Arbitration arrives in cyberspace.
A pool of neutral arbitrators with experience both in the law and in Internet use will serve as the virtual magistrates. In the first step of the arbitration process, a virtual magistrate decides whether or not a system operator should simply delete the challenged message, posting, or file. Some people view the move toward arbitration in cyberspace as an alternative to government regulation of the Internet-including the types of regulation in the recently passed Telecommunications Act. Many businesses on the Internet favor arbitration as well. If the Virtual Magistrate Project fails to resolve a dispute over a cyberspace issue, it goes on to court.