Three recent conversations I’ve been part of offered a contrast in styles and views on intellectual property rights across the Atlantic. First, the Fordham International IP conference, which Prof. Hugh Hanson puts on each year (in New York, NY, USA); the terrific classes in Law and Economics of Intellectual Property that Prof. Urs Gasser teaches … Read more
Our project that names names of code that users should look out for, StopBadware, has released its latest instance of an application that falls outside of the scope of our guidelines. We think computer users should beware of the Jessica Simpson Screensaver (in case the name didn’t give it away to you already). The idea … Read more
Today, we are announcing a new project — StopBadware.org — at the Berkman Center, in partnership with the Oxford Internet Institute and our unpaid special advisors at Consumer Reports Web Watch. This is an active research initiative that collects data and stories from consumers in a publicly-accessible clearinghouse, sets forth a series of guidelines for … Read more