Privacy, Masks and Religion
By Omer Tene on September 1, 2012 at 5:39 pm
Photo: Basking & masking. In China, where sun tan is negatively stigmatized, beach goers wear masks. Read more about Privacy, Masks and Religion
By Omer Tene on September 1, 2012 at 5:39 pm
Photo: Basking & masking. In China, where sun tan is negatively stigmatized, beach goers wear masks. Read more about Privacy, Masks and Religion
CIS Affiliate Scholar Ryan Calo is quoted in this All Things Considered piece on Apple's decision to block a drone-tracking app due to objectionable content. As Ryan explains, Apple can select the apps it sells, but he adds that "in these kinds of borderline examples, they ought to be finding in favor of free speech, just as good corporate citizens setting an example worldwide." Read more about Drone-Tracking App Gets No Traction From Apple
Chris Sprigman, professor of law at the University of Virginia, co-author of The Knockoff Economy: How Imitation Sparks Innovation,and CIS Affiliate Scholar discusses what Apple's latest victory against Samsung means for technological innovation in the future. Read more about Apple vs. Samsung
By Daniel Nazer on August 28, 2012 at 3:24 pm
The Australian government has proposed sweeping changes to its surveillance and national security laws. The government’s wish list includes mandatory data retention, surveillance of social networks, criminalization of encryption, and lower thresholds for warrants. As it seeks to expand its surveillance powers, the government also wants to dilute oversight by jettisoning record-keeping requirements. This week I submitted detailed comments opposing the changes to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Intelligence and Security. Read more about Australia Moves To Massively Expand Internet Surveillance
Kal Raustiala and Chris Sprigman, continuing their excellent blogging (soon to be in book form) about markets succeeding in absence of intellectual property, have taken a look at the question of whether or not different brands of marijuana can be covered by trademark. With the increasing legality of medical marijuana, it's not uncommon for different strands to get their own brands. However, as the two note, plant varieties cannot be trademarked, but you can build a brand on top of one. Read more about Can You Trademark Your Pot?
"These documents are illustrative of why individuals often feel so helpless with information that is shared with others or in public—it is very difficult for us to police the use of our information ‘downstream,’" wrote Woodrow Hartzog, a law professor at Samford University, in an e-mail sent to Ars. Read more about License plates scanned at border, data shared with car insurance group