<p>Discussions of the law as it applies to activities in cyberspace, includes issues of computing, technology, and risk…and evolving intersections with ecommerce, IP, social media, and privacy.</p>

Harry Potter Paves a New Digital Path for Authors

Apr 23, 2012 By: Craig Blakeley and Jeff Matsuura

Harry Potter series author J.K Rowling retained the digital publishing rights for her works, allowing her to control the timing and form of digital distribution.

Iran’s “Cyber Army” and other government attempts to control the Internet

Apr 16, 2012 By: Craig Blakeley and Jeff Matsuura

Iran’s latest attempt to control the Internet makes it increasingly clear that an Internet controlled and patrolled by governments makes the Internet no safer or more secure.

Appeals court rules that surfing the web on a work computer isn’t a federal offense

Apr 12, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently interpreted the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act narrowly, preventing it from being used for unintended purposes.

Empowering Digital Content Creators

Apr 9, 2012 By: Craig Blakeley and Jeff Matsuura

CASH gives us a model that can be used to empower creative artists in all fields to manage effectively the intellectual property that they create.

There’s a new cybercop in town: Microsoft

Apr 2, 2012 By: Craig Blakeley and Jeff Matsuura

As law enforcement authorities around the world struggle to find the necessary support, Microsoft continues to commit significant resources toward combating cybercrime.

Bogus Math and the Copyright Law

Mar 26, 2012 By: Craig Blakeley and Jeff Matsuura

In a recent presentation at the TED Conference, Rob Reid demonstrated how bogus math is used to justify stringent copyright protection laws like SOPA and PIPA.

A Rite of Passage for Social Networking

Mar 20, 2012 By: Craig Blakeley and Jeff Matsuura

Yahoo’s new patent lawsuit against Facebook demonstrates the increasing commercial value of social media technologies.

Google sued for bypassing cookie-blocking security features

Mar 13, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

Google is being sued for circumventing a security feature built into the Safari browser that prevented third-party tracking cookies, such as those used by Google.

Online Legal Support for the Little Guy

Mar 12, 2012 By: Craig Blakeley and Jeff Matsuura

Chilling Effects and the Online Media Legal Network provide free and low cost assistance for those facing legal problems arising from their online activities.

“Crowdsourcing” and Legislative Reform

Mar 9, 2012 By: Craig Blakeley and Jeff Matsuura

“Crowdsourcing,” the outsourcing of tasks to a network (or a “crowd”) is finding a role in legislative reform, allowing citizens a voice in potential legislation.

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Europe extends data privacy protections to Internet cookies. http://t.co/K42B9vzL

Lawsuit: LSAT prep company founder lied about perfect score. http://t.co/rOLm0ggd

Headnote of the Day: You can't just shop through the trial record for brand new issues to raise on appeal? http://t.co/Kw63p4Jv

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