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Either The Law Will Govern Ai, Or Ai Will Govern The Law, Margaret Hu Nov 2023

Either The Law Will Govern Ai, Or Ai Will Govern The Law, Margaret Hu

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On The Danger Of Not Understanding Technology, Fredric I. Lederer May 2023

On The Danger Of Not Understanding Technology, Fredric I. Lederer

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"You Always Have To Be Careful About Censorship", Gabrielle Nadler, Margaret Hu Jan 2023

"You Always Have To Be Careful About Censorship", Gabrielle Nadler, Margaret Hu

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The Ironic Privacy Act, Margaret Hu Jan 2019

The Ironic Privacy Act, Margaret Hu

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This Article contends that the Privacy Act of 1974, a law intended to engender trust in government records, can be implemented in a way that inverts its intent. Specifically, pursuant to the Privacy Act's reporting requirements, in September 2017, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notified the public that record systems would be modified to encompass the collection of social media data. The notification justified the collection of social media data as a part of national security screening and immigration vetting procedures. However, the collection will encompass social media data on both citizens and noncitizens, and was not explicitly …


The Satellite Has No Conscience: §230 In A World Of ‘Alternative Facts’, Laura A. Heymann Nov 2017

The Satellite Has No Conscience: §230 In A World Of ‘Alternative Facts’, Laura A. Heymann

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Big Data Blacklisting, Margaret Hu Sep 2015

Big Data Blacklisting, Margaret Hu

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“Big data blacklisting” is the process of categorizing individuals as administratively “guilty until proven innocent” by virtue of suspicious digital data and database screening results. Database screening and digital watchlisting systems are increasingly used to determine who can work, vote, fly, etc. In a big data world, through the deployment of these big data tools, both substantive and procedural due process protections may be threatened in new and nearly invisible ways. Substantive due process rights safeguard fundamental liberty interests. Procedural due process rights prevent arbitrary deprivations by the government of constitutionally protected interests. This Article frames the increasing digital mediation …


Biometric Id Cybersurveillance, Margaret Hu Oct 2013

Biometric Id Cybersurveillance, Margaret Hu

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The implementation of a universal digitalized biometric ID system risks normalizing and integrating mass cybersurveillance into the daily lives of ordinary citizens. ID documents such as driver’s licenses in some states and all U.S. passports are now implanted with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology. In recent proposals, Congress has considered implementing a digitalized biometric identification card—such as a biometric-based, “high-tech” Social Security Card—which may eventually lead to the development of a universal multimodal biometric database (e.g., the collection of the digital photos, fingerprints, iris scans, and/or DNA of all citizens and noncitizens). Such “hightech” IDs, once merged with GPS-RFID tracking …


Creative Sanctions For Online Investment Fraud, Jayne W. Barnard Jan 2007

Creative Sanctions For Online Investment Fraud, Jayne W. Barnard

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Jurisdiction And The Internet: Returning To Traditional Principles To Analyze Network-Mediated Contacts, A. Benjamin Spencer Jan 2006

Jurisdiction And The Internet: Returning To Traditional Principles To Analyze Network-Mediated Contacts, A. Benjamin Spencer

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Courts have been evaluating the issue of personal jurisdiction based on Internet or "network-mediated" contacts for some time. The U.S. Supreme Court has remained silent on this issue, permitting the federal appeals courts to develop standards for determining when personal jurisdiction based on network-mediated contacts is appropriate. Unfortunately, the circuit approaches-which emphasize a Web site's "interactivity" and "target audience" -are flawed because they are premised on an outdated view of Internet activity as uncontrollably ubiquitous. This view has led courts to depart from traditional jurisdictional analysis and impose elevated and misguided jurisdictional standards. This article argues that courts should reinstitute …


The Copyrightability Of New Works Of Authorship: 'Xml Schemas' As An Example, I. Trotter Hardy Apr 2001

The Copyrightability Of New Works Of Authorship: 'Xml Schemas' As An Example, I. Trotter Hardy

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Congress, The Internet, And The Intractable Pornography Problem: The Child Online Protection Act Of 1998, Timothy Zick Jan 1999

Congress, The Internet, And The Intractable Pornography Problem: The Child Online Protection Act Of 1998, Timothy Zick

Faculty Publications

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Copyright And "New-Use" Technologies, I. Trotter Hardy Jan 1999

Copyright And "New-Use" Technologies, I. Trotter Hardy

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Computer Ram 'Copies:' Hit Or Myth? Historical Perspectives On Caching As A Microcosm Of Current Copyright Concerns, I. Trotter Hardy Apr 1997

Computer Ram 'Copies:' Hit Or Myth? Historical Perspectives On Caching As A Microcosm Of Current Copyright Concerns, I. Trotter Hardy

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Law And The Internet: What Are The Dangers Of Putting The World At Your Fingertips?, I. Trotter Hardy Mar 1996

Law And The Internet: What Are The Dangers Of Putting The World At Your Fingertips?, I. Trotter Hardy

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Starting An Electronic Journal In Law, I. Trotter Hardy Jan 1996

Starting An Electronic Journal In Law, I. Trotter Hardy

Faculty Publications

Starting and operating an electronic journal is similar to starting and operating any journal; it is only the actual “mailing” of an electronic journal that is easier. The author discusses his experience in starting the Journal of Online Law, an electronic journal dealing with the legal issues of cyberspace. He describes his experience in addressing questions such as whether to charge for access, how to gain visibility for the journal, what type of articles make the most sense for electronic publication, which forms of electronic distribution make the most sense, and other issues.


Property (And Copyright) In Cyberspace, I. Trotter Hardy Jan 1996

Property (And Copyright) In Cyberspace, I. Trotter Hardy

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The Proper Legal Regime For 'Cyberspace', I. Trotter Hardy Jul 1994

The Proper Legal Regime For 'Cyberspace', I. Trotter Hardy

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No abstract provided.