Susan Crawford Blog
This blawg covers Internet law and policy, computer history, the Federal Communications Commission and touches on classical music.
Author: Susan Crawford is currently a visiting professor at the University of Michigan Law School, teaching cyberlaw and communications law. In spring 2008, she will be a visiting professor at Yale Law School. She is a member of the board of directors of ICANN and is the founder of OneWebDay, a global Earth Day for the Internet that takes place each Sept. 22. She usually lives in New York City and teaches at Yeshiva University's Benjamin Cardozo School of Law.
Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Trademark Law • Internet Law • University of Michigan • Law Professor
Recent Posts from Susan Crawford Blog
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ICANN Wednesday
After all the joy of last night and the emotion of this morning (Cairo time) watching such a wonderful speech, it is hard to re-focus on ICANN. So let’s ease into it with a reflection…
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ICANN Tuesday
Here’s the challenge: try to stay awake for election night half a world away. Not easy. So, why not talk about a current ICANN issue. This one is about the process of making changes in…
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ICANN Monday
There are lots of “Europeans For Obama” buttons here at ICANN’s meeting in Cairo. We’re in a gigantic, visually disorienting hotel. Some of the issues are disorienting too. There are at least five that are…
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Transit
I’m on my way to ICANN’s 33rd meeting, this time in Cairo. I’ll write from there on Monday.
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Palo Alto fiber
So this is really interesting: three businesses putting up $30 million to build out the Palo Alto fiber network. They’ll operate it on a wholesale basis, collecting revenue for their coordination work, and they’ll get…
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Google settlement: Changing Defaults
Back in 2004, Google felt quite strongly that its “Book Search” project was a fair use of copyrighted material. It kept pointing out that it wasn’t displaying complete copies of books covered by copyright. Instead,…
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Nov. 4
We have this election next week - but there’s also a big FCC meeting. (Plus the FCC v. Fox argument.) On the agenda at the FCC: two big wireless mergers, a hugely-complicated set of changes…
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Three things
1. Let’s not forget Sen. Stevens today - the famous video. 2. Great talk by Brian Reich today, with lots of examples of everything-changing. He’s optimistic - if you’ve got great information, great experiences, or…
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White spaces - timing
Last week’s emergency petition by the broadcasters to delay the FCC’s Nov. 4 vote is just part of the white spaces atmosphere right now. Ars Technica reports that the mud is really flying - the…
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Poll watchers needed in Michigan
The Obama campaign is looking for law students and other people to volunteer as poll watchers on election day in Michigan. They need lots of people. Anyone interested needs to attend a two-hour training session. …