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Holy Awesomeness - RSS + BitTorrent = !

A tantalizing announcement from Dave Winer (read to the bottom). Not just that he's up for a WIRED award, but that a new announcement is forthcoming that me…

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Brett M. Frischmann

Monday March 8, 2004 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Room 80 (Moot Courtroom) Free and Open to all! Lunch Served The open access (commons) vs. private control debate is ragi…

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The Ethics of P2P Filesharing

March 8, 2004 5:45- 7:00 PM Stanford Law School: Room 290 Free and Open to All When a technology's integration into society outpaces the laws that govern i…

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Environmental consequences of new PCs

One new PC requires about 1.8 tons of raw material. Stunning new study from the UN. In particular, chip fabrication takes a tremendous amount of water -- ironic…

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But those thin mints taste so good!

Heard about the ban of Girl Scout Cookies in Texas?  Seems the Scouts’ association with Planned Parenthood was a bit unsavory for these lone-star palettes and t…

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Mr. Alan Greenspan on IPR

On February 27, the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research was honored by the visit of Mr. Alan Greenspan, who addressed his audience putting forth a n…

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TCG article 29 reply

Trusted Computing Group, Reply to the European Article 29 Working Group report, February 6, 2004.…

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"Ministers Without Portfolio (Yet)"

CIS Residential Fellow Chris Sprigman is featured on today's New York Times Op-Ed page. Check out his recommendations for the Kerry campaign here.…