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FCC Hearing Compilation
Stanford Reference Librarian and Archivist Sarah Wilson created this wonderful compilation of testimonies, statements, press releases, news coverage and other m…
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Packets Vol. 6 No. 2 Now Available
Packets Vol. 6 No. 2 is online here. Packets is production of the Stanford Center for Internet & Society (CIS). It is written by members of the Stanford La…
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CIS at Tres Agaves
The CIS team tied for third place against Berkeley's Law and Technology Group at EFF's 18th Birthday Celebration/Pub Trivia night.…
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Assistant Professor Barbara van Schewick testifies on the Future of the Internet
Transcripts attached below of oral and written testimony by Assistant Professor Barbara van Schewick at the 4/17 FCC Hearing. van Schewick FCC Oral Testimony A…
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Prof. Lessig's testifies on the Future of the Internet
Prof. Lessig's testimony at 4/17 FCC Hearing on Network Neutrality. Prof. Lessig's…
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Yahoo! has no Obligation to Publish Information; Ask.com not Liable for Indexed Third-Party Content under CDA
Author: Jacob Heller William Murawski, a “frequent political candidate”, brought action against a number of public and private entities in connection with the…
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District Court Strikes Down Patriot Act’s Amendments to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Author: Scott M. Noveck I. The 2001 FISA Amendments For purposes of criminal surveillance, the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition on unreasonable searches and sei…
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Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Contract Amendments Unilaterally Posted to Website
Author: Oh-Yoon Kim Respondent Joe Douglas originally contracted with America Online for long distance telephone service. When Talk America acquired this busi…
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Ninth Circuit Holds Section 605(e)(4) of the Communications Act Does Not Apply to End-users Employing DirectTV Piracy Devices
Author: Vinita Kailasanath DirecTV, Inc., a satellite programming provider, sued two end-users of pirating technology, Hoa Hunyh and Cody Oliver. Defendants f…
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Federal Circuit Holds “Trademark Disparagement” Not A Claim Under the Lanham Act
Author: Irene Hahn I. Facts and Procedural History The Freecycle Network (TFN) is a nonprofit Arizona corporation “dedicated to encouraging and coordinating t…
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Website Terms and Conditions Governed After the Termination of Services Agreement, Despite Lack of Specific Acceptance of Terms
Author: Julie Kane Conference America, Inc., an Alabama corporation, contracted with Conexant Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation operating in California, to…
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Submission of a Reconstruction as Deposit Copy Invalidates Copyright Registration and Nullifies Federal Subject Matter Jurisdict
Author: Juliana Tutt In Torres-Negrón v. J & N Records, L.L.C., the court determined two issues: whether the plaintiff’s submission of a tape recording of…