http://singularitylaw.com The Information Technology Law Blog and Podcast by Professor Michael Scott Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:01:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When I was growing up, my dad always told me that “just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should.” Just because you can climb that tall tree, doesn’t mean you should. Just because you can ride your bike on that busy street, doesn’t mean you should. It was ... http://singularitylaw.com/technology-law/just-because-you-can-doesn%e2%80%99t-mean-you-should I was intrigued by a recent study of the views of entering college freshman done by Beloit College. Many of the items related to technology, such as: • With cell phones to tell them the time, there is no need for a wristwatch. • Email is just too slow…. • They never twisted ... http://singularitylaw.com/technology-law/internet-e-commerce-law/technology-vs-law-who-should-lead The growth of the Internet over the last 15 years has been nothing less than spectacular. Few could have imagined when the U.S. government open up the Internet to individuals and commercial interests that the Internet would be the catalyst for such enormous economic growth. Companies such as Amazon, Google ... http://singularitylaw.com/technology-law/you-ain%e2%80%99t-seen-nothing-yet For many years, Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles (where I am a professor) has offered a unique LL.M program in Entertainment and Media Law. The program is open to lawyers worldwide, and has attracted lawyers from many countries. Unfortunately, a large number of lawyers who would be interested in ... http://singularitylaw.com/technology-law/new-online-ll-m-program The Federal Communications Commission’s loss in recent Comcast decision has cast doubt on whether the FCC has the authority to implement net neutrality regulations applicable to ISPs. While Congress certainly has the ability to broaden the FCC’s charter to include regulating the Internet, Republicans in Congress have made it ... http://singularitylaw.com/technology-law/is-net-neutrality-dead In the mid-1990s, I spoke on a panel at the “Digital World” conference in Hollywood, California. It was one of the first conferences to bring together the entertainment industry and the nascent Internet industry. I remember clearly that the keynote speaker, one of the major studio heads at the time, ... http://singularitylaw.com/technology-law/who%e2%80%99s-the-king-today Several people have asked how I generate the tweets that I regularly post on Twitter (under @LawProf, @CopyrightLaw, @InternetLaw and @PrivacyLaw). There is actually no magic to it. I use Google Reader to help me locate interesting blog entries, news articles, law review articles, etc. I subscribe to slightly more than ... http://singularitylaw.com/miscellany/generating-tweets Many legal pundits start each year with an excellent series of predictions on where IT law will go during that year. I don’t want to provide a list of issues that may (or may not) be resolved in the next 12 months. Instead, I want to note an issue that ... http://singularitylaw.com/technology-law/internet-e-commerce-law/network-neutrality-in-2010 The newspaper industry is suffering. At least one newspaper is closing down each week in the United States, and this trend is likely to continue unless the industry makes some radical changes in their way of thinking. Unfortunately, those who control most of the newspapers in the United States just ... http://singularitylaw.com/technology-law/news-is-not-the-issue-advertising-is A few days from now I will be co-chairing a conference on “clean tech law.” Many people who have known me for years have been curious as to why I would be organizing a conference in a “new” area of law. The fact is that while clean technology (solar, ... http://singularitylaw.com/cleantech/info-tech-to-clean-tech