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ECPA reform is not just a U.S. issue
If US law enforcement officers want to access your private emails, they need to follow the requirements in the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. ECPA is a…
Architecture and Public Policy
Who Will Pay for the Zero Marginal Cost Society?
Jeremy Rifkin's book, The Zero Marginal Cost Society, is at times thrilling, at times encyclopedic, and at times possibly hyperbolic. It is very well-writte…
Interconnection Disputes Are Network Neutrality Issues (of Netflix, Comcast, and the FCC)
Cross-posted from CircleID. A lot of people have been talking about the "interconnection" deal between Comcast and Netflix and whether that deal is r…
What Does the Internet of Things Mean for Corporate Secrecy?
Last week, a new group called the Industrial Internet Consortium—made up of several technology companies including AT&T, Cisco, GE, IBM, Intel and interesti…
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Flynn, Kaminski and Levine Comment to the United States Trade Representative on academics and the trade advisory system
Yesterday, Sean Flynn (American Law), Margot Kaminski (Yale Law) and I submitted this comment to the US Trade Representative (USTR) making the argument that aca…
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US transitioning Internet DNS control
Washington insiders know the best time to release potentially controversial news is after 5PM on a Friday afternoon -- when most journalists likely are heading…
Hollywood's Copyright Lobbyists Are Like Exes Who Won't Give Up
You know when you break up with someone and they just don’t get the message? A few months later, they’re trying again, testing the waters with a few small thing…
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Playing by the Rules: The Success of Unlicensed Spectrum
"Professor Brett Frischmann, affiliate scholar at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, provides a succinct explanation of why rule-b…
China: Information Flow and a Free Internet
Watch the full video at Asia Society. On the publication of her new book Now I Know Who My Comrades Are, journalist Emily Parker joins Andrew McLaughlin and Ce…
Marketplace Tech Report - Le Internet?
Listen to the full show here. CIS Affiliate Scholar Marvin Ammori is a guest. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to meet with French President Franco…
The Net Neutrality Loss Is as Bad as the SOPA Bill
Life before the Internet sucked. My life as a kid growing up in suburban Michigan consisted of urban sprawl, shopping malls, and bad television (except 30 minut…
Ethan Zuckerman - Hearsay Culture Show #203 - 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…