Info/Law


"What is Information Law? We see it as an obvious convergence of intellectual property doctrine, communications regulation, First Amendment norms, and new technology. As information becomes the most precious commodity of the 21st century, the law surrounding it will have to evolve. That’s what we want to talk and think about here—along with various related and not-so-related threads (hey, “information” covers a lot of ground!)."

Author: Tim Armstrong is assistant professor of law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, Derek Bambauer is an assistant professor of law at Wayne State University Law School, and William McGeveran is an associate professor of law at the University of Minnesota Law School. Info/Law began when all three authors were fellows at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School (which continues to host Info/Law on its server).

Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Trademark Law • Media & Communications Law • Legal Technology • University of Cincinnati • University of Minnesota • Wayne State University • Law Professor

Recent Posts from Info/Law


  • “Yankees Suck” Trademarked

    … according to The Onion. If my calculations are correct, I owe the Evil Empire approximately $9268.65 plus statutory interest. Coincidentally, this is roughly the same amount as an order of nachos and a domestic…

  • Defining Network Neutrality

    The net neutrality fight is on, as FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s proposal for new rules moved on to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Now, the two sides are digging in: AT&T, telcos, and unions on…

  • The Fight to Free Subway Data

    Chris Schoenfeld of StationStops has a post up about his battle to get the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority to let him use its schedule data in his iPhone app. Brooklyn’s Law Incubator and Policy…

  • Rafal Rohozinski on Internet Surveillance and Monitoring

    My former ONI colleague Rafal Rohozinski, now of Information Warfare Monitor, has a great interview where he discusses methodology and findings for both projects. Well worth a read!

  • Opening Government Data: Federal Register Goes XML

    Great news today on the open-access (OA) front with the federal government’s announcement that the Federal Register, the daily compilation of proposed and final regulations to be issued by federal agencies, will now be available…

  • On Corporate Compliance

    My colleague and friend Miriam Baer has posted her latest piece, Governing Corporate Compliance (soon to appear in the Boston College Law Review), on SSRN. Here’s the abstract: In light of the financial meltdown of…

  • Civ Pro / Fed Courts Blog

    My colleague and friend Robin Effron, along with Adam Steinman (a colleague of Tim’s) and Cynthia Fountaine of Texas Wesleyan, has launched the Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog. Not only is Robin an expert…

  • FCC to Propose Net Neutrality Rules

    New FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski threw down the network neutrality gauntlet in a speech today [PDF] [HTML] at the Brookings Institution, announcing his intention to start a formal process that would result in adoption of…

  • Ellen’s Dances: Infringing?

    Reuters reports that he major record labels have sued the producers of The Ellen DeGeneres Show because they do not secure copyright permission to play the songs when Ellen dances around like a goof (and…

  • Social Marketing Article Published

    From blog post to journal article! I am pleased to report that the new issue of the University of Illinois Law Review includes my article, Disclosure, Endorsement, and Identity in Social Marketing. The ideas for…