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Network Non-Discrimination and Quality of Service
Cross posted from Netarchitecture.org. Over the past ten years, the debate over “network neutrality” has remained one of the central debates in Internet policy…
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California should demand more from banks that handle taxpayers' money
Cross-posted Mercury News. California could improve economic development and save on debt service by diversifying and relocalizing its banking. As a major glob…
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Judge Alsup (ably) Explains It All To Us: Copyrightability of Certain Replicated Elements of the Java Application Programming Interface
Kudos to Judge Alsup for his order regarding copyrightability of software API's - for both for legal as well as technical explanations - in Oracle v Google…
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Jennifer Granick to Direct New Civil Liberties Initiative at Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society
STANFORD, Calif., May 30, 2012— Stanford Law School today announced the appointment of Jennifer Stisa Granick as Director of Civil Liberties at the Center for I…
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Planning for Autonomous Driving
In the United States over the next ten years, governments may spend some $1.5 trillion on their roadways, consumers may purchase vehicles worth nearly $3 trilli…
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The Lawyering Behind Facebook's IPO
Today, Facebook does its IPO - initial public offering. That means it begins offering shares of its stock for public trading on a stock exchange. Non-lawyers o…
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The Unintended Consequences of CISPA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act ("CISPA") is the latest example of a depressingly common situation in Washington DC -- well-meaning…
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Seventh Circuit Upholds First Amendment Right to Film Police
With cell phone cameras everywhere, it has become common for members of the public to film encounters with the police. Whether the police are behaving professio…
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Apply Today: CIS Seeks Affiliates and Fellows
The Stanford Center for Internet and Society seeks scholars and practitioners interested in a formal affiliation with the Center for the 2012-2014 academic year…
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Commentary on Infrastructure: The Social Value of Shared Resources
Last week, Concurring Opinions hosted a symposium on my book. Here are links to the posts: Frank Pasquale’s Introduction to the Infrastructure Symposium: *…
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Commentary on Infrastructure: The Social Value of Shared Resources
Last week, Concurring Opinions hosted a symposium on my book. Here are links to the posts: Frank Pasquale’s Introduction to the Infrastructure Symposium: *…
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When Mobile Telecommunications Routes Become Banks
Lately, I have been puzzled by the proliferation of bank-mobile operator partnerships in the developed and emerging countries. The mobile carriers provide the…