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Berkeley law professor Pamela Samuelson’s recent article examines proposed reforms of the DMCA’s safe harbor rules that limit the liability of ISPs hosting user-generated content. Professor Samuelson urges Congress to “take a balanced approach” and “consider the interests of a wide range of stakeholders”.

Eric Goldman, Professor of Law at Santa Clara University, provides a look back at the events that had the greatest impact on Internet law.

Professor Ed Felten, Princeton University, wrote an article for Slate that shows how the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) hinders security research. In “The Chilling Effects of the DMCA”, he tells three stories of DMCA threats against himself and a graduate student. He also offers suggestions for how Congress can fix the problem.

Jonathan Zittrain, Harvard Law School, discusses the recent exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act on NPR’s “On the Media.” Excerpts and link to the show’s segment available.

Given the ruling in U.S. District Court that YouTube is protected from liability under a provision in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (Viacom is alleging copyright infringement), TAP presents an overview of some copyright articles that relate to protecting online content and applications.