Academic Writing

Decentralized Cyberattack Attribution

Author(s): 
Kristen E. Eichensehr
Publication Date: 
December 15, 2018
Publication Type: 
Academic Writing

Abstract

Attribution of state-sponsored cyberattacks can be difficult, but the significant uptick in public attributions in recent years has proven that attribution is far from impossible. After several years of only sporadic attributions, Western governments in 2017 began publicly attributing cyberattacks to other governments more frequently and in a more coordinated fashion. But more consistent over the past several years have been public attributions by non-governmental actors, including companies, a non-profit, and an academic institute. Read more about Decentralized Cyberattack Attribution

Facilitating Wider Access to Europe’s Cultural Heritage in the Digital Environment: Opinion of the CEIPI on the European Commission’s Copyright Reform Proposal, with a Focus on Access to Out-of-Commerce Works

Author(s): 
Giancarlo Frosio
Publication Date: 
November 20, 2018
Publication Type: 
Academic Writing
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Abstract

The Carpenter Chronicle: A Near-Perfect Surveillance

Author(s): 
Stephen Wm. Smith
Publication Date: 
November 9, 2018
Publication Type: 
Academic Writing

On May 24, 1844, a crowd gathered inside the United States Supreme Court chambers in the basement of the Capitol, eagerly awaiting a demonstration of an amazing new communication technology. They watched as inventor Samuel F.B. Morse successfully sent the first long-distance telegraph message — “What hath God wrought?” — to a railroad station near Baltimore. While earlier demonstrations of the device had successfully sent messages between the House and Senate chambers, long-distance transmission was still an open question. Read more about The Carpenter Chronicle: A Near-Perfect Surveillance

Deep Fakes: A Looming Challenge for Privacy, Democracy, and National Security

Author(s): 
Danielle Citron
Publication Date: 
July 21, 2018
Publication Type: 
Academic Writing

Robert Chesney

University of Texas School of Law

Danielle Keats Citron

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law; Yale University - Yale Information Society Project; Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society

Date Written: July 14, 2018 Read more about Deep Fakes: A Looming Challenge for Privacy, Democracy, and National Security

The Inconsequential Choice-Of-Law Question Posed By Jesner V. Arab Bank

Author(s): 
Beth Van Schaack
Publication Date: 
June 16, 2018
Publication Type: 
Academic Writing

Abstract

In Jesner v. Arab Bank, the United States (U.S.) Supreme Court has taken up the question of whether victims of human rights abuses can sue corporations and other legal entities for violations of the law of nations under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS).

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Internet Platforms: Observations on Speech, Danger, and Money

Author(s): 
Daphne Keller
Publication Date: 
June 13, 2018
Publication Type: 
Academic Writing

Policymakers increasingly ask Internet platforms like Facebook to “take responsibility” for material posted by their users. Mark Zuckerberg and other tech leaders seem willing to do so. That is in part a good development. Platforms are uniquely positioned to reduce harmful content online. But deputizing them to police users’ speech in the modern public square can also have serious unintended consequences. This piece reviews existing laws and current pressures to expand intermediaries’ liability for user-generated content. Read more about Internet Platforms: Observations on Speech, Danger, and Money

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