…se individual creators. It takes up 67 pages in the omnibus bill, as opposed to the four pages of the “felony streaming” bill, and the Copyright Office will have to…

Jonathan Band · December 22, 2020

…practices this would apply to avoid unintentionally banning legitimate and useful commercial practices. For example, recent proposals by MEPs to ban the use of “subliminal techniques” or “scoring systems” risk…

Boniface de Champris · March 10, 2023

…of the Independence of Cyberspace” and its grandiose opening sentences: “Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of…

Rob Pegoraro · November 18, 2013

…and computing resources more available to America’s AI R&D experts, researchers, and industries…” France’s open data strategy extends the opening of datasets to the private sector too, as long as…

Jacqueline Yin · March 6, 2019

…little measurable impact on infringement, it did have a significant adverse impact on innovation and competition, as Corynne McSherry of EFF testified at Wednesday’s hearing. For example, section 1201 prevented…

Jonathan Band · September 19, 2014

…redrawing merger enforcement is the FTC’s recent lawsuit attempting to block Meta’s acquisition of Within, the company behind the virtual reality (VR) fitness app Supernatural. In a move completely at…

Project Disco · November 15, 2022

…without permission) and how it compares to his real-life situation; it’s available here.] If this continues as a trend, it could even have some real-world policy implications. NPR’s This American…

Ali Sternburg · January 6, 2014

…borne from incorrect perceptions that certain companies are silencing, “censoring”, or “shadowbanning” certain voices. It was drafted with the intent to regulate internet companies that remove or limit dangerous material…

Ethan Wham · February 23, 2024

…to respond to problems online strike a balance between freedom of speech, commercial freedom and controlling infringing material. Extending a ‘duty of care’ could severely affect these freedoms. The last…

James Waterworth · May 6, 2015

…and reality are sometimes blurred: the NPR Podcast Serial uses documentary techniques to investigate a real-life murder, but the case has been re-opened to review new evidence. It’s also been…

Frances Robinson · March 11, 2016