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Anonymous Arrests to Halt Hacktivism? Not Likely.

Last week, members of the Lulz Security (LulzSec) faction of the Anonymous collective (a computer hacker group widely associated with acts of international “hacktivism”) were arrested and charged with hacking-related offenses.  The LulzSec group has claimed responsibility for several high-profile … Continue reading

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The Stricter Law than DMCA: Three Strikes Law makes ISPs Surveillant

During this quarter, we have covered a variety of social issues related to our class topics. The most impressive event to me was a 24 hour blackout by major websites against U.S.’s anti-piracy legislation; SOPA and PIPA. Fortunately, SOPA and PIPA are hibernating … Continue reading

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When Ethics Meets Law: Should We Keep Secret?

It was just few days ago that WikiLeaks whistleblower Bradley Manning was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2012.  Regardless of the fact that the Nobel Peace Prize Committee has been receiving criticisms, this nomination itself causes a great controversy. The … Continue reading

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Let’s start at the very beginning: Is Internet access a human right?

In his article published last Friday on the Forbes website, Shel Israel responded to the Obama administration’s Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights by saying, “The White House is… correct, that the issue is how basic, self-evident human rights get transferred … Continue reading

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Online Music Scores Cause Copyright Controversy

The Borromeo String Quartet has gone digital. No more paper sheet music. No more furious page-turning timed with exact precision to keep from missing a note. No more fear of compositions falling off the music stand or pages sticking together. … Continue reading

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Will the Underdogs Unite? RIAA, Copyright Infringement, and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.

  It’s well known that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) are not the ideal supporters of file sharing and do a lot to prevent copyright infringement in this area. But … Continue reading

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News Companies Curtailing Employee Use of Twitter

After the recent news of Twitter bowing to censorship in certain countries, it appears that other companies are reconsidering the ways that they use the social networking site. Out of a growing concern that reporters were broadcasting breaking news on … Continue reading

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The struggle between piracy and behavior norms

One the early readings for this course discussed the substantial gap between copyright law and the norms of everyday behavior in the United States. Through this reading and others, it became clear that current copyright law is simply unable to … Continue reading

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Rolling Stone, Afghanistan, and the ‘psy-ops’ we all endure: the Information Operations of everyday

  If you are like me, you were both alarmed and intrigued a few weeks ago when a headline appeared in your news feed containing the phrases “psy -ops” and “U.S. Senators.” Reported by several outlets, the story originated last … Continue reading

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Nigerian Governor pushes the ‘dislike’ button on Facebook criticism

One prominent aspect of life hooked into the social network has been the trouble that can come when Facebook posts are not well received. On January 18th, Moukhtar Ibrahim Aminu, a resident of the Nigerian state of Jigawa, used his … Continue reading

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