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Seattle’s ‘creepy cameraman’ questions our comfort with being watched
"“Technology is a fact about the world. Those facts have changed,” Calo told me. “The law is not unfamiliar with drawing new lines.”" * Date Publish…
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Stopping SOPA - Copyright, Free Speech, and Popular Constitutionalism (Video)
CIS Speakers Series - November 15, 2012 During late 2011 and January 2012, millions of people protested the passage of the controversial copyright bill the Sto…
Brief Amici Curiae of the Center for Democracy & Technology and Legal Scholars in Support of Appellee
STATEMENT REGARDING CONSENT TO FILE AND SEPARATE BRIEFINGAll parties and intervenors have consented to the filing of this brief. Amici Curiae filed their notice…
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Petraeus case triggers concerns about Americans' online privacy
Currently the government doesn't need a search warrant -- just a subpoena -- to access emails stored longer than 180 days, said Jennifer Granick, director o…
Maryland Cyber Challenge with UMBC's Richard Forno
Dr. Rick Forno, UMBC's Cybersecurity Program Director, speaks at the Maryland Cyber Challenge.…
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FISA Amendments Act Is Way Worse for Privacy Than Title III
Advocates for renewal of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA) often argue that the statute poses no more harm to the privacy of innocent Americans than does the Wireta…
How an (Autonomous Driving) Bill Becomes Law (Audio)
An Oral History of Nevada's Groundbreaking Regulation of Self-Driving VehiclesTwo years ago, no state legislature had even contemplated self-driving cars. N…
How an (Autonomous Driving) Bill Becomes Law (Video)
Audio Version of Panel Talk Related publication: Automated Vehicles Are Probably Legal in the United States An Oral History of Nevada's Groundbreaking Reg…
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FISA Amendments Act Misconceptions Fueled by Confusion in the Senate Committee Report
Taking a close look at the Senate Intelligence Committee report on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act (FAA) renewal helps explain w…
Intermediary Liability on the Internet - Ashley Hurst - Video
From Ashley Hurst's CIS Speaker Series talk on October 25, 2012. The extent to which internet intermediaries such as Facebook and Google should be liable f…
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Famed quotation isn't dead -- and could even prove costly
"Fair use is a "very gray area," says Julie Ahrens, who runs the Fair Use Project at Stanford University's Center for Internet and Society. &…
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Alcohol in "Flight" puts trademark laws in focus
"Trademark laws "don't exist to give companies the right to control and censor movies and TV shows that might happen to include real-world items,&…