Posted on January 29th, 2013 by Derek Bambauer
In a forthcoming paper, I argue that security and privacy issues differ in important ways that are typically neglected by both scholars and courts. If you’re in Chicago at the end of the week, you can hear me drone on about the piece on a panel on cybercrime at a symposium at Northwestern University School [...]
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Filed under: Computer crime, Court Decisions, Intermediaries, Internet & Society, Law School, Privacy, Scholarship, Security
Posted on January 25th, 2013 by Derek Bambauer
The lawsuit against scumbag Web site Texxxan.com has generated attention to the problem of revenge porn, and to the paucity of legal remedies available to victims of it. Danielle Citron has two excellent posts over at Concurring Opinions analyzing the relevant statutory block, 47 U.S.C. 230, and the few cases that cut through its immunity. [...]
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Filed under: Anonymity, Blogging, Copyright, Court Decisions, Digital Media, Intermediaries, Internet & Society, Law School, Media, Peer Production, Privacy, Scholarship, Social Networking
Posted on January 24th, 2013 by Derek Bambauer
Because DVD ripping is illegal if you bypass DRM. Which, most of the time, you have to.
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Filed under: Computer crime, Copyright, Digital Media, Education & Copyright, Encryption, Intermediaries, Internet & Society, Media, RIAA, Security, Software, Video