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Us vs. Them: Populism on the Net
In a recent email debate, a friend of mine raised an interesting point about the role of the Internet in fueling populist fervor, especially during the current…
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Packets Vol. 6 No. 4 Now Available
Packets Vol. 6 No. 4 is online here. Packets is a production of the Stanford Center for Internet & Society (CIS). It is written by members of the Stanford…
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Citizen Journalism at its Best
While searching online for information about a new grocery store opening in my neighborhood, I came across a wonderful blog dedicated to all things Noe Valley.…
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The Digital Millennium Copyright Act Imposes Liability for Circumventing Technological Measures That Protect a Choreographed Compilation of Copyrighted Works
Author: Robert Lopez MDY filed a claim for declaratory judgment that its program, Glider, did not infringe rights owned by Blizzard. Blizzard Entertainment co…
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Some Requirements for Pleading Copyright Misuse Counterclaims
Author: Stuart Loh Defendant Psystar Corporation (“Psystar”) makes and sells a line of computers which support the plaintiff Apple Inc.’s (“Apple”) operating s…
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Internet Service Provider Potentially Liable for Copyright Infringement of Hosted Websites
Author: Allison Pedrazzi Helfrich Following an investigation and notification attempts, clothing distributor Louis Vuitton Malletier filed a complaint against…
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FCC Can Ban Customer Retention Practices
Author: Alex Harris The DC Circuit upheld a decision of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) prohibiting Verizon from continuing some of the company’s…
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Court Allows Invasion of Privacy Claim Against Tax Service Provider for Throwing Away Tax Returns in Public Dumpster
Author: José Mauro Vicki J. Pinero sued Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (“Jackson Hewitt”) for not complying with its own privacy policy and dumping her tax re…
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Google Immune from Liability Under § 230 of the CDA for AdWords Content Created by Third Parties
Author: Matt Kellogg In the Northern District of California, the District Court granted Google’s motion to dismiss in a suit claiming that Google had been comp…
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Privacy And Free Speech (ACLU No. Cal. Primer)
The ACLU of Northern California has published a primer (PDF) on the advantages to businesses of good privacy and free speech practices. The primer assembles ma…
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CIS is on Twitter
CIS is now on Twitter! Follow our tweets @StanfordCIS!…
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“Everything. I record everything.”
This quote belongs to Robin Bienfait, RIM’s Chief Information Office (CIO). RIM makes the BlackBerries, and the title line of this post recites Ms. Bienfait’s a…