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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Posted on September 28th, 2012 by Derek Bambauer
My friend and Ohio State law prof Steve Davidoff has a great post on the economics of law school at the New York Times’ Dealbook. One of the most important points he makes is that some proposals to improve law school – such as increasing experiential learning, like clinics – would make it significantly more [...]
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Posted on September 28th, 2012 by Derek Bambauer
My friend and former Lotus manager Joe Perry has ventured into the blogosphere, with a post about startup companies, healthcare, and the Boston area – all three things of interest to me. I’m looking forward to finding out more about using mobile tech to combat counterfeit drugs…
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Posted on September 10th, 2012 by Derek Bambauer
I’m answering questions about Internet Law for the next hour or so at Lifehacker. Fire away!
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Posted on February 17th, 2012 by Derek Bambauer
On RocketLawyer’s Legally Easy podcast, I talk with Charley Moore and Eva Arevuo about the EU’s proposed “right to be forgotten” and privacy as censorship. I was inspired by Jeff Rosen and Jane Yakowitz‘s critiques of the approach, which actually appears to be a “right to lie effectively.” If you can disappear unflattering – and [...]
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Posted on February 15th, 2012 by Derek Bambauer
The indefatigable Dave Levine and I talk about Orwell’s Armchair, soft censorship, the Megaupload seizure, and the challenges of transparency on the Net on his Hearsay Culture radio show. It airs on KZSU next Friday, 24 February 2012, at 12:00PM PST / 3:00PM EST. If you object violently to broadcast radio, you can also hear [...]
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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 November 27th, 2011 by Derek Bambauer
Imagine that Ron Wyden fails: either PROTECT IP or SoPA / E-PARASITE passes and is signed into law by President Obama. Advocacy groups such as the EFF would launch an immediate constitutional challenge to the bill’s censorship mandates. I believe the outcome of such litigation is far less certain than either side believes. American censorship [...]
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Posted on October 14th, 2011 by Derek Bambauer
Mike Masnick has an article up at TechDirt about my podcast with Jerry Brito, whose Surprisingly Free series is the place to be seen (er, heard) for law geeks. Mike picks up on a major point of Orwell’s Armchair: let’s be transparent. If we intend to censor the Internet, then we should be willing to [...]
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Posted on October 14th, 2011 by Derek Bambauer
Wired has a story on the cozy relationship between content industries and the Obama administration, which resulted in the deployment of the new “six strikes” plan to combat on-line copyright infringement. Internet security and privacy researcher Chris Soghoian obtained e-mail communication between administration officials and industry via a Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) request. (Disclosure: [...]
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