I submitted a comment to the California State Bar's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (COPRAC) on its proposed amendments to the…
In Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men, the author compares the law to a blanket. When used by a big family in the same bed, one family member tugs on the b…
On March 31, I gave a virtual guest lecture in Mailyn Fidler’s course “The Digital Fourth Amendment” at Harvard Law School. Prof. Fidler invited me to come talk…
The House voted to extend the USA Patriot Act, making permanent 14 of 16 provisions and making the remaining 2 provisions (regarding roving wiretaps and another…
The uproar over the easter egg (hidden program/content) found on the Grand Theft Auto videgame, and it's subsequnt re-classification as an adult-only game s…
Deadline for application for 2005-2006 Non-Residential Fellows is August 20, 2005. CIS Non-Residential Fellows work independently and with CIS staff and facult…
It looks like the Justice Dept. Opposes Shield for Reporters, which is unfortunate. Even more so is that according to this article, the hearing today apparentl…
さて、米国とは著作権法の伝統が違う欧州（大陸）の動きは、日本としても勉強になるはず、と思いながら、なかなか、どこから取り掛かってよいものやら。 と、思いながら、元同級生であるドイツの若手ホープの一人であるStefan Bechtoldに、時々欧州情報をもらっている私です。 先日は、「政府の役割」をめぐって議論してい…
(or it will be if the Senate agrees.) BTW: He was one of the judges on the Verizon panel. From AP RIAA Tactics Under Scrutiny. Judge John Roberts of the U.S…
Over two weeks ago, FedEx improperly used the DMCA notice and take-down provisions to get the website at www.fedexfurniture.com taken offline. The company clai…
According to this 2002 Media Institute Report Judge Edith Clement (who many believe will be Bush's nominee to replace O'Connor on the Court) granted a…
Today we filed the opening brief in our appeal to the Tenth Circuit. We argue that the URAA – by restoring copyright to materials that are in the public domain…
Today we filed the opening brief in our appeal in Golan v. Gonzeles. Download it here.…
While on vacation, Larry is hosting a great list of guestbloggers-- this week it's Cass Sunstein, a superstar professor from U Chicago Law. He's done q…
Jennifer Granick is participating today in a vibrant forum discussion at the Wall Street Journal about security, vulnerability reporting, and responsibility for…