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White House in Favor of Phone Unlocking! Now What?
Yesterday, the White House declared "It's Time to Legalize Cell Phone Unlocking". The call was in immediate response to a petition with over 114,…
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Bad laws would hurt good drones
"What are drones but flying smartphones, one app away from indispensable? We could see drones accompanying early morning joggers, taking sport, wildlife, a…
Infrastructure: The Social Value of Shared Resources - Brett Frischmann (Audio)
Brett Frischmann discussed the social value of shared infrastructures— including roads, our natural environment, and the Internet—and he explained why we can no…
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Drones Come Home, Privacy Concerns Fly High
Across the country, law enforcement and first responders are flying unmanned aircrafts to take aerial photographs of traffic accidents and crime scenes. As the…
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The Catch-22 That Prevents Us From Truly Scrutinizing the Surveillance State
It's hard to find someone who can complain of his or her rights having been violated, because anyone's whose rights have been violated doesn't know…
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Drone Near JFK Airport?
CIS Affiliate Scholar Peter Asaro discusses the drone spotted near JFK airport in Brooklyn. * Date Published:03/05/2013 * Original Publication:Huffington Pos…
Infrastructure: The Social Value of Shared Resources - Brett Frischmann (Video)
Brett Frischmann discussed the social value of shared infrastructures— including roads, our natural environment, and the Internet—and he explained why we can no…
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Is Forensics Law?
I’ve blogged on these pages before about the claim, popularized by Larry Lessig, that “code is law.” During the Concurring Opinions symposium on Jonathan Zittr…
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Should we put robots on trial?
"The question is, said Ryan Calo, assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Law and an organizer of an upcoming conference on robot law…
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Global Gambling
In this HuffPo Live segment, Peter Asaro discusses Chris Christie's recent legalization of online gambling, giving gamblers web access to Atlantic City. *…
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Internet memes: copyright licensing in an IP minefield
"“A lot of his own original expression went into making that poster, notwithstanding the fact that he used an AP photograph as a reference,” says Julie Ahr…
Organized Labor Can Protect Workers by Supporting 'Aaron's Law'
Right now, a battle is underway to reform the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a statute that can transform innocuous workplace behavior into a federal crime, simp…