Yale Regulating Search? Conference Recap
…notices are attributable to people who submit 512(c)(3) notices but don’t know what’s covered by copyright law. Barbara van Schewick asked whether we need neutrality rules for search engines. She…
Law Enforcement Collection of DNA
…held that pre-conviction arrestees can’t be compelled to submit to drug testing as a condition of bail. This seems like the same population (the ‘arrestees and detainees’ described in the…
Ripoffreport.com Wins 47 USC 230 Case
…consumers can submit complaints about businesses. The consumers write the critiques, but the defendants select which ones to publish. The opinion is a little cryptic what happened, but apparently the…
Infomediaries–Where Are They?
…services—I submit my information, a message goes to interested dealers, then the dealers spam me directly (sometimes relentlessly). Rather than protecting my privacy (whatever that means), Autobytel just ratchet up…
Who Gets Indexed in Google News?
…it selects sources for Google News. A little transparency, please. And I continue to think that Google should open up Google News for bloggers to submit feeds, or Technorati may…
Ninth Circuit En Banc ruling in Gator.com v. LL Bean
…Circuit appeal. The Ninth Circuit asks for a copy of the settlement agreement. The parties submit the agreement “under seal.” However, the Ninth Circuit learns that no court has ever…