The Record

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

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. 

Establishing a Legal-Ethical Framework for Quantum Technology

Quantum technologies are rapidly evolving from hypothetical ideas to commercial realities. As the world prepares for these tangible applications, the quantum community issued an urgent call for action to design solutions that can balance their transformational impact. An important first step to encourage the debate is raising quantum awareness. We have to put controls in place that address identified risks and incentivise sustainable innovation.

Consumer Privacy Rests on Encryption Lawsuit: WhatsApp’s Legal Battle in India

Christina Moniodis
December 6, 2021

The fresh legal battle between Facebook-owned WhatsApp and the Indian government is a bit of a high-stakes game of chess determining both global consumer privacy and the sovereignty of tech companies to build such privacy on their own platforms.

Who should decide a company’s technical infrastructure - the company or a government?

Cyber-Attacking Al Qaeda: Assessing the First Amendment Challenge to Hacking Inspire Magazine

Samuel Kleiner

In May 2013, in the month following the Boston Marathon bombing, U.S.

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

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.