This week, a surprise announcement of a bipartisan federal data privacy bill was quite interesting. Many prior efforts have gone by the wayside. The movie industry is again asking for new legislation to block websites dealing in pirated movies. Finally, I liked Professor Guadamuz’s essay on the end of online mobs. American Privacy Rights Act…
Links for Week of April 5, 2024
This week, I liked a post at Today’s General Counsel about preparing clients for upcoming copyright litigation over AI. I thought it was good advice for anyone to look at their copyright holdings and try to assess how vulnerable these assets are. Speaking of copyright, I liked Mike Masnick’s post about forgotten books. I also…
Links for Week of March 29, 2024
This week, I liked a post by Bruce Schneier, pointing out a Yale Law Review article on professional licensing for AI Engineers. Professor Eric Goldman linked to his essay that compares the “due process” approaches in the DMCA and the DMA. Finally, I liked a post at CircleID by Pari Esfandiari on the subject of…
Links for Week of March 22, 2024
This week, there is some interesting commentary on the Supreme Court’s rulings in two cases involving when it is OK for government officials to block comments on their social media pages. The standard is not well defined, though. I also liked Bruce Schneier’s essay written with Nathan Sanders on AI and the Evolution of Social…
Links for Week of March 15, 2024
This week, I liked Professor Guadamuz’s take on the EU AI Act and Copyright. Further. security expert Bruce Schneier linked to an interesting proof of concept of using AI LLM’s to unredact text. On March 21st, I’ll be speaking to the DuPage County Bar Association’s Business Law Committee on the subject of “IP And IT…
Links for Week of March 8, 2024
This week, Professor Goldman’s essay “Assuming Good Faith Online” was published. I also liked several articles explaining the EU’s AI Act and what compliance may entail. On March 21st, I’ll be speaking to the DuPage County Bar Association’s Business Law Committee on the subject of “IP And IT Due Diligence In M&A Transactions.” To learn…
Links for Week of March 1, 2024
This week, the Supreme Court held oral arguments regarding online speech in the Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton cases. I liked Professor Guadamuz’s article on the challenges with voice cloning. On March 21st, I’ll be speaking to the DuPage County Bar Association’s Business Law Committee on the subject of “IP And IT Due…
Links for Week of February 23, 2024
This week, more came out about the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The 4th Circuit ruled to block a $1B copyright verdict from 2019 against an ISP, Cox Communications. I also liked a Verge article about Robots.Txt files. KOSA Copyright Robots.Txt files
Links for Week of February 16, 2024
This week, there was an interesting ruling in the case against OpenAI brought by authors. And, the Ohio law requiring “parental consent” for the use of social media by minors was held to be unconstitutional. Finally, the EU’s Digital Services Act takes effect tomorrow. Copyright and OpenAI Ohio Social Media Law EU’s Digital Services Act
Links for Week of February 9, 2024
This week, a cautionary tale on the “Internet of Things” and making sure connected devices are updated – millions of smart toothbrushes were hacked and used in a DDos attack. CORRECTION – Bruce Schneier reports that the article was incorrect, resulting from a mistranslation of the original German. The article was supposed to be a…