@article{20060329115416.406180694791,
  title = "Legal aspects of agent technology",
  author = "Apistola, M. and Brazier, F.M.T. and Kubbe, O. and Oskamp, A. and Schellekens, M.H.M. and Voulon, M.B.",
  booktitle = "Proceedings of 17th Bileta conference, Amsterdam",
  pages = "11",
  year = "2002",
  note = "Proceedings can be found online: http://www.bileta.ac.uk/",
  month = "March",
  abstract = "Agent Technology is entering into the field of law. E-commerce is one area in which agent technology plays an important role. The legal implications regarding the use of agent technology are, however, not Always clear. The ALIAS project focuses on both the legal implications and the technical solutions which may be used to fulfill the legal conditions derived. Different fields of expertise are combined within the ALIAS project: Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Law. The aim of this project is to provide a "cookbook" for developers of agent systems, and guidelines for both Legal-researchers and AI-researchers designing intelligent distributed agent systems. In this paper a distinction is made between open and closed systems on the Internet: the legal conditions of which differ especially with respect to the use of agent technology. Three example cases are described in which both (1) the legal implications of the use of agents in these contexts and (2) possible technical solutions for these conditions, are addressed. As the Internet does not stop at a country's border, the analysis of legal implications is not restricted to Dutch law, but also considers other legal systems. As the technical solutions proposed are generic, they are not always fully compliant with legal conditions. These aspects are also discussed in this paper."
}