Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by William McGeveran
The New Jersey Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision on Monday ruling that the state’s constitution goes further than the United States Constitution by requiring a warrant before the government can obtain subscriber information from an information service provider (such as linking a name to an IP address). Under controlling Fourth Amendment precedent, individuals have [...]
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Filed under: Anonymity, Court Decisions, Intermediaries, Internet & Society, ISP, Minnesota, Privacy
Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by William McGeveran
The Minnesota State House has passed the “Hannah Montana bill”, 119-12. The proposed legislation, which I discussed last month, bans software that jumps the queue at Ticketmaster and other sites that sell event tickets. The state Senate passed a slightly different version of the bill easrlier this month, and now must consider the House changes.
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Filed under: badware, Digital Media, Intermediaries, Internet & Society, Minnesota, Music, Software
Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by Tim Armstrong
My new project involves examining legal protections for the public domain under United States copyright law. There’s a doctrinal component to that — what does the law say? — as well as a normative component — why should we care? It’s that latter question that I’ve been noodling around lately. Anyone who looks for indications [...]
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Filed under: Copyright, Internet & Society