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).

Recent Posts from Info/Law

Flaws in Palin Hacker’s Indictment?
A grand jury has handed down this indictment against David Kernell, the son of a Democratic state legislator in Tennessee, for allegedly hacking into Governor Sarah Palin’s e-mail account. (News story here.) Professors Orin Kerr…
Red Sox, Scandal, and Trademarks
No, Alex Rodriguez isn’t involved. But with the Red Sox meeting the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Championship Series on Friday, this seemed like a fun bridge between IP and MLB. (Game 1…
Political Speech on Public Campuses
This Chicago Tribune article discusses a controversy at the University of Illinois, which: has sparked outrage by telling faculty, staff and graduate students that a 5-year-old state law designed to prevent state workers from campaigning…
Skype, Filtering, and Privacy
[Update Oct. 3 5:45PM - Skype's president responds, and says Skype was unaware of TOM's monitoring. But this is why tech firms partner with domestic Chinese firms: to handle uncomfortable requests such as filtering and…
Is Facebook Beacon Gone?
[Important UPDATES below] I just looked at Facebook’s privacy settings to remind myself how to opt out of the Beacon feature for the article I am writing about social marketing. Amidst the redesign and snappy…
This Might Convince Me to Buy an iPhone
Lifehacker and CNET point out that IBM is releasing an “Ultralite” version of iNotes — a way of accessing your Lotus Domino (= Notes server) e-mail, contacts, and calendar from an Apple iPhone. This is…
South Carolina Tries Peer Review
The South Carolina Law Review is launching a pilot program where submitted articles are evaluated by peer reviewers who are knowledgeable about the article’s subject matter. This is terrific news: peer review will help improve…
IP Norms in Stand-Up Comedy
The other day I had the pleasure of attending a faculty workshop here at the University of Minnesota Law School where Chris Sprigman from the University of Virginia Law School presented a paper he coauthored…
Should Congress Cap Statutory Damages for Copyright Infringement at 100x Actual Harm?
Cecilia Gonzalez downloaded 30 copyrighted sound recordings using a peer-to-peer file-sharing program. The downloads were unauthorized by the holders of copyright in the works; accordingly, Gonzalez infringed. Had she purchased the 30 songs off iTunes…
Again with the Linking!
A recent dispute in Wisconsin has raised an issue I thought long-dead: whether permission is required to link to a Web site. Jennifer Reisinger, a resident of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, runs a Web design business and…