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Feds Say They’ll Count Computers As Human Drivers
"“This letter will one day be in a museum of technology history—or at least legal history,” says Bryant Walker Smith, an assistant professor at the Univers…
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The government has officially declared that autonomous cars are their own drivers
"Bryant Walker Smith, chair of the Emerging Technology Law Committee of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineerin…
The NSA is massively reorganizing itself. That’s going to hurt its credibility
The National Security Agency has been having a tough time the last couple of years, as it takes the blame for widespread surveillance. It has just announced a m…
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Smart Cities – The Cyber Security and Privacy Implications of Ubiquitous Urban Computing
The rapid growth of embedded computing and the “Internet of Things” (IoT) have been felt in many industries and areas, but few organizations and jurisdictions h…
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A New Case (of Chilling Effects?) Against DMCA Counter-Notice Senders
E. TV Networks has filed copyright infringement claims in federal district court against Google and sixteen YouTube users. The targeted users sent DMCA counter-…
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A New Case (of Chilling Effects?) Against DMCA Counter-Notice Senders
E. TV Networks has filed copyright infringement claims in federal district court against Google and sixteen YouTube users. The targeted users sent DMCA counter-…
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A New Case (of Chilling Effects?) Against DMCA Counter-Notice Senders
E. TV Networks has filed copyright infringement claims in federal district court against Google and sixteen YouTube users. The targeted users sent DMCA counter-…
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A New Case (of Chilling Effects?) Against DMCA Counter-Notice Senders
E. TV Networks has filed copyright infringement claims in federal district court against Google and sixteen YouTube users. The targeted users sent DMCA counter-…
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India Trades Free Basics for Internet Freedom
India's Telecom Regulatory Authority on Monday ruled in favor of Net neutrality, effectively banning Facebook's Free Basics Internet access app. "…
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India Just Banned Zero-Rating. Your Move, FCC.
"T-Mobile’s "Binge On" plan, which exempts certain video services like Netflix from data caps, has been the subject of especially harsh criticism…
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Facebook’s fall from grace: Arab Spring to Indian winter
"Certainty and Equity: Referencing the noted scholar Barbara Van Schewick, TRAI explains that a case-by-case approach based on principles [standards] or ru…
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Verizon’s Zero-Rating for Go90 Likely to Spur FCC Response
"Stanford Law professor Barbara van Schewick, focusing on T-Mobile’s BingeOn and Music Freedom programs, concluded that, regardless of its intentions, “T-M…