community, electronic surveillance, tort of privacy, ECPA, European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights & Fundamental Freedoms of 1950, Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights, Data Protection Directive

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Reconceptualizing the Right to Be Forgotten to Enable Transatlantic Data Flow

Harvard Journal of Law and Technology, Vol. 28, p. 349, 2015, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 15-27
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 08 Jul 2015
Michael L. Rustad and Sanna Kulevska
Suffolk University Law School and Google Inc. - Legal Department
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Towards a Global Data Privacy Standard

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Towards a Global Data Privacy Standard

Florida Law Review, Volume 71, Forthcoming, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 18-16
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 09 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2018
Michael L. Rustad and Thomas H. Koenig
Suffolk University Law School and Northeastern University
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GDPR, E-Privacy Directive, European Commission, Privacy Torts, Privacy by Design, Wealth-Based Punishment, EU/US Data Privacy Convergence

Towards A Global Data Privacy Standard

71 Florida Law Review 365 (2019)
Posted: 04 May 2021
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School

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Data Privacy, Data Protection, General Data Protection Regulation, Data Protection Directive

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Global Information Technologies: Ethics and the Law

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Global Information Technologies: Ethics and the Law

Global Information Technologies: Ethics and the Law, West Academic Publishing, 2018, ISBN: 978-1-68328-573-1, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 17-22
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 20 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2018
Thomas H. Koenig and Michael L. Rustad
Northeastern University and Suffolk University Law School
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Global Information Technologies: Ethics and the Law

2d ed. West Academic 2023, ISBN: 978-1-68561-570-3
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 07 Apr 2023
Michael L. Rustad and Thomas H. Koenig
Suffolk University Law School and Northeastern University
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ethics, information technology law, Internet torts, cybercrimes, global information privacy, global patents, global copyrights, global trademarks, global trade secrets, computer ethics, Internet users

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An Empirical Study of Predispute Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Social Media Terms of Service Agreements

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review, Forthcoming, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 12-18
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 21 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2012
Michael L. Rustad, Richard Buckingham, Diane D'Angelo and Katherine Durlacher
Suffolk University Law School, Suffolk University Law School, Suffolk University Law School and Suffolk University Law School
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The Path of Internet Law: An Annotated Guide to Legal Landmarks

Duke Law & Technology Review, Vol. 2011, No. 012, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 11-18
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 03 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 03 Jan 2013
Michael L. Rustad and Diane D'Angelo
Suffolk University Law School and Suffolk University Law School
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internet law, intellectual property, legal research

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Rebooting Cybertort Law

Washington Law Review, Vol. 80, p. 335, 2005
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 08 Feb 2007
Michael L. Rustad and Thomas H. Koenig
Suffolk University Law School and Northeastern University
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Communications Decency Act, E-Commerce Directive, Cybertort, Takedown Policy, Internet Service Providers

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Negligent Entrustment Liability for Outsourced Data

Journal of Internet Law, Vol. 10, No. 10, p. 3, April 2007, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 07-19
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 07 Mar 2007
Michael L. Rustad and Thomas H. Koenig
Suffolk University Law School and Northeastern University
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tort liability, negligence, damages, international business transactions, information security, negligent entrustment

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Copyrights in Cyberspace: A Roundup of Recent Cases

Suffolk University Journal of High Technology Law, Vol. 12, p. 106, 2011, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 12-07
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 27 Jan 2012
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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Harmonizing Cybertort Law for Europe and America

Suffolk University Journal of High Technology Law, Vol. 5, No. 13, 2005
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 06 Oct 2006
Thomas H. Koenig and Michael L. Rustad
Northeastern University and Suffolk University Law School
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Brussels Regulation, Rome I, Internet, jurisdiction, cybertort, Communications Decency Act, defamation, Internet law

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Circles of E-Consumer Trust: Old E-America v. New E-Europe

Michigan State University College of Law Journal of International Law, Forthcoming, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 07-37
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 23 Oct 2007
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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Torts Teaching Lessons from the BP Oil Spill

Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 12-26
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 18 Jul 2012
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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Wolves of the World Wide Web: Reforming Social Networks’ Contracting Practices

Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 49, p. 1431, 2014, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 14-25
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 15 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2022
Michael L. Rustad and Thomas H. Koenig
Suffolk University Law School and Northeastern University
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Neglecting the Neglected: The Impact of Noneconomic Damage Caps on Meritorious Nursing Home Lawsuits

Elder Law Journal, Vol. 14, p. 331, 2006, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 07-07
Number of pages: 95 Posted: 28 Jan 2007
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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torts, damages, elder law, nursing homes

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Reconceptualizing the BP Oil Spill as Parens Patriae Products Liability

Houston Law Review, Vol. 49, p. 291, 2012, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 12-24
Number of pages: 103 Posted: 14 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2012
Thomas H. Koenig and Michael L. Rustad
Northeastern University and Suffolk University Law School
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The Endless Campaign: How the Tort Reformers Successfully and Incessantly Market Their Groupthink to the Rest of Us

Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 10-32
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 25 May 2010 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2010
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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tort reform, group think, ideology, tort law

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In Defense of Punitive Damages in Products Liability: Testing Tort Anecdotes with Empirical Data

Iowa Law Review, Vol. 78, p. 1, 1992, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 22 Nov 2014
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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The Exportability of the Principles of Software: Lost in Translation?

Hastings Science & Technology Law Journal, Vol. 2, p. 25, 2010, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 09-45
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 06 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 05 Apr 2018
Michael L. Rustad, Maria Vittoria Onufrio and Maria Vittoria Onufrio
Suffolk University Law School and UCLA - Center for the Study of WomenCenter for the Study of Women - UCLA
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principles of software contracts, software contracts, american law institute, uniform commerical code, soft law, statutory approach

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Reconceptualizing Parens Patriae as Environmental Crimtorts

UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, Forthcoming, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 10-43
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 09 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2010
Michael L. Rustad and Thomas H. Koenig
Suffolk University Law School and Northeastern University
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Twenty-First-Century Tort Theories: The Internalist/Externalist Debate

Indiana Law Journal, Vol. 88, p. 419, 2013, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 13-12
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 08 Apr 2013
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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Symposium: Does the World Still Need United States Tort Law? Or Did it Ever?: Torts as Public Wrongs

Pepperdine Law Review, Vol. 38, p. 433, 2011, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 11-12
Number of pages: 119 Posted: 08 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2011
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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Digital Scarlet Letters: Social Media Stigmatization of the Poor and What Can Be Done

Nebraska Law Review, Vol. 93, p. 592, 2015, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 15-24
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 12 May 2015
Thomas H. Koenig and Michael L. Rustad
Northeastern University and Suffolk University Law School
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What Lawyers Need to Know About Cloud Computing Master and Service Level Agreements

in SOFTWARE LICENSING (Matthew Bender), Forthcoming, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 15-35
Number of pages: 135 Posted: 18 Sep 2015
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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A Hard Day's Night: Hierarchy, History & Happiness in Legal Education

Syracuse Law Review, Vol. 58, p. 261, 2008, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 08-13
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 30 Apr 2008
Michael L. Rustad and Thomas H. Koenig
Suffolk University Law School and Northeastern University
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Punitive Damages in Cyberspace: Where in the World Is the Consumer?

Chapman Law Review, Vol. 7, p. 39, 2004, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper Series
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 02 Mar 2012
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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Women in Khaki: The American Enlisted Woman

Women in Khaki: The American Enlisted Woman, Praeger Publishers, 1982
Number of pages: 307 Posted: 20 Feb 2016
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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The Uncert-Worthiness of the Court's Unmaking of Punitive Damages

Charleston Law Review, Vol. 2, p. 454, 2008, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 08-05
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 04 Feb 2008
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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Reforming Public Interest Tort Law to Redress Public Health Epidemics

Journal of Health Care Law & Policy, Vol. 14, p. 331, 2011, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 12-13
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 18 Feb 2012
Michael L. Rustad and Thomas H. Koenig
Suffolk University Law School and Northeastern University
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Fundamentally Unfair: An Empirical Analysis of Social Media Arbitration Clauses

Case Western Reserve Law Review, Vol. 65, p. 341, 2014, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 15-18
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 10 Apr 2015
Thomas H. Koenig and Michael L. Rustad
Northeastern University and Suffolk University Law School
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Third Party Hardware and Systems Agreements

in COMPUTER CONTRACTS (Matthew Bender), Forthcoming, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 15-34
Number of pages: 280 Posted: 18 Sep 2015
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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Reconceptualizing Consumer Terms of Use for a Globalized Knowledge Economy

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, Vol. 14, p. 1085, 2012, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 12-30
Number of pages: 107 Posted: 04 Aug 2012
Michael L. Rustad, Maria Vittoria Onufrio and Maria Vittoria Onufrio
Suffolk University Law School and UCLA - Center for the Study of WomenCenter for the Study of Women - UCLA
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Restorative Justice to Supplement Deterrence-Based Punishment: An Empirical Study and Theoretical Reconceptualization of the EPA's Power Plant Enforcement Initiative, 2000-2011

Oklahoma Law Review, Vol. 65, p. 427, 2013, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 13-9
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 03 May 2013 Last Revised: 07 Jan 2014
Michael L. Rustad, Thomas H. Koenig and Erica Ferreira
Suffolk University Law School, Northeastern University and Independent
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The Myth of a Value-Free Injury Law: Constitutive Injury Law as a Cultural Battleground

Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 107, p. 1359, 2013, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 12-27
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 18 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2013
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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Destined to Collide? Social Media Contracts in the U.S. and China

University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, Vol. 37, p. 647, 2016, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper, No. 16-1
Number of pages: 94 Posted: 26 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 11 Jan 2017
Michael L. Rustad, Thomas H. Koenig and Wenzhuo Liu
Suffolk University Law School, Northeastern University and Independent
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How Armenian Cybertorts Can Advance Civil Society

Main Issues of Pedagogy and Psychology, Vol. 3, p. 117, 2011, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 12-08
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 27 Jan 2012
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School
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The Quiet Revolution in Patent Law Dominance: The Rise of Suffolk University Law School in Boston’s Top Patent Firms

Journal of High Technology Blog, November 2011, Suffolk University Law School Research Paper No. 12-09
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 05 Feb 2012
Betsy Gould Roberti, Richard Buckingham and Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University, Suffolk University Law School and Suffolk University Law School
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A Commercial Law for Software Contracting

Washington and Lee Law Review, Vol. 76, 2019
Posted: 15 Dec 2022
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School

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Creating a Public Health Disinformation Exception to CDA Section 230

Posted: 27 Apr 2021
Michael L. Rustad
Suffolk University Law School

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Competing Visions of Angst Among Elite Lawyers

University of Illinois Law Review, Vol. 2006, No. 2, p. 475
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 06 Oct 2006 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2014
Michael L. Rustad and Thomas H. Koenig
Suffolk University Law School and Northeastern University
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history, legal profession, corporate practice, alienation, law schools, corporate practice, Boston's law schools