Spam and Net Neutrality
Spam. The bane of existence on the information superhighway. Even considering how ridiculously cheap and easy it is to send, sometimes it’s still suRead More…
Category: Cyberlaw
Is anyone else nervous about Google?
I really enjoy using Gmail and other Google products, but lately I’ve been getting a little nervous about where Google is headed. Let me explain whyRead More…
Is anyone else nervous about Google?
I really enjoy using Gmail and other Google products, but lately I’ve been getting a little nervous about where Google is headed. Let me explain whyRead More…
Unintended Consequences of Technology and Economic Development
I’m struck this week by two happenings in the realm of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D for short). First, nonprRead More…
Are Copyright Laws Just Plain Outdated?
Internet Jack-of-all-trades Joi Ito suggests as much in a recent interview at CNET News.com, at least in terms of dealing with the online world. UnlikRead More…
Internet Users Not Liable for Transmitting Content Authored by Someone Else
The California Supreme Court today reversed an appeals court decision (warning: direct link to forty page law document) with a new ruling that states Read More…
Cellphone Text Messages Used As Incriminating Evidence Even After Being Deleted
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required), has an interesting Q&A with a company called Paraben out of Pleasant Grove, Utah. The company makRead More…
Finally! Hollywood Scraps Legal Action in Fight Against Movie Piracy
According to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Twentieth Century Fox is shifting its strategy in fighting movie piracy in China. RathRead More…
Bulgaria Goes Creative Commons
ICANN just held a board retreat in Bulgaria. (See here and here for accounts from board members.) While there, ICANN President and CEO Paul Twomey andRead More…
The CD Can’t Be Dead! (Can It?)
Ever since I read last week about EMI CEO Alain Levy declaring, “the CD as it is right now is dead,” I’ve been trying to decide what I think about iRead More…