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…
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"A Merry Fitzmas to us all my dears!" COMPETITION ========== Oracle-Siebel antitrust review gets extension Extension comes as Department of Justi…
I had a great time at the Internet Archive's 'coming out party’ for the Open-Content Alliance Open Library Initiative last night. I really admire the I…
Washington Wars: An Insider's Post-Grokster View of the Fight over Internet File-Sharing with Adam Eisgrau Executive Director P2P United Monday October 2…
July 30, 2005- Speak at BlogHerCon on legal issues for bloggers. Audio of the panel.…
Safeguards are important because they guard against abuse. But they are also important because they allow people, businesses, and legislators to track how a la…
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"Special Background Noise Issue" COMPETITION ========== SBC, Verizon near antitrust OK for deals-sources SBC Communications Inc. and Verizo…
Chris Jay Hoofnagle is senior counsel to the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and director the organization's West Coast Office in San Francisco, Cali…
Greetings, CIS Blog visitors. I’m Lisa, a third-year law student who recently joined Jennifer’s Cyberlaw Clinic. I am part of a team of four students working…
Why is blogging so cool? I understand the value of sharing your opinions with everyone, and blogging carries an air of confidence in opinions and expertise. B…
Congress is considering legislation that would create a federal media shield. It will offer protection of confidential sources for anyone who "publishes a…