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Perspective

Aug. 20, 2010

Jurisdiction and Cloud Computing: How Does It Work?

A relatively new concept, cloud computing could lead to some novel problems concerning jurisdiction, by Anthony I. Giacobbe Jr. of Zeichner Ellman & Krause and Daniel B. Garrie of ARC.

By Anthony I. Giacobbe Jr. and Daniel B. Garrie

Cloud computing is a general term for the delivery of hosting and other services over the Internet. Instead of storing data in-house, the data and data applications are stored remotely, with access provided via the Internet (or the "cloud ). Jurisdiction is a key legal construct and can appear in different forms. A court can only hear a matter if it has jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matt...

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