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The easy availability of information on the Internet may lead to the commoditization of content. However, if content is free or low cost, it may be difficult for those who produce it (like journalists) to earn a living. Economists and other scholars examine this tension and suggest various solutions.

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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Representative Talks Open Internet at George Washington University
By TAP Staff Blogger
October 6, 2011

Dunja Mijatovic, an expert in media law and regulation, spoke early this week at George Washington University Law’s inaugural speaker series on Global Internet Freedom and Human Rights. Ms. Mijatovic, a representative on Freedom of the Media for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, stressed that an important global issue of the moment is having an open Internet.

Follow the #Techrights Twitter Discussion on Media Law and Regulation Monday, October 3rd
By TAP Staff Blogger
September 30, 2011

Follow the #Techrights Twitter Discussion on Media Law and Regulation on Monday, October 3rd. This is the first in a speaker series on Global Internet Freedom and Human Rights hosted by George Washington University Law.

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Helen Nissenbaum
Cornell University
Intellectual Property, Privacy and Security, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Internet, Search and Advertising, Media and Content, Artificial Intelligence

Jonathan Zittrain
Harvard University
Intellectual Property, Networks, the Internet, and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing, Internet, Networks and Infrastructure, Media and Content, Net Neutrality, Artificial Intelligence

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Free Speech is a Triangle

Increasingly, nation-states censor speakers by co-opting the expertise of internet-based businesses like Google. Defending free speech means resisting this type of censorship, and protecting users from manipulative uses of data.

By: Jack M. Balkin

May 30, 2018

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