RONALD N. WEIKERS

BOOKS

  • DATA SECURITY AND PRIVACY LAW, West Group (2002-present) (co-editor and co-author)
  • COMPUTER AGREEMENTS, in CURRENT LEGAL FORMS series, Matthew Bender & Co. (1998-present) (editor)
  • LITIGATING YEAR 2000 CASES, West Group (1999-2000) (editor and co-author) (cited in Sheryl Anne Symonds and Caroline Ells Cheverine, Securities, in 3 LEGAL COMPLIANCE CHECKUPS § 23:74 (West Group 2001); Timothy Baughman, et al., Michigan Non-Standard Jury Instructions, Civil (2001); Al Harrison, New Weapons to Ward Off Y2K Problems: The Federal & State Y2K Statutes, 37 Hous. Law. 18 (Nov./Dec. 1999))

LAW REVIEW ARTICLES

  • Computer Malpractice and Other Legal Problems Posed by Computer Vaporware,
    33 Villanova Law Review 835 (1988) (cited in Clark Richards, Information Technology and Y2K Litigation, 18 U. Texas L. Rev. Review of Litigation 621 (Summer 1999); Suzanne R. Eschrich, The Year 2000 - Delight or Disaster: Vendor Liability and the Year 2000 Bug in Computer Software, 4 B.U. J. Sci. & Tech. 8 (Spring 1998); Robert J. Kenney, Jr., et al., The "Year 2000" Problem in Federal Procurement, 98-03 Briefing Papers 1 (Feb. 1998); E. Robert Yoches, et al., The Next Battle: New Forms of Software Prior Art, U. Balt. Intell. Prop. L.J. 115 (Spring 1994); Lori A. Weber, Bad Bytes: The Application of Strict Products Liability to Computer Software, 66 St. John's L. Rev. (Spring 1992); Richard L. Blatt, et al., in PUNITIVE DAMAGES: A STATE-BY-STATE GUIDE TO LAW AND PRACTICE (1991))

  • Computerized Knowledge Representation and Common Law Reasoning,
    9 University of Southern California Computer Law Journal 223 (1989) (cited in Rudolph J. Peritz, Exploring the Limits of Formalism: AI and Legal Pedagogy, 1 L. Tech. J. 1 (Oct. 1999))

ARTICLES

  • Cyber Policies: A Brave New World for Business Insurers, The (Concord, NH) Sunday Monitor (June 29, 2003);
    The (Manchester, NH) Union Leader (July 10, 2003)
  • Data Security and Privacy Law, New Hampshire Bar News (Mar. & May 2003);
    Cyberprotection Can Grow Your Firm, The (Philadelphia) Legal Intelligencer (Mar. 5, 2003)
  • Security Strategies, Law Technology News (Feb. 2003)
  • Beware the Cyberattacker, Philadelphia Lawyer Magazine (Winter 2003)
  • Getting the Upper Hand Against Cybersquatters, American Corporate Counsel Association e-Commerce Committee Newsletter and Intellectual Property Committee Newsletter (May 2001)
  • Internet Commerce Contract, American Corporate Counsel Association e-Commerce InfoPak (June 2000)
  • E-Security and the Law, American Corporate Counsel Association e-Commerce Committee Newsletter (May 2000)
  • Y2K Update: Failures, Litigation & Legislation, Mealey's Year 2000 Report (Jan. 2000)
    Information, the Gem of the Millennium, 6 Special Libraries Association Legal Division Quarterly 2 (Winter 2000)

  • The Year 2000 Problem, in COMMERCIALIZATION OF SOFTWARE IN BRAZIL (Editora Forense 1999)
  • The Y2K Act: Summary, Tabular Analysis and Text, President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion website (July 1999) (hard copies distributed by Council throughout high technology industry)
  • The Y2K Act Provides Some New Protections, PC Week Online (July 1999)
    Y2K State of the Art: Who Knew What and When?, 9 American Bar Association Computer Litigation Journal (Apr. 1999)

  • Year 2000 Insurance Coverage: Is the Millennium Computer Crisis "Fortuitous"?, Y2K Advisor (Apr. 1999)
  • Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act: Significant Definitions, President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion website (Mar. 1999) (hard copies distributed by Council to all federal agencies)
  • Year 2000 Compliance Surveys: Due Diligence or Dilemma?, Westergaard Year 2000 (Oct. 1998)
  • Y2K State of the Art: Who Knew What and When?, 1:9 Lexis Countdown 2000 (Oct. 1998) (cited in Michael R. Cashman, et al., Understanding, Preventing and Litigating Year 2000 Issues: Practical Strategies and Industry-Specific Solutions, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, and Literary Property Course Handbook Series, 556 Prac. L. Inst. 1187 (Mar.-Apr. 1999); Jason Coomer, The Y2K Millennium Bug, 62 Tex. Bar J. 282 (Mar. 1999))
  • SEC Issues Specific Y2K Disclosure Guidelines, Andrews Publications Derivatives Litigation Reporter 10 (Oct. 1, 1998)
  • Analysis of New Y2K Litigation, 1:8 Lexis Countdown 2000 1 (Sept. 1998) (cited in Jennifer B. Cannata, Time is Running Out for Customized
    Software: Resolving the Goods Versus Service Controversy for Year 2000 Contractual Disputes, 21 Cardozo L. Rev. 283 (1999))

  • Y2K Remediation: Intellectual Property Infringement?, 1:3 Y2K Advisor (Sept. 1998)
  • SEC Issues More Detailed Y2K Disclosure Guidelines, 1:7 Andrews Year 2000 Law Bulletin 29 (Sept. 1998)
  • Year 2000 Compliance Survey and Agreement, 1:8 Mealey’s Year 2000 Report 39 (Sept. 1998)
  • Y2K Remediation: Intellectual Property Infringement?, 1:15 Hanson Y2K Lawyer’s Update 1 (Aug. 15, 1998)
  • Year 2000 Compliance Surveys: Due Diligence or Dilemma?, 1:7 Lexis Countdown 2000 3 (Aug. 1998)
  • Internet Commerce Contract, 12 American Corporate Counsel Association Newsletter 2 (Spring 1998)
  • Internet Service Provider Agreement, in ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY CONTRACTS, Matthew Bender & Co. (Oct. 1997)
  • Clean Rooms for Code Development and M&A Due Diligence, Phila. Legal Intelligencer (Nov. 1995)
  • Computer Vaporware and Computer Malpractice, Computer Law Reporter (Mar./Apr. 1990)

SPEECHES

  • Advanced Computer Law Institute Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Mar. 5, 2004
  • Data Security and Privacy Law (Co-Chair), Boston Bar Association, Apr. 4, 2003
  • Data Security and Privacy Law (Co-Chair), New York County Lawyers' Association, Feb. 21, 2003
  • CyberCrime law school seminar, Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire, 2003-present
  • Internet Law Update 2001, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, May 24, 2001
  • Hackers, Spammers, Cybersquatters: Business Torts on the Electronic Frontier, American Bar Association Annual Convention, New York City, July 8, 2000
  • Computer Law Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Apr. 14, 2000
  • Advanced Computer Law Institute Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Mar. 3, 2000
  • International Bar Association Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, Sept. 27, 1999
  • American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Aug. 9, 1999
  • National Bar Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, July 28, 1999
  • American Corporate Counsel Association, Houston, July 13, 1999
  • Southwestern Association of Law Librarians Annual Meeting, Denver, Apr. 8, 1999
  • Testimony before the City Council, City of Philadelphia, Mar. 16, 1999
  • LegalTech Annual Meeting, New York City, Jan. 27, 1999

MEDIA QUOTES

  • Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft, FindLaw.com (Mar. 14, 2003), at
    http://company.findlaw.com/pr/2003/031403.idtheft.html
  • Lawsuit Via E-Mail Ruled Legal, SiliconValley.Internet.com (Mar. 22, 2002), at http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article/0,,3531_996801,00.html
  • Internet Law Experts Warn: "Code Red Worm Just the Beginning," Findlaw.com (Aug. 21, 2001), at http://company.findlaw.com/pr/2001/082101.worm.html
  • New York Court Makes Y2K Ruling, Office.com (Jan. 15, 2001)
  • Year 2000 Rollover Problem, The Sequel, New York Times (Feb. 28, 2000), at http://nytimes.com/library/tech/00/02/biztech/articles/28leap.html
  • A Y2K Glitch For Lawyers, Washington Post (Jan. 10, 2000)
  • It Ain't Over 'Til … A Post-Y2K Analysis of Y2K Litigation & Legislation, 31 Tex. Tech. L. Rev. 1195 (2000)
  • Y2K Glitches May Linger for Weeks, Associated Press, nationwide (Dec. 1999)
  • Insurance Companies Target for Y2K Suits, Associated Press nationwide print media article (Dec. 1999)
  • Y2K, West Group video news release, nationwide (Fall 1999)
  • Y2K, WPVI-6 ABC News, Philadelphia (Fall 1999)
  • Insurance Coverage of Potential Year 2000 Claims, 23 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 49 (Summer 1999)
  • 'Y2K Law' Affects Every Lawyer, Lawyers Weekly USA (Aug. 23, 1999)
  • Y2K Countdown, CIO Magazine (Aug. 1, 1999)
  • Y2K Act, Congressional Quarterly Magazine (May 1999)
  • Y2K Act U.S. Senate debate, in Senate Congressional Record, 106 Cong. Rec. S4226-27 (daily ed. Apr. 27, 1999); 106 Cong. Rec. S6820 (daily ed. June 10, 1999); 106 Cong. Rec. S6979 (daily ed. June 15, 1999) (statements of Sen. Hollings)
  • Y2K Legal Battles Begin, BankRate.com (May 7, 1999)
  • The Millennium Bug: Digital Apocalypse Now?, 17 Temp. Envtl. L. & Tech. J. 15 (Fall 1998)
  • Speculation Runs Rampant as Lawyers Prepare for the Worst, 1:5 BNA Year 2000 Law Report (Aug. 1, 1998)
  • Revenge! How You Can Fight Code Theft, 12:11 Software Success Weekly 1 (Mar. 23, 1998)