The World’s Most Popular Porn Site Is a Government Agent Now. Does It Matter?
On Monday, I published a two-part blog post about the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settlement with Aylo, parent company of Pornhub. The FTC’s complaint allege…
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Promote the Progress, Legalize Learning
Learning—by brains or machines—is not a copyright-relevant act. This essay argues that treating training as presumptively infringing (rescued, sometimes, by fai…
The Evolution of Trust and Safety
This Article tells the inside story of the rise, spread, and evolution of trust and safety. We bring unique perspectives to this story. One of us (Citron) was o…
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Targeting Tankers — and Their Drivers — Under the Law of War (Part 2)
Leaflets dropped 45 minutes before airstrikes targeting ISIL oil tankers. Image credit:US Defense Department Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-part po…
Targeting Tankers Under the Law of War (Part 1)
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part post discussing how the law of war applies to airstrikes against oil tanker trucks. You can read Part Two here.…
On Climate Change and Cyber Attacks
It is difficult to think of two issues with a greater potential to negatively impact both our environment and the global economy than climate change and cyber a…
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum: “ISIL Is Committing Genocide Against the Yezidis in Iraq”
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) has issued an important and distressing report characterizing violence against the Yezidi people in 2014 in Iraq as amo…
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum: “ISIL Is Committing Genocide Against the Yezidis in Iraq”
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) has issued an important and distressing report characterizing violence against the Yezidi people in 2014 in Iraq as amo…
Stupid Patent Of The Month: Infamous Prison Telco Patents Asking Third-Parties For Money
Plenty of businesses rely on third-party payers: parents often pay for college; insurance companies pay most health care bills. Reaching out to potential third-…
Two new initiatives will hold tech companies accountable on press freedom
The launches of OnlineCensorship.org today and Ranking Digital Rights on November 3 will ensure technology companies serve--rather than squelch--the free flow o…
United States Intervention at the Meeting of the ICC’s Assembly of States Parties
The International Criminal Court’s Assembly of States Parties (ASP) is meeting this week in The Hague — its 14th session. On the agenda (and here) are a number…
This is the group that’s surprisingly prone to violent extremism
In the last 24 hours many prominent politicians and pundits have said that they don’t want Syrian refugees to enter the United States. For example, Gov. Chris C…
A History of Aesthetics from Homer to Digital Mash-ups: Cumulative Creativity and the Demise of Copyright Exclusivity
Under a regime of limited economic incentive for creativity and confined commodification of information, humanity produced the greatest portion of human knowled…
Bernie Sanders says Denmark is socialist. Forbes Magazine says it’s the most business-friendly country. Who’s right?
When Bernie Sanders said in his debate with Hillary Clinton that Denmark was a socialist country, which the United States ought to consider emulating, it create…
A Return to Authoritarianism in Egypt
Lawyers for human rights lawyer and journalist Hossam Bahgat have confirmed that Bahgat was detained Sunday by military officials, apparently in retaliation for…