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…
Section 102 of the Copyright Act has been receiving quite some attention in legal commentary recently. Professor Pamela Samuelson authored an article challengin…
This essay by four non-commissioned officers in the NYT on Sunday provides a shot of clarity that cuts right through the nattering nabobs. I think everyone sho…
Noam Cohen in today's New York Times: "Before Mike Godwin became general counsel of the Wikimedia Foundation last month, he was the subject of a Wikipe…
David Brown in today's Washington Post: "Why do we help out our relatives when one of them needs a buck or a meal, and who gains the most from such act…
It's a nice morning when I look at the front page of the SF Chronicle (on line, of course) and find two of my favorite copyright advocates quoted in the sam…
Maxed Out takes a look at the American-style debt, a problem affecting everyone from small American towns to the White House itself. The film shows viewers how…
Moral Kombat takes a look into the controversial subject of violence in video games. Director Spencer Halpin shows the constant conflict between the game creato…
It didn't take long for Director / Producer Jason Kohn to find success. His very first film, Manda Bala, won both the Grand Jury Prize and top honors for c…
Some steal with a gun, others with a pen. Director / Producer Jason Kohn's look at crime and corruption in Brazil spans from the capital to the countryside…
Interesting how much one's perspective can change in 6 years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BEsZMvrq-I He so cleanly lays out all the arguments against,…
I reproduce below my notes from a number of presentations. Alas, I’ve been pulled in several directions the last few days so I produce these notes on an “as-is”…
OK, after some network access issues (my ever-diligent spyware blockers meant well), I’m here. My initial notes are sparse as I was ascertaining how to get on t…