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• Looking back, looking forward

  Posted on January 20, 2025 at 02:44 CST by Max Stul Oppenheimer • Comment in the Forums

  LEGAL BRIEF

  

  By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq.

  The big tech story of 2024 was, by far, artificial intelligence.

  Although it was often portrayed as sui generis (Latin for “we’ve never seen anything like it, and we need to start thinking from scratch …”), the emergence of artificial intelligence into public use and consciousness highlighted (and added urgency to) old issues, more than it created any new ones.

  The questions — who owns personal information, where does the right to privacy begin and end, what are the limits of copyright’s fair use doctrine, to what extent can free speech be controlled in the interest of other rights (such as privacy or the protection of minors) — are not new, nor even recent.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.03.0, 2025-01-20).

  Legal Brief Adult websites, Artificial Intelligence, Chevron Doctrine, Data Privacy Act, Loper, Net neutrality, Newsletters, Privacy, TikTok

• Net Neutrality regulations set to expire on Monday

  Posted on June 9, 2018 at 13:28 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Just got an interesting note from @OscarCP:

  Monday, the Net Neutrality regulations of 2015 cease to apply when last year’s decision of the FCC to repeal it finally comes into effect.

  Might it not be a good time now, or as soon as convenient, to give people a reminder of the imminent repeal and alert everyone that the mostly latent legal, legislative and public opinion battles are about to flare up?

  Cascadian started a Topic on this last year, in the “Rants” forum. So far this year it has just a few postings by him and myself discussing the issue; perhaps now it could be a place for more people to go and talk about this.

  I, personally, know one ISP — great guy, very smart — who’s convinced the Net Neutrality regulations were written by Google, and he cheers their demise. He has skin in the game, but he swears that the end of the regulations will be good for consumers. So this isn’t a one-sided situation, and it isn’t just us-versus-them American politics. (Heaven knows I’ve heard enough of that lately.)

  If you have a well-reasoned opinion to share, preferably with pithy observations, please hop over to Cascadian’s topic on the Rants forum, and have at it.

  Other Net neutrality

• Today is Net Neutrality day

  Posted on July 12, 2017 at 14:36 CDT by Kirsty • Comment in the Forums

  If you missed our recent blogpost on Net Neutrality, check it out:
  https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/net-neutrality-day-is-july-12th-2017-a-call-to-action/

  You could also check out:
  https://www.savetheinternet.com/net-neutrality-what-you-need-know-now
  http://www.netneutrality.com/
  https://www.battleforthenet.com/
  https://twitter.com/hashtag/NetNeutrality?src=hash
  https://twitter.com/hashtag/NetNeutralityDay?src=hash

  Other Net neutrality

• Net Neutrality Day is July 12th, 2017 – a call to action

  Posted on June 24, 2017 at 12:55 CDT by Kirsty • Comment in the Forums

  Moves are again underway in U.S. to remove net neutrality, a subject that Woody raised a few years ago, more than once. Several groups have united to bring attention to this, and have created online sites for sending letters to FCC and congress-critters.

  To have your say (and with further information), check out:
  battleforthenet.com – This is a battle for the future of the internet
  ACLU – Tell the FCC: Keep the internet free

  For further information about Net Neutrality Day, see:
  wikipedia.org – Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality

  What is Net Neutrality?
  It is the principle that your Internet Service Provider should not control what (or how) you see and do online. This could mean not being able to access to your chosen provider of services, being restricted in your speed of access or having to pay a premium for faster access for all otherwise-throttled internet access. More information is here:
  ACLU- What Is Net Neutrality?
  Wikipedia.com – Net Neutrality

  Also check out the mention of it here on askwoody.com and on Twitter

  (& PS Thanks for the suggestions for topics I have received recently, this one comes from @Elly)

  Other Net neutrality

• Net Neutrality is under attack

  Posted on May 9, 2016 at 09:36 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and Comcast are trying to sneak past Net Neutrality rules. They’re imposing bogus data caps (with throttling & fees if you hit the cap) and exempting some services from those caps… but not others. It’s just as bad as the fast lanes we fought to stop.

  The web site battleforthenet.com has a petition you can sign. It’ll help.

  I recently switched from a slow, expensive 300 GB data-capped Comcast line to a fast, expensive 1 TB data-capped fiber line from AT&T. Much, much better – but let’s not lose sight of the core problem.

  Other Net neutrality

• Time to make your “Net Neutrality” opinion known to the FCC

  Posted on May 11, 2014 at 10:54 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  The official submission form for the FCC’s deliberations – “citizen input” – has been posted. Whatever your position, post it here:

  http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/hotdocket/list?z=jzksp

  

  My personal submission to the FCC suggested, quite simply:

  Reclassify internet service providers as common carriers.

  Make your voice heard – and tell everyone you know to add their vote to the growing clamor. 

  Other Net neutrality

• Why – and when – net neutrality is important

  Posted on March 27, 2014 at 10:02 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  It isn’t nearly as cut-and-dried as you think.

  Windows Secrets Newsletter Top Story.

  Other Net neutrality