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Berin Szoka: “Privacy, Analytics & the First Amendment” at GSM Workshop
Nov. 11, 2011 – 2:00pm to 4:00pm Berin spoke at the MSU/Quello Center’s “ Governance of Social Media ” workshop on November 11. His talk...
Larry Downes Statement on Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)
Yesterday, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tx) introduced the Stopping Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261), also called the Enforcing and Protecting American Rights Against Sites Intent on...
FCC Requires Online Public Inspection Files, But Misses Point of OpenGov: Data Accessibility
At yesterday’s FCC Open Commission Meeting , the Commission proposed to require television stations to make their “ public inspection file ” available online. But...
Public Interest Groups Across Spectrum Oppose Net Neutrality Regulation
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal’s story on the legal challenge to Net Neutrality regulation opens as follows: Efforts by public interest groups to get a legal...
Copyright, Done Right: Warrantless Factory Searches Aren’t the Right Way to Stop DVD Piracy
California police will now be able to conduct warrantless searches of optical disc (DVD, CD, BluRay) factories to look for piracy and seize pirated discs,...
Revising COPPA: A Discussion of the FTC’s Proposals
Oct. 12, 2011 – 12:30pm to 2:30pm The FTC has finally released its long-awaited report on the implementation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act...