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Patent Overhaul Effort Stalls
""We're looking down the road," said Daniel Nazer, an attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which supports patent reform. "Whe…
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Researchers aim to develop hack-proof layer of cyber protection
""There is promise to this sort of technology, and it's not surprising to see NSF investing in this sort of research," said University of Mar…
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Security Research and the Law: What You Need to Know
"According to Hoffman, one potential legal landmine is the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). One of its key provisions states that,"it is illegal t…
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Google snoops on Gmail to catch pedophiles
"Ryan Calo, a tech policy expert at the University of Washington School of Law, said that if Google "decided to take it upon themselves to police othe…
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Monkey selfie ignites a copyright dispute
""Let's say that that the monkey had eaten a bunch of bananas and had piled the banana peels on the jungle floor," said Bridges. "If a p…
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Britain has ambitious plan for driverless cars, but roadblocks remain
"“It’s an early statement by a national government that this is a policy priority," said Bryant Walker Smith, an associate law professor at the Univer…
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After The Freak-Out Over Facebook's Emotion Manipulation Study, What Happens Now?
"Ryan Calo, an academic at the University of Washington, who was writing about corporate lab rats even before it became a hot topic of conversation. “It’s…
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2014 Fastcase 50
CIS Affiliate Scholar Ryan Calo named as one of 2014's Fastcase 50. http://www.fastcase.com/fastcase50-winners-2014/ The Fastcase 50 for 2014 highlights e…
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Drone flies too close to NYPD chopper, police say; operators arrested
"Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington, said the case exemplified some of the problems in the lack of regulation for civilian drones.…
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Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society launches World Intermediary Liability Map
"Frosio states, "By their nature, Internet services are inherently global. But Internet companies face a real challenge understanding how those global…
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Lindsay Lohan's 'GTA 5' Lawsuit: 'The Kindest Thing You Could Say Is It’s A Publicity Stunt'
"“The kindest thing you could say about it is it’s a publicity stunt,” Nazer said. Regarding the Lacey Jonas character, Nazer dismissed the character entir…
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A Prominent Lawyer Is Calling For A New Federal Agency To Regulate Robots
"Ryan Calo, assistant professor of law at the University of Washington (and one of Business Insider's most important people in robotics), believes that…