Issues

Memes on Memes and the New Creativity

Memes challenge basic assumptions underlying copyright law. Creators of memes want to be copied. Creators may use copyright selectively to prevent changes to a meme by a select few.

The First Amendment Does Not Protect Replicants

Often, the Constitution protects speech from censorship even if the speaker is not human. However, the Constitution may not bar all regulation of speech created by artificial intelligence-based systems (AI).

Proactive Moderation of Online Discussions: Existing Practices and the Potential for Algorithmic Support

Human moderators may intervene to stop users from posting offensive content, but proactive intervention is labor intensive. Algorithmic tools help moderators identify problematic conversations on a large scale.

Assuming Good Faith Online

Many online service providers assume that users act in good faith in posting content online. As the online population grows and bad actors multiply, this assumption is hard to sustain.

Misreading Campbell: Lessons for Warhol

Rereading the case in which the Supreme Court first recognized transformative fair use could help the Supreme Court resolve tension between derivative rights and transformative fair use in Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith.

Understanding Challenges for Developers to Create Accurate Privacy Nutrition Labels

Apple’s privacy nutrition labels require app developers to complete a form to make data collection processes more transparent to users. Developers support more transparency, but found the labelling process challenging.

The Effects of Data Localization on Cybersecurity

Data localization policies prohibit the transfer of data to foreign countries. Data localization affects the ability of organizations to prevent and respond to cyberattacks, increasing cybersecurity risks.

Toggles, Dollar Signs, and Triangles: How to (In)Effectively Convey Privacy Choices with Icons and Link Texts

Websites often use icons to guide consumers to privacy choices. Designing effective icons can be difficult. Sites could improve results by testing icons before use.

Internet Access and its Implications for Productivity, Inequality, and Resilience

During and after the COVID-19 pandemic, the proportion of employees who work from home increased substantially. Universal access to quality internet access would facilitate working from home, and improve productivity.

Reclaiming Spectrum from Incumbents in Inefficiently Allocated Bands: Transaction Costs, Competition, and Flexibility

Some electromagnetic spectrum is used inefficiently. In reclaiming this spectrum for allocation to more efficient uses and users, the FCC may choose between a simple overlay auction and a more complex two-sided auction.