Internet and personal jurisdiction. When is a web page creator subject to a State's jurisdiction?

Launched in 1996, www.eMedicine.com comprises the largest and most current Clinical Knowledge Base available to physicians and health professionals. Nearly 10,000 physician authors and editors contribute to the eMedicine Clinical Knowledge Base, which contains articles on 7,000 diseases and disorders. eMedicine also provides other services, such as downloadable PDA textbooks, personal subscriptions, CME/CE/CEH credits, and employment. As mentioned by Christopher Wolf, in the article entitled "Internet Jurisdiction" some can fall in the middle being …

…article, is advertising on the Web alone enough to confer personal jurisdiction? Advertising alone is not enough to assert personal jurisdiction. There must be interaction between the host and user. Simply providing information (advertising) does not leave the creator liable for a case. Resources: 1. Personal Jurisdiction In The Internet World http://www.lfiplaw.com/articles/personal_jurisdiction.htm [Accessed 10 July 2004 2. The Evolving Test for Jurisdiction http://profs.lp.findlaw.com/netjuris/netjuris_2.html [Accessed 10 July 2004]