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Examining the legal and social implications of cyberspace in this still nascent digital age, and musing upon the coming paradigms shifts that will come about as we discover and socially adapt to new and disruptive technologies.
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privacy, surveillance, jurisdiction, ICANN, cybersquatting, copyright, trademark, patent, security, e-discovery, disruptive technology, first amendment, human rights, robot rights, cyborg rights, avatar rights, virtual worlds, virtual property, cyber-property, adhesive contracts, clickwrap agreements, TOS, EULA, DMCA, RIAARecent Activity
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Viacom's top lawyer thinks lawsuits were "terrorism" - but he's learned nothing from the experience - Boing BoingMichael Fricklas, Viacom's General Counsel, gave a lecture to a Yale Law class in which he confessed that suing people for copyright infringement felt "like terrorism." He says that this was bad strategy on the entertainment industry's part, as was "bad" DRM. That's the good part -- an ...
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BREAKING: Leaked UK government plan to create "Pirate Finder General" with power to appoint militias, create laws - Boing BoingA source close to the British Labour Government has just given me reliable information about the most radical copyright proposal I've ever seen. Secretary of State Peter Mandelson is planning to introduce changes to the Digital Economy Bill now under debate in Parliament. These changes will ...
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CIPP Guide » Cookies: Tracking your Internet experienceInternet cookies are an inherent part of Internet use. Many sites cannot function without them. Cookies are confusing, particularly because many myths surround their use. While cookies are not the source of viruses or spam, they do present potential privacy issues in their ability to track a ...
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IEEE Spectrum: British Government: We Want Access to Your Every Phone Call, Email and Web SearchIn England, your home may be your castle, but the government will soon be able to get a rather good idea of what is happening inside it. The British government has decided to go ahead with its plans under what it calls the Intercept Modernisation Programme to force every telecommunication ...
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IEEE Spectrum: British Gas Allowed to Proceed With IT Project Jupiter $365 Million LawsuitA year ago May, I wrote about British Gas suing Accenture for £182 million ($365 million) over an IT project called Project Jupiter which British Gas claimed reduced its customer-billing process to "shambles." There are two nice stories from 2008 on the dispute here and here in the London Times. ...
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1IEEE Spectrum: British Government: We Want Access to Your Every Phone Call, Email and Web SearchIt didn't happen in Britain in 1984; but 2084 may have seen it long since implemented.JDP added 10 days ago
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1Bernanke personal bank account struck by ID theft - Yahoo! NewsAnother great (lack of) customer service brought to us by our financial institutions (lack of security). There WERE AND ARE all sorts of security mechanisms that could have been put into place without requiring a drop of blood from users (actual or monetary). But that might have hurt profits!JDP added 2 months ago
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1German teacher loses battle against pupils' web rankingsConsidering some suppression of student (especially high school) views (posters, etc. - even "off school grounds"!) in the US and other "western democracies", maybe those governments have something to learn from Germany!JDP added 4 months ago
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1Living Safely with Robots, Beyond Asimov's LawsIf software-type EULA's cover robot operations, you can be sure that they will be UNSAFE and will be the only "responsible party" to be "scarped" in the case of mishaps.JDP added 4 months ago
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1EC wants software makers held liable for code - ZDNet.co.ukYou go EU! Well past time that software doesn't mean "you buy it and get whatever gunk we decide to give you" (regardless of hype and marketing). A "license" that says "you have no rights to expect anything except that we will take your money" has too long been a legal loophole for shoddy ...JDP added 6 months ago
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