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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Golan v. Holder - Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Order
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals holding that the URAA does not violate our clients' First Amendment rights. * Publication Type:Litigation Brief * Publicat…
Robots and Privacy
Robots and Privacy, in ROBOT ETHICS: THE ETHICAL AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF ROBOTICS (Patrick Lin et al, eds.) (MIT Press 2012) * Publication Type:Academic Wr…
The Case for Online Obscurity
On the Internet, obscure information has a minimal risk of being discovered or understood by unintended recipients. Empirical research demonstrates that Interne…
Letter from Susan Crawford, Marvin Ammori, and Tim Wu to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski
Re: Preserving the Open Internet, GN Docket No. 09-191; Broadband Industry Practices, WC Docket No. 07-52; A National Broadband Plan for Our Future, GN Docket N…
Opening Statement at the Federal Communications Commission’s Workshop on Approaches to Preserving the Open Internet in Seattle, WA - WC Docket No. 07-52, GN Docket No. 09-191
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First Amendment Based Copyright Misuse
We are at a crossroads with respect to the under-developed equitable defense of copyright misuse. The defense may go the way of its sibling, antitrust-based pat…
Opening Statement at the Federal Communications Commission’s Workshop on Innovation, Investment and the Open Internet in Cambridge, MA - WC Docket No. 07-52, GN Docket No. 09-191
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Vargas v. BT - Second Circuit Summary Order
The Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the case on summary judgment and the award of $175,000 in attorneys' fees to BT. * Publicati…
Letter of Six Law Professors to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski
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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - GN Docket No. 09-191 WC Docket No. 07-52
In the Matter of Preserving the Open Internet - GN Docket No. 09-191 Broadband Industry Practices - WC Docket No. 07-52 * Publication Type:Regulatory Filing…
Brief Amicus Curiae of Professors Jack M. Balkin, Jim Chen, Lawrence Lessig, Barbara van Schewick, and Timothy Wu Urging that the FCC's Order Be Afirmed
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Salinger v. Colting, et al. - Amicus Brief of American Library Association, et al.
We filed an amicus brief on behalf of a group of library associations and others asking the Second Circuit to reverse a lower court’s injunction of the publicat…