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Brain hack: Researchers fear attacks on the mind
""You could use these to directly interact with the brain," said Ryan Calo, assistant law professor at the University of Washington focused on pr…
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New York Times Energy for Tomorrow Conference Breakfast Session
New York Time's Energy for Tomorrow Conference Breakfast Session featuring Bryant Walker Smith. Watch live streaming video from nytenergyfortomorrow a…
The Fight to Frame Privacy
The Michigan Law Review recently published “The Fight to Frame Privacy,” Woodrow Hartzog's book review of Daniel Solove’s “Nothing to Hide: The False Tradeo…
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Analysis: 'Landmark' ruling says commentary not needed for fair use defense
""It's likely a landmark decision on the issue of appropriation art and what you can do with the existing work," said Julie Ahrens, of the St…
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Second Circuit Victory for Richard Prince and Appropriation Art
Today the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a long-awaited decision in favor of fair use in Cariou v. Prince. Reversing the district court’s finding of inf…
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A Big Week for News in Internet Policy
This has been a busy Internet law week. I'd like to sum up some of the more interesting developments: This morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee approve…
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CISPA 2.0 Likely Stalled in Senate
According to a US News report, a spokesperson for the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation suggests that the Senate will not take up CI…
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Feed Me, See More
"“The law has never required the kind of licensing that people have assumed is necessary,” says Julie Ahrens, director of copyright and fair use at Stanfor…
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The House Hearing on Location Tracking Law (or the Lack Thereof)
"Catherine Crump testified before Congress today on location tracking and privacy, and the GPS Act that would increase legal protections for our location d…
Of Trademarks and Brands
"As Stacey Dogan noted in her recent review of Bob Bone’s Taking the Confusion Out of “Likelihood of Confusion”: Toward a More Sensible Approach to Tradema…
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Constitution USA with Peter Sagal
Watch Constitution USA with Peter Sagal on PBS. See more from Constitution USA with Peter Sagal. CIS Director of Civil Liberties Jennifer Granick is interviewe…
The Center for Law and the Biosciences presents Ryan Calo
On April 10, 2013, Stanford's Center for Law and the Biosciences welcomed CIS Affiliate Scholar Ryan Calo to campus for a discussion on law and emerging tec…