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A Short Tour Of Robot Case Law
“Robots again.” That’s how federal appellate judge Alex Kozinski begins his dissent from the Ninth Circuit’s decision not to rehear Wendt v. Host International…
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The Powder & the Glory premieres on PBS
The Powder & the Glory, part of the Fair Use Project's Documentary Film Program, will have its broadcast premiere on PBS Monday March 23, 2009 at 10PM (…
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See Otter
As if we privacy advocates didn't have enough to worry about, this sea otter apparently got a hold of a video camera and was "filming" tourists. W…
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Legally Speaking: Next up, Lawrence Lessig
The next Legally Speaking - cosponsored by the California Lawyer and Hastings Law School - will feature Lawrence Lessig. It's scheduled for March 19. CLE cr…
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Building Bipartisan Habits
David Boren, senator from Oklahoma from 1979 to 1994, in the Post two days ago: "History demonstrates that bipartisanship is not an impractical, romantic n…
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Emerging Governmediality - 1.000 Points of Data
The New York Times runs an interesting Open-Ed piece by Kenneth M. Duberstein today: 1,000 Points of Data . While it remains to be seen if governmental data is…
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Facebook & The Charitable Deceptions Of Nostalgia
Facebook trends proceed at a spooky (in the quantum sense) pace. It took the New York Times all of a week to pick up on 25 Random Things. I’ve noticed a subtl…
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Symposium: Neuroscience And The Courts
The Stanford Technology Law Review’s symposium is scheduled for February 27th, 2009. According to its website, the symposium will “showcase vibrant legal schola…
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“I’m an eternal optimist. That doesn’t mean I’m a sap."
Herbert in the NYT this morning: "In a conversation with a small group of columnists aboard Air Force One on Friday, the president discussed the fight over…
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Taking Offense: De Facto Censorship in the Digital Age
Last week, FOX News icon Bill O’Reilly made a series of insulting and demeaning remarks on-air about highly-esteemed female journalist, Helen Thomas. In today’…
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The Reality of Guantanamo
Specialist Brandon Neely: "I have seen and done many horrible things, either at Guantánamo or in Iraq, and I know what it is like to try and move on with y…
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Women & The Rise Of Code: Is Power A Moving Target?
Outside of a J.R.R. Tolkien novel, power does not reside in any one person, object, or place. But it does cluster. An enormous percentage of those “in power,”…