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Tool Without a Handle: “Getting A Grip”
“Tool Without A Handle: Getting a Grip” In my last post, I explored how law influences use of information technology through both rules and a concomitant degr…
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Foreigners and the Review Group Report: Part 2
Yesterday, I wrote that the report from the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies--"Liberty And Security In A Changing W…
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President's Review Board Says Protect Thy Neighbor’s Privacy
Today’s report from the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies–”Liberty And Security In A Changing World”—is impressive in a n…
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Human error as a cause of vehicle crashes
Some ninety percent of motor vehicle crashes are caused at least in part by human error. This intuitive claim is a fine place to start discussions about the saf…
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Intelligence Revew Group Report Released
The much-anticipated Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies report (PDF) "Liberty and Security in a Changing World" was released…
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Fourth Circuit Finds Fair Use for NFL in Baltimore Ravens Documentary Case
Yesterday, the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion in Bouchat v. Baltimore Ravens Ltd. P’ship, Case No. 12-2543 (4th Cir. Dec. 17, 2013) (“ Bouchat V ”)—the latest…
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SAE Levels of Driving Automation
UPDATE 2: A new 2016 version of SAE J3016 is now freely available! UPDATE 1: The old 2014 version of SAE J3016 is here, and a free summary is here. SAE Inter…
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German Supreme Court Finds eBay Liable for Actively Promoted Third Party Copyright Infringements
According to a recently published decision of the German Federal Supreme Court (judgment of 16 May 2013, I ZR 216/11) eBay shall be liable for copyright infring…
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Italian Communication Authority Approves Administrative Enforcement of Online Copyright Infringement
In spite of an inflamed debate and strong opposition, as we have reported here and here, the Board of the Italian Communication Authority (AGCOM) approved its r…
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A Common Law Coup d'Etat: How NSA's Creative Interpretations Of Law Subvert Congress And The Rule of Law
Today, the federal District Court for the District of Columbia held that the NSA's bulk telephone metadata collection program under the USA PATRIOT Act viol…
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Brazilian Court holds Facebook User liable for 'sharing' offensive content posted by another user
A decision this week by the Court of Appeals of São Paulo dominated local news on Internet liability, triggering passionate discussions amongst Brazilian intern…
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Italian Communication Authority Brushes Off Growing Discontent With Its Proposal for Administrative Enforcement of Copyright Online
Civil society has reacted negatively to the Italian Communication Authority (AGCOM) Proposal for an administrative system of online copyright enforcement. Appro…