legal

1. Sarabanes Oxley

2. Gramm Leach Biley Act

2.1. allowed commercial banks, investment banks, security firms and insurance cos to consolidate

2.2. 3 portions

2.2.1. Financial Privacy Rule

2.2.2. Safeguards Rule

2.2.3. Pretexting provisions

3. Legal Liability

3.1. Due Care

3.2. Due Dilligence

3.3. Product Liability

4. Patents

5. Computer Obj Protection

5.1. Hardware

5.1.1. Patents

5.2. Firmware

5.2.1. Patents and trade secrets

5.3. Obj code

5.3.1. copyright

5.4. Source Code

5.5. Documentation

5.5.1. copyrights and trade secrets

6. UCITA

6.1. Uniform Computer Info Transaction Act