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Fun with RFID
RFID technology is on the verge of explosive growth and is in the news almost daily. Although some of the privacy concerns are a little out-there (e.g., thieve…
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First Can-Spam conviction
Why didn't George W.'s advisors and speechwriters have him focus on this triumph last night? They must be saving it for St. Louis.…
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EFF Design Principles Paper Comments
EFF Comments on TCG Design, Implementation and Usage Principles 0.95, October 1, 2004. Written by Seth Schoen.…
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Whose email is Arnold reading?
The governor vetoed a bill yesterday that would have required employers to notify their employees that all email and Internet usage is subject to monitoring. S…
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<i>OPG v. Diebold</i> chills DMCA chilling effects
In a decision that may put the brakes on DMCA takedown notices, the Northern District of California handed down Online Policy Group v. Diebold today.The case pi…
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Free Speech Victory!
The Cyberlaw Clinic won a landmark free speech ruling today on behalf of two Swarthmore college students. The students had published internal memos that showed…
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Free Speech Victory!
The Cyberlaw Clinic won a landmark free speech ruling in OPG v. Diebold today. Diebold erroneously claimed that our clients, two Swarthmore college students, a…
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Class notes -- Joseph Liu: Copyright Law's Theory of the Consumer
Several of us are in Prof. Tony Reese's excellent class "Property and Contract Go High Tech." The gist of the course is that every week, a new spe…
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The MS FAT Drama...
Microsoft's patent to their FAT file system was rejected by the USPTO today... [Groklaw] Pending appeal, there are going to be a lot of pissed off businesse…
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RIAA demands less copyright protection
You've probably already heard about the Sixth Circuit's decision in Bridgeport Music v. Dimension Films, holding that even a small amount of unauthorize…
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Patriot Act Block
The AP (via CNN) is reporting that "U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero struck down a provision of the Patriot Act that authorizes the FBI to force Internet…
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Yowza
Part of everyone's favorite Patriot Act was struck down today, namely the part about the FBI access to what should be confidential communications records. […