cyberlaw

Review squared

January 05, 2009 07:00

I suppose it’s (barely) acceptable to kickstart the blogging year with a selection of reviews of the year, or those related to this blog’s topics…for reviews of the year more generally, the Guardian has published a review of reviews of the year on its newsblog. Indeed, the...

Friendface

December 19, 2008 23:00

As a fan of Graham Linehan’s The IT Crowd (showing in the UK on Channel 4 and available elsewhere), I do watch it with half an eye to spotting useful representations or parodies of Internet phenomena. The ‘You Wouldn’t Steal’ insert (watch it here, and compare with the...

A taxing case on data protection and journalism

December 17, 2008 20:28

I’ve been preparing a roundup of some recent privacy stories, with a vague connection. However the most recent story deserves its own post, so the others wait until tomorrow. The European Court of Justice adds some detail to the body of EU caselaw on the Data Protection Directive, and...

Frontiers of Net Neutrality: Recognizing the Bottlenecks

Frank Pasquale
December 16, 2008 05:02

Today's WSJ article on Google's alleged backsliding on net neutrality has spawned a lot of controversy on the web. Google has articulately defended the practices at issue in the article. But the piece does focus internet policymakers on some basic...Today's WSJ article on Google's alleged...

Google wants its own fast track on the web

December 15, 2008 18:59

According to the Wall Street Journal Google is promoting a plan to the major cable and phone companies that would allow a fast lane for its own content. Here's an excerpt: The celebrated openness of the Internet -- network providers...According to the Wall Street Journal Google is promoting a plan...