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The Register's Perspective on Copyright Review
Statement of MARIA A. PALLANTE UNITED STATES REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS AND DIRECTOR OF THE U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY United…
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WeRobot 2015 KEYNOTE: An Evening with Tony Dyson
Tony Dyson, noted roboticist and special effects model-maker, and the builder of R2D2, discusses the future of robotics with Professor Ryan Calo of the Universi…
WeRobot 2015 Panel 3: “Robotics Governance”
Panelists: Peter Asaro, Jason Millar, Kristen Thomasen, & David Post Asaro, “Regulating Robots: A Multi-Scale Approach to Developing Robot Policy and Techn…
Profs. Irina Manta and David Olson- Hearsay Culture Show #235 - KZSU-FM
A talk show on KZSU-FM, Stanford, 90.1 FM, hosted by CIS Affiliate Scholar David S. Levine. The show includes guests and focuses on the intersection of technolo…
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Patent Holders: Google Wants Your IP!
"Google's program "has some terms that are favorable to Google, such as requiring an exclusive offer and agreeing that the offer won't serve a…
Surveillance forces journalists to think and act like spies
Once upon a time, a journalist never gave up a confidential source. When someone comes forward, anonymously, to inform the public, it's better to risk time…
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Even hackers are concerned Obama's and Clinton's emails remain vulnerable
"“This breach related to the lowest-level unclassified email,” said Jonathan Mayer, a graduate fellow in computer science at Stanford University. “But that…
Not ‘digital exhaust;’ rather ‘digital fossils’
Recently a member of Congress got into some pretty serious hot water over allegations he accepted numerous unethical, and perhaps illegal, favors including flig…
Two continents, two courts, two approaches to privacy
At 3:20 a.m. on August 24, 2014, the strongest earthquake in a quarter-centuryrocked the San Francisco Bay Area, causing damage widely estimated at between $300…
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Mostly Status Quo Under New Test for Patent Particularity
""In practice it doesn't seem to have been a revolutionary decision," said EFF staff attorney Daniel Nazer, who penned the organization's…
The right to life and the Martens Clause
Patrick Lin made interesting observations on the ethical notion of human dignity in the context of LAWS. Even if LAWS could act in accordance with IHL, taking o…
The debate over US drones opens
(Spanish TV) Robotics can create weapons they think for themselves and can attack military targets without human supervision.UN prepares an international treaty…