Posted on December 19th, 2011 by Derek Bambauer
Mark Lemley, David Post, and Dave Levine have an excellent article in the Stanford Law Review Online, Don’t Break the Internet. It explains why proposed legislation, such as SOPA and PROTECT IP, is so badly-designed and pernicious. It’s not quite clear what is happening with SOPA, but it appears to be scheduled for mark-up this [...]
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Posted on December 14th, 2011 by Derek Bambauer
America is moving to censor the Internet. The PROTECT IP and Stop Online Piracy Acts have received considerable attention in the legal and tech world; SOPA’s markup in the House occurs tomorrow. I’m not opposed to blacklisting Internet sites on principle; however, I think that thoughtful procedural protections are vital to doing so in a [...]
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Posted on December 14th, 2011 by Derek Bambauer
Jane Yakowitz and I have accepted offers from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. We’re excited to join such a talented group! But, we’ll miss our Brooklyn friends. Come visit us in Tucson!
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Posted on December 10th, 2011 by Derek Bambauer
The Federal Trade Commission recently held a workshop on facial recognition technology, such as Facebook’s much-hated system, and its privacy implications. The FTC has promised to come down hard on companies who abuse these capabilities, but privacy advocates are seeking even stronger protections. One proposal raised was to provide people with copyright in their faceprints [...]
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