The Supreme Court has accepted a new case on to its docket concerning the constitutionality of a Washington State law being used as the basis to publish the names of signers of a petition to restrict gay rights.
Alfred C. Yen of Boston College recently posted A First Amendment Perspective on the Construction of Third Party Copyright Liability on SSRN:
The relatively high risk of chill associated with third party copyright liability suggests that the First Amendment is particularly relevant to the proper construction of this area of law. Indeed, First Amendment principles have [...]
On June 10th, France’s version of the Supreme Court struck down parts of a new French law known as HADOPI:
France’s highest court, the Constitutional Council, ruled that access to the internet is a “fundamental human right” this week in striking down a controversial “three strikes” anti-piracy law.
via Is Internet Access a Fundamental Human Right? France’s [...]
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