Two TAP Scholars were among the many tech policy experts served as discussion panelists during the 8th Annual State of the Net Conference. Professor Peter Swire spoke to Internet freedom, and Professor Jeffrey Rosen discussed GPS-tracking and privacy.
Is advertising more effective when it’s “social”? At the American Economic Association’s 2012 Annual Meeting, Catherine Tucker, MIT Sloan, presented her research that poses this question and takes an important step towards answering it. Professor Alexander White provides his first-hand insight from the conference.
The Internet shares similarities to ¬¬the inventions of the Gutenberg printing press, Bell’s telephone and Marconi’s radio, which all served to expand the scope of the world, said U.N. Special Rapporteur Frank La Rue in the third installment of GW Law’s speaker series on Internet Freedom.
Professor Paul Ohm, University of Colorado Law School, examines the recent Supreme Court decision on GPS tracking and the Fourth Amendment.
Much to my happiness, the internets are in a frenzy about the “Stop Online Piracy Act” (aka SOPA).
The 8th Annual State of the Net Conference held in Washington, D.C. this week featured robust discussions with Internet policy experts and industry leaders focusing on a variety of technology issues. One particularly engaging panel discussion explored proposed legislation that would require online retailers to collect sales taxes and debated whether Congress should mandate such an order.
Professor F. Scott Kieff, George Washington University, recently published two new books on intellectual property: “Perspectives on Commercializing Innovation” and “Principles of Patent Law.”
Professor Paul Schwartz, Berkeley Center of Law & Technology, and Professor Daniel Solove, George Washington University, discuss their recent paper, “The PII Problem.” Personally identifiable information (PII) is one of the most central concepts in information privacy regulation. While the scope of privacy laws typically turn on whether PII is involved, there is no uniform definition of PII in information privacy law.
Piracy is a top concern for U.S. lawmakers. Two bills now pending in Congress, the PROTECT IP Act of 2011 and the Stop Online Piracy Act, are expected to generate a lot of debate as they come up for votes this legislative session. Professor Mark Lemley and co-authors David S. Levine, and David G. Post examine these proposed bills in their article, “Don’t Break the Internet.”
Professor Josh Wright, George Mason University School of Law, offers up his list of some of the best, most influential, most enjoyable, or most important antitrust articles and books over the past year.
