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What Does It Cost to Provide Electronic Public Access to Court Records?
US Courts have long faced a dilemma. Public access to proceedings is essential to a well-functioning democracy. On the other hand, providing public access requires expenditure of funds. Charging for...
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New Post at FTT on FCC Drama
I just posted over at Freedom To Tinker.Broadband Politics and Closed-Door Negotiations at the FCC The last seven days at the FCC have been drama-filled, and that's not something you can often say...
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Private Information in Public Court Filings
Court proceedings are supposed to be public. When they are public and easily accessible, citizens know the law and the courts are kept accountable. These are the principles that underpin RECAP, our...
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I Got Interested in Web Authentication and Security
Lately there have been some interesting developments in the fundamental structure of web security, and I've gotten involved in discussing how they are coming together. I did a post earlier this year on...
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Things Have Been Quiet Around Here
My rate of posting here has slowed down in the past year as my day job at Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy has consumed more of my time. I've also been posting more regularly on the...
View ArticleDear Craig: Voluntarily Dismiss with Prejudice
[Cross-posted on Freedom to Tinker]Last summer, Craigslist filed a federal lawsuit against the company Padmapper (and some related entities). Padmapper.com is a site that, among other things, allows...
View ArticleA Response to Jerry: Craig Should Still Dismiss
[Cross-posted on Freedom to Tinker]Jerry Brito has a new post on the Reason blog arguing that I and others have been too harsh on Craigslist for their recent lawsuit. As I wrote in my earlier post,...
View ArticleArlington v. FCC: What it Means for Net Neutrality
[Cross-posted on Freedom to Tinker]On Monday, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in Arlington v. FCC. At issue was a very abstract legal question: whether the FCC has the right to interpret the...
View ArticleI Join the EFF and Others in Calling for Craigslist to Drop CFAA Claims
[Cross-posted on Freedom to Tinker]Craigslist is suing several companies that scrape data from Craigslist advertisements. These companies, like Padmapper and 3taps, repurpose the data in order to...
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