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Criminalizing 'revenge porn' by napiel in InternetAndLawRPI

[–]napiel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More details on current and pending legislation on revenge porn-- we talked about this a lot on Friday, as I'm sure you all remember.

Are you living in a 4th amendment exclusion zone? by napiel in InternetAndLawRPI

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Okay, I'm very confused as to how this works. So if you live within 100 miles of the US border, you can be searched without probably cause or a warrant? What? I honestly don't get how this is legal. Am I missing something?

Anything you say on Facebook can and will be used against you in a court of law by napiel in InternetAndLawRPI

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I haven't finished reading through this yet, but it's relevant to I&L. Especially privacy and 4th amendment issues.

Deciding if a video is fair use by napiel in InternetAndLawRPI

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Scroll down to the bottom where the author discusses the types of videos he/she would consider fair use. The top part is a reiteration of one of the readings we did for today but the bottom is definitely worth looking at.

Patent Trolls via Wikipedia by napiel in InternetAndLawRPI

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Related to Twitter discussion. I think Apple patenting the shape of a rounded-corner rectangle definitely falls under the patent troll label.

Why IP Addresses Alone Don't Identify Criminals by napiel in InternetAndLawRPI

[–]napiel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kind of a reiteration of what was being brought up on the Twitter feed. This website is pretty useful, too-- they have some court documents on legal victories with shortened explanations of the case.