How Fear and Greed Could Choke India’s Internet
LocationUnited StatesSee map: Google MapsDate published: October 12, 2023Some Indian wireless carriers claim that Europe has already agreed on a burden-sharing arrangement between networks and content...
View ArticleFCC starts process to bring back common sense net neutrality protections and...
On Thursday, the FCC Commission voted 3-2 to adopt a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking asking for comments on the FCC’s plan to restore net neutrality.Here’s my statement:“I’m pleased that the FCC started...
View ArticleFCC begins unwinding its Trump-era abdication of broadband oversight
LocationUnited StatesSee map: Google MapsDate published: October 19, 2023“[T]he FCC is now on the path to restoring common sense net neutrality protections that ensure that we, the people who use the...
View ArticleReactions to FCC's Net Neutrality Proceeding
LocationUnited StatesSee map: Google MapsDate published: October 19, 2023“I’m pleased that the FCC started the process to bring back net neutrality for all Americans and restore its oversight over the...
View ArticleWhat happened to the internet without net neutrality?
LocationUnited StatesSee map: Google MapsDate published: October 26, 2023Data travels over the internet in packets, and when the internet first evolved, the internet service providers weren't able to...
View ArticleEvent Report: International Trends In Network Usage Fees, October 4, 2023
LocationUnited StatesSee map: Google MapsDate published: October 30, 2023On October 4, MediaNama conducted a discussion on network usage fees, based on issues raised in response to the TRAI’s...
View ArticlePatchwork AI Regulations
Introduction Where’s Waldo LLC (“Waldo”), your U.K. based digital advertising company, just got funded. Wonderful news! But it also just received a notice from the California Attorney General. Not...
View ArticleTool Without A Handle: Are You Not Trained?
Tool Without a Handle: Are You Not Trained?This post takes up the questions of how copyright law may impact the development and commercialization of Artificial Intelligence ("AI") tools, given their...
View ArticleReply Comments In the Matter of Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet
LocationUnited StatesSee map: Google MapsAuthor(s): Barbara van SchewickRead more about Reply Comments In the Matter of Safeguarding and Securing the Open InternetPublication Date: January 17,...
View ArticleOn Cruise's Crash (and Quinn's Report)
Cruise has now released a preliminary report by Quinn Emanuel, the law firm that the company hired to review its response to its infamous October 2023 crash in California. A few initial thoughts: Read...
View ArticleFAQs about the NetChoice Cases at the Supreme Court, Part 1
The Supreme Court is about to review a constitutional challenge to two unprecedented and very complicated laws regulating social media. The laws were enacted by Texas and Florida in order to counter...
View ArticleNew Paper on AI-Generated CSAM
Today, Lawfare published my paper on the law and policy implications of AI-generated child sex abuse material (CSAM), and there’s a podcast episode accompanying it featuring me and my Internet...
View ArticleOver-the-air updates and regulatory recalls
Automakers (including Tesla, Daimer, Ford, and GM) as well as automated-driving developers (including Read more about Over-the-air updates and regulatory recallsLocationUnited StatesSee map: Google...
View ArticleFAQS ABOUT THE NETCHOICE CASES AT THE SUPREME COURT, PART 2
LocationUnited StatesSee map: Google MapsRead more about FAQS ABOUT THE NETCHOICE CASES AT THE SUPREME COURT, PART 2
View ArticleHow to Strengthen the FCC’s Proposed Net Neutrality Protections by Closing...
The Federal Communications Commission is looking to restore net neutrality for all Americans. The FCC published its proposal, a so-called Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), in October 2023. The...
View ArticleTool Without A Handle: Are You Not Trained? - Part 2
This post addresses whether, in light of what’s noted thus far, copyright law requires AI model builders to license all such content, and thus whether a mandatory licensing scheme to enable fair...
View ArticleThoughts about Volt Typhoon
What is Volt Typhoon? A cybersecurity expert explains the Chinese hackers targeting US critical infrastructureRichard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyRead more about Thoughts about Volt...
View ArticleFCC Prepares To Restore Net Neutrality, But The New Rules Might Be Weaker...
LocationUnited StatesSee map: Google MapsDate published: April 4, 2024The FCC has announced that it will vote to restore the net neutrality rules stripped away by the Trump administration during an...
View ArticleSanta Clara County fire backs push to reinstate nationwide net neutrality laws
LocationUnited StatesSee map: Google MapsDate published: April 8, 2024Stanford Law Professor Barbara Van Schewick says it doesn't matter if this was morally right or wrong, it's about making sure it...
View ArticleFCC chair holds roundtable on net neutrality in Campbell ahead of agency vote
LocationUnited StatesSee map: Google MapsDate published: April 8, 2024Stanford law professor Barbara van Schewick at the meeting pointed out, in the case of firefighters losing internet access, it...
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