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Who Will Control the Internet?

By cs747 on February 25, 2013

By Wanling Su

This month, as 193 governments gathered in Dubai to create a treaty that will govern the future of the Internet, Syria had just emerged from an Internet shutdown that was most likely caused by its government. According to the CEO of SecDev, an Internet analytics firm:

Announcing the Winter Issue of YJoLT Volume 15

By cs747 on February 25, 2013

We are pleased to announce the publication of the Winter Issue of Volume 15 of the Yale Journal of Law and Technology.

Preview of the upcoming Winter 2012 Issue

By cs747 on December 16, 2012

The YJoLT Editorial Board is pleased to announce a special preview publication of the upcoming Winter 2012 issue of Volume 15. This preview features an essay by Professors Brian J. Love and Christopher B. Seaman on the emerging conflict between patent rights and trade secrets since Congress amended patent law to remove the enforcement mechanisms for failure to disclose the "best mode" of an invention on its patent application.

Meeting of the Motherboards: The Validity of Contracts Created by Algorithmic Traders

By cs747 on December 13, 2012

By Adam Adler

“[B]ug, n: An elusive creature living in a program that makes it incorrect. The activity of ‘debugging’, or removing bugs from a program, ends when people get tired of doing it, not when the bugs are removed.”—Datamation

Federal Judge Blocks Sex Offender Disclosure Mandate

By cs747 on November 26, 2012

By Kelly Carson

In early November, a judge granted a temporary restraining order against parts of a voter-approved California ballot initiative. The measure’s opponents argue its implementation would significantly curtail the constitutionally protected speech of registered sex offenders in that state.

Brain-Based Lie Detection: Out of the Courtroom, But for How Long?

By cs747 on November 25, 2012

By Kim Farbota

In recent years neuroscience-based arguments have been cropping up in courtrooms with increasing frequency. Litigators have attempted to use brain scans to demonstrate reduced capacity, and more recently to prove the veracity of a client’s statements. Brain-based lie detection has been studied scientifically for about 10 years, and for nearly as long both neuroscientists and legal scholars have warned about the dangers of misusing this technology.

Italian Courts Weigh Science and Tradition in L’Aquila Earthquake Litigation

By cs747 on November 11, 2012

By Ben Cain

On October 22, 2012, Italian judge Marco Billi announced a verdict convicting seven men, six prominent scientists and one civil servant, of multiple manslaughter in connection with their public comments before the devastating 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. If the verdict and sentence survive appellate review, each man will face six years in prison and liability for nearly $12 million in damages.

The “Copy” in Copyright: Who Owns Your MP3s?

By cs747 on November 1, 2012

Ben Graham

That box of dusty records might sell for a hundred dollars at a garage sale, but what’s the value of the hard drive full of mp3s? The answer may be nothing.

YJoLT Volume 14: Summer Issue

By cs747 on August 6, 2012

We are pleased and proud to announce the publication of the Summer Issue of Volume 14 of the Yale Journal of Law and Technology. All articles published in Volume 14 are now available on the "Current Issue" page of this website. The Summer Issue features an article on the FCC's statutory authority to regulate disputes between Internet Service Providers by Professor Robert Frieden, an analysis of the recent Federal Circuit case Therasense v.