On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) that purports to deprive states of the ability to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) – t…
Back in 2011, as Nevada was developing regulations for automated driving, there was debate about whether vehicles should have a special external signal to indic…
Berlin, April 28, 2025 - Epicenter.works, the Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte (GFF), the Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv), and Stanford Professor Barba…
Proposed Reporters' Shield Law Overdue but Underpowered This week's Circuit Court column is about the proposed federal reporters' shield law that j…
The attorney of Jammie Thomas has resolved to appeal the jury verdict entered against her last week. That closely-followed trial culminated in awarding $222k in…
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Board of Elections v. Lopez Torres. The case's trial and appellate opinions chronicle…
Just posted my newest episode of Rules for the Revolution which discusses Network Neutrality with Alex Curtis of Public Knowledge. Please give it a listen, and…
Over the last 3-4 years many people have been speculating about how U.S. courts would interpret the Creative Commons (CC) licenses in litigation concerning the…
I spoke at Podcast Academy #6 yesterday about new media/podcasting and the law. A summary of the event and links to my slides ("Podcasting Train Wrecks&quo…
My column in the current issue of CIO Insight, href="http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1540,2182447,00.asp">“Battle Over Linux: When a Win May…
EFF is hosting a one-day Web 2.0 compliance bootcamp. It's scheduled for October 10. Here's the full description: Does your interactive company have to…
Did you know the government can track your movements by your cell phone? And while courts are struggling to define whether agents need probable cause to follow…
I saw this interesting article in the New York Times today about mashups and I'm really interested in the fact that Viacom comes out and affirmatively bless…
My digital freedom-oriented friends at the ACLU of Northern California are hosting a happy hour this week. I'll be mingling at the New Media Expo in Ontario…
When it comes to Privacy Law, Europe and the U.S. are not on the same page. What is the problem? This is not the place to give an extensive answer, but here i…