Singularity Law

The Information Technology Law Blog and Podcast by Professor Michael Scott

Archive for April, 2008

Roommates.com Decision: A Start of a Judicial Trend to “Rein in” the Web?

The Ninth Circuit recently published its en banc decision in Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. Roommates.com LLC, 2008 WL 879293 (9th Cir. April 3, 2008). I do not intend to comment on the merits of the decision, which has been analyzed in depth here and here and here, but I want to [...]

Appropriate Technology/Banning Internet Access in Class

When I meet people and tell them I specialize in technology law, they often assume that I must be an earlier adopter of every new geewhiz tech gadget that comes out. But I’m not. I believe in what I refer to as “appropriate technology,” that is, getting the technology you need and what is appropriate [...]