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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Understanding Trademark Strength
Trademark strength, properly understood, refers to the scope of protection afforded a trademark by courts based on that mark’s inherent and acquired: (1) tenden…
What’s a Name Worth?: Experimental Tests of the Value of Attribution in Intellectual Property
Full article available from Boston University Law Review. Despite considerable research suggesting that creators value attribution – that is, being named as th…
U.S Government Surveillance: Bad for Silicon Valley, Bad for Democracy Around the World
U.S Government Surveillance: Bad for Silicon Valley, Bad for Democracy Around the World: An op ed in The Atlantic. * Publication Type:Other Writing * Publica…
Make copyright law less of a lottery
Cross-posted from The Art Newspaper I was delighted when the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited decision in favour of Richard Prince in Ap…
The Criminal N.S.A.
The Criminal N.S.A., an op ed in The New York Times. * Publication Type:Other Writing * Publication Date:06/27/2013…
Obscurity by Design
Design-based solutions to confront technological privacy threats are becoming popular with regulators. However, these promising solutions have left the full pot…
Armed Military Robots: Editorial
Altmann, J., P. Asaro, N. Sharkey, and R. Sparrow (2013). “ Armed Military Robots: Editorial,” Ethics and Information Technology 15 (2), June 2013, pp. 73-76.…
The Internet Ecosystem & ICANN - Slides
Slides from Steve Sheng's CIS talk on April 29, 2013. Download Slides * Publication Type:Other Writing * Publication Date:04/29/2013…
The Fight to Frame Privacy
The Michigan Law Review recently published “The Fight to Frame Privacy,” Woodrow Hartzog's book review of Daniel Solove’s “Nothing to Hide: The False Tradeo…
Of Trademarks and Brands
"As Stacey Dogan noted in her recent review of Bob Bone’s Taking the Confusion Out of “Likelihood of Confusion”: Toward a More Sensible Approach to Tradema…
Law professors challenge secrecy in fracking
For Immediate Release April 2, 2013 Media Contact: Philip Craft, Elon University School of Law (336) 279-9333 / pcraft@elon.edu Ten law professors with exper…
The Future of Drones In America: Law Enforcement and Privacy Considerations
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary “The Future of Drones In America: Law Enforcement and Privacy Considerations” March 20, 2013 Full PDF available…