Category: Internet Law

Virtual reality (VR) is a unique puzzle in copyright infringement because of its relative newness—at least, compared to other copyright-protected materials. Despite that, we have a pretty good idea of the technology’s potential, as anybody familiar with the Enterprise-D’s holodeck can testify to. A television show, book, or sculpture is presented to the viewer as […]

In a 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court disagreed with the Court of Appeals and handed a victory to Spokeo.com in their fight against Thomas Robins. Spokeo is a data broker that offers its subscribers access to its database, which contains personal information about hundreds of thousands of people.

Once the United Kingdom finally parts ways with the European Union, it still won’t be completely clear of the governing General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Generally, the GDPR is meant to strengthen and unify data protection for European Union (EU) citizens and residing companies. However, the GDPR still controls fines and regulations of non-EU companies if […]

This week, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) net neutrality rules. The net neutrality rules in place prevent internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking, disrupting, or diminishing internet traffic that may not be profitable. The rules effectively classify high-speed internet as a public utility, like water or […]

There is currently no federal law regulating the distribution of revenge porn, also known as nonconsensual pornography (NCP). The Cyber Civil Rights Initiative has created a model for what the federal government could eventually adopt. The model essentially lays out that if a person knowingly distributes sexually explicit material about another person, knowing they did […]

Ever since a European court invalidated the old Safe Harbor laws in 2015, the United States and European Union (“EU”) have been working to create a new system that would offer adequate protection for the collection, storage and use of EU citizens’ private information. It has been no easy battle, as both parties have their […]

The European Union (EU) Parliament recently passed new EU-wide data protection legislation. In the EU, data protection is a fundamental human right, so it only seems fitting that the continent would work to create a single set of rules that would govern everyone instead of allowing the member states to have their own, separate laws. […]

Now that so much government, economic, and business activity has moved from paper hard copy to digital formats electronic signature (e-signature) capabilities are more vital than ever. While most developed countries/regions have an e-signature code or act to abide by, not all as coherent as one might hope. The European Union (EU) has had Directive […]

There has been widespread suggestion that privacy concerns will be this generation’s biggest and most daunting issue. Thanks to the Internet and society’s ever-growing reliance on it – posting our life stories on Social Media, using online banking systems, online shopping, and so forth – more and more people are becoming aware of just how […]

Revenge porn is the posting of explicit photos or videos of another person without his or her permission, commonly by exes or a significant other. Currently there are 27 states that criminalize revenge porn. These states include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, D.C., Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New […]