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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Fairey v. The Associated Press - Complaint
Complaint filed against the AP on behalf of artist Shepard Fairey. * Publication Type:Litigation Brief * Publication Date:02/09/2009 Download PDF…
Point/Counterpoint - Network Neutrality Nuances
Communications of the ACM * Publication Type:Academic Writing * Publication Date:02/01/2009 Download PDF…
Golan v. Holder - Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment in the District Court
The Golan case was back before the District Court on remand to determine whether the URAA can survive First Amendment scrutiny. Each side cross-moved for summar…
Golan v. Holder - Government's Motion for Summary Judgment in the District Court
The Golan case was back before the District Court on remand to determine whether the URAA can survive First Amendment scrutiny. Each side cross-moved for summar…
Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy
Book Website The reigning authority on intellectual property in the Internet age, Lawrence Lessig spotlights the newest and possibly the most harmful culture w…
Brave New Films v. Savage - Complaint
The Fair Use Project, along with co-counsel Bingham McCutchen, sued OTRN and Savage to recover damages for the misrepresentations made in connection with the wr…
Rowling v. RDR Books - Opinion & Order
Full and final decision of the Court in the Rowling v. RDR Books case. * Publication Type:Litigation Brief * Publication Date:09/08/2008 Download PDF…
D3 – Initial Overall Architecture
Trilogy: Re-Architecting the Internet. An Hourglass Control Architecture for the Internet, Supporting Extremes of Commercial, Social and Technical Control Larg…
Letter to Federal Communications Commission
CIS Faculty co-directors Larry Lessig and Barbara van Schewick (with Yale's Jack Balkin) separately sent letters to the FCC to commend the Commissioners on…
Letter to Federal Communications Commission (with Jack Balkin)
CIS Faculty co-directors Larry Lessig and Barbara van Schewick (with Yale's Jack Balkin) separately sent letters to the FCC to commend the Commissioners on…
Lennon v. Premise Media - Order Denying EMI's Request for an Injunction
A Manhattan federal court rejected Yoko Ono Lennon's attempt to enjoin the further showing and distribution of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed on the grou…
Vargas v. BT - Order Granting Fee Motion
U.S. District Court Judge Pauley ruled that Plaintiffs Ralph Vargas and Bland- Ricky Roberts must pay Defendants BT and East West Communications $175,000 in att…