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== Definitions ==
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=== Internet ===
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A '''forum''' is
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{{Quote|[[online|[o]nline]] discussion [[site]] where people can hold conversations, conduct [[transaction]]s, or provide [[information]] in the form of [[posted]] [[message]]s. Similar to the (now mostly outmoded) [[bulletin board system]].<ref>[[Markets for Cybercrime Tools and Stolen Data]], at 49.</ref>}}
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=== Jurisdiction ===
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A '''forum''' is a court where legal disputes can be heard and decided. The appropriate forum for a lawsuit is a court that has [[jurisdiction]] over the [[Personal jurisdiction|parties]] and the [[subject matter jurisdiction|subject matter]] of the case.
 
A '''forum''' is a court where legal disputes can be heard and decided. The appropriate forum for a lawsuit is a court that has [[jurisdiction]] over the [[Personal jurisdiction|parties]] and the [[subject matter jurisdiction|subject matter]] of the case.
   
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Latest revision as of 04:04, 25 April 2014

Definitions[]

Internet[]

A forum is

[o]nline discussion site where people can hold conversations, conduct transactions, or provide information in the form of posted messages. Similar to the (now mostly outmoded) bulletin board system.[1]

Jurisdiction[]

A forum is a court where legal disputes can be heard and decided. The appropriate forum for a lawsuit is a court that has jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter of the case.

References[]