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Main Report: An In-depth Look at Expert Responses
"Andrew Bridges, a partner and Internet law litigator and policy analyst at Fenwick & West LLP, said, “All sectors of society and the economy will feel…
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Larry Downes - Hearsay Culture Show #212 - 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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Net Neutrality’s Legal Binary: An Either/Or With No “Third Way”
People working on net neutrality wish for a “third way”–a clever compromise giving us both network neutrality and no blowback from AT&T, Verizon, Comcast an…
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FCC chief's Internet proposal draws backlash
""It's a huge gift to Verizon and the other [Internet service providers] because it is exactly what they have been asking for since 2006," Ma…
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How the Government Can Improve Tech: Stop Reinventing Intellectual Property
"You need this for different programs to work together, said Julie Ahrens, director of Copyright and Fair Use at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet…
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When Driverless Cars Break the Law
"“Criminal law is going to be looking for a guilty mind, a particular mental state — should this person have known better?” Mr. Calo said. “If you’re not…
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Internet Search Engines Are Liable for Processing Personal Data, Says the ECJ
Earlier today, the European Court of Justice released its long-awaited decision in Google Spain. The ECJ ruled that "an internet search engine operator is…
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Google Talking to Auto Makers About Self-Driving Car
"Bryant Walker Smith, a fellow at Stanford University’s Center for Automotive Research, said it can take up to six years to design and build a new car. Smi…
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Net-Neutrality Plan to Put FCC in a Thicket It Has Avoided
When Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler releases his plan to regulate broadband networks on Thursday, he will invite debate on whether the g…
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In Google case, E.U. court says people are entitled to control their own online histories
"Andrew McLaughlin, a former Google policy official who later worked in the Obama White House, called the European decision “a travesty.” He said, “This s…
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Net-Neutrality Plan to Put FCC in a Thicket It Has Avoided
"Stanford Law professor Barbara Van Schewick said the FCC can't ban paid deals without reclassifying broadband. If the agency chooses to follow Mr. Whe…
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Killer Robots Could Be More Humane than Humans
""I think it is quite likely that these systems will behave in unpredictable ways, especially as they grow increasingly complex and are used in increa…