David Sandel and the State of the Gigabit Nation DAVID SANDEL returns to discuss the State of the Gigabit Nation. In the beginning (well actually 2010), there was Chattanooga: [U]pgrading the broadband network in Chattanooga, Tenn., to world-leading gigabit speeds has transformed the community from a “slowing declining and deflating urban balloon” to the…
Director Annie Goldson on Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web The Film Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web premiered last month at South by Southwest. Will you illegally download the docuKim Dotcom – Caught in the Web?https://t.co/8cqjz3mmbx — Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) March 7, 2017 Reviews: Goldson has produced a rare thing: a documentary about a controversial…
CLBR #255: Eva Velasquez on Identity Theft Data Breaches Increase 40 Percent in 2016 2017 Data Breaches ITRC Fact Sheet 101: Are You at Risk for Identity Theft? ITRC Fact Sheet 147: Risks of Mobile Applications Identity Theft Red Flags ITRC Solution 37: Doxing and Internet Safety Tips ITRC Fact Sheet 146 Smartphone…
The Los Angeles Business Journal has included Bennet Kelley in its 2014 list of Most Influential Lawyers: Digital Media and E-Commerce Law.
Spotlight Falls on Patent Trolls and Junk Patents One of Silicon Valley’s top legislative priorities has been addressing patent trolls. In the last few days there have been major developments on this front in both Washington and at the State level. States Declare Troll-Hunting Season The first shot in the battle over trolls was fired…
California Criminalizes Revenge Porn* *kind of Governor Jerry Brown has signed SB 568 introduced by Senator Anthony Cannella (R-Central Valley) which criminalizes some (but not all) acts of revenge porn. Specifically, effective today, it prohibits the following: Any person who photographs or records by any means the image of the intimate body part or parts of another…
(1) The Emergence of Kickstarter Studios Writer Sarah Myles recently put the Kickstarter and film phenomenon in context: The last time we saw a revolution in independent film, producers Harvey and Bob Weinstein were leading the charge with Miramax Films taking small, critically acclaimed ‘arthouse’ movies such as The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and…
The Cost of Data Breaches to US Companies At present, every U.S. state has a data breach notification law except for Alabama, Kentucky, New Mexico and South Dakota. A Ponemon Institute study found that: in 2012 data breaches cost companies $188 per record compromised or $5.4 million on average; A plurality of the breaches (41…
We are very excited to announced our 100th episode: SEGMENT 1: THRILLA ON CAP HILLA WITH PMA AND NETCHOICE DEBATE ON INTERNET SALES TAX LEGISLATION SEGMENT 2: POPEHAT DISCUSSES SANCTIONS ON COPYRIGHT TROLL PRENDA LAW TODAY IN HISTORY
Matt Schaefer Explains New York’s Court Victory on the Amazon Tax Podcast: Play in new window | Download (41.6MB) The whole gymnastics over the Amazon tax stems from a Supreme Court case (Quill v North Dakota) which established a bright line test that a physical presence was required before an out of state retailer should be required to collect…
CLBR is celebrating Opening Day Week with a special American Pastime edition. Segment 1: Michael McGeary/Engine.is Segment 1 features conflicted Red Sox and Giants Fan Michael McGeary from Engine.is to discuss their second annual Start Up Day on Capitol Hill. The San Francisco based Engine is working to get Start Ups active in the policy debate.…
SEGMENT 2: REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS DC DIRECTOR DELPHINE HALGAND Podcast: Play in new window | Download (50.5MB) 1. New Report List 5 Companies as Enemies of the Internet On March 12th, the World Day Against Cyber-Censorship, Reporters Without Borders is releasing a Special report on Internet surveillance, available at surveillance.rsf.org/en. It looks at the way governments are increasingly using technology that…
DAN TYNAN RETURNS TO CLBR For a Free Wheeling Discussion on Facebook Likes, Broken Internets, Banana Endorsements and a Surprise Dan Ackroyd Appearance (Kind of) Background More Privacy Perils: Facebook Data Is Greater Than The Sum Of Your Likes (Forbes) The Internet: You broke it, you own it. Now fix it. Would you trust a LinkedIn…
CYBER ATTACKS FROM IRAN, CHINA & RUSSIA – OH MY! CLBR Veteran Stan Stahl Updates Us on Cyber Security The past few weeks have seen headline after headline and report after report about major Cyber Attacks against the U.S. and U.S. businesses from Iran and China and of an emerging marketplace for Cyber…
Listen Podcast: Play in new window | Download (48.7MB) Background (1) A Booming Industry (A) Global Coworking Survey 2012 (B) Now With Their Own Conference. (2) SEGMENT 1 – JASON SALTZMAN, ALLEY NYC
Cyber Report 