YouTube, Facebook, and the responsibilities of intermediary gatekeepers
In my previous post, I argued that, as a matter of principle, the controversial American anti-Islamic video should not be censored. The most obvious form of censorship comes from government action, Continue Reading
Government Launches Consultation on New Data Protection Law Proposal : Ireland IP & Technology Law Blog
The Minister for Justice and Equality has this week launched a consultation process on the European Commission’s proposal for a new Regulation on data protection standards within the Continue Reading
The Digital Consequences of Death (or Disability) — Slaw
What happens when people with a presence in cyberspace (really) die? Does the presence become an absence? What do their survivors do about their activities in cyberspace? How do they deal Continue Reading
Is internet access a human right?
A recent United Nations Human Rights Council report examined the important question of whether internet access is a human right. Whilst the Special Rapporteur’s Continue Reading
Fair Use: Be careful what you wish for!
A little later than promised, here are some thoughts that occurred to me at the recent seminar on Promoting innovation – Reshaping the Law for the Digital Economy (which I blogged here and here). Continue Reading
I am Spartacus
The 1960 movie Spartacus (imdb | wikipedia) (dir: Stanley Kubrick; screenplay: Dalton Trumbo) tells the story of a slave rebellion against ancient Rome led by the title character, a Thracian Continue Reading
Reshaping the Law for the Digital Economy – II – the liability of intermediaries
As I said my first post yesterday, last Friday morning I attended a seminar on Promoting innovation - Reshaping the Law for the Digital Economy, hosted by Google Ireland, co-sponsored by the Continue Reading
Reshaping the Law for the Digital Economy – I
Last Friday morning, I attended a seminar on Promoting innovation - Reshaping the Law for the Digital Economy (Irish Times | SiliconRepublic here and here). It was hosted by Google Ireland and Continue Reading
Hi there! Thanks for dropping by. I'm Eoin O'Dell, and this is my blog: Cearta.ie - the Irish for rights.
