Louis D. Brandeis


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According to Jeffrey Rosen, Louis D. Brandeis was “the Jewish Jefferson,” the greatest critic of what he called “the curse of bigness,” in business and government, since the author of the Declaration of Independence. Published to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of his Supreme Court confirmation on June 1, 1916, Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet argues that Brandeis was the most farseeing constitutional philosopher of the twentieth century. In addition to writing the most famous article on the right to privacy, he also wrote the most important Supreme Court opinions about free speech, freedom from government surveillance, and freedom of thought and opinion. And as the leader of the American Zionist movement, he convinced Woodrow Wilson and the British government to recognize a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Combining narrative biography with a passionate argument for why Brandeis matters today, Rosen explores what Brandeis, the Jeffersonian prophet, can teach us about historic and contemporary questions involving the Constitution, monopoly, corporate and federal power, technology, privacy, free speech, and Zionism.




Cases and Materials on Trade Secret Law


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This, the first casebook in the United States devoted exclusively to trade secret law, is challenging yet user-friendly to students. In order to facilitate understanding of the material, the book is designed to be used by law and business students with no prior background in intellectual property law. Throughout, the authors have made conscious and thoughtful decisions about the way in which the information is presented and organized. The general organization follows a logical analytical approach to understanding trade secret law, with the chapters progressing from proving the essential elements of a trade secret claim to defensive tactics and remedies, managing trade secrets, and criminal actions. It also addresses employment, management, and international issues.




Privacy at the Margins


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Limited legal protections for privacy leave minority communities vulnerable to concrete injuries and violence when their information is exposed. In Privacy at the Margins, Scott Skinner-Thompson highlights why privacy is of acute importance for marginalized groups. He explains how privacy can serve as a form of expressive resistance to government and corporate surveillance regimes - furthering equality goals - and demonstrates why efforts undertaken by vulnerable groups (queer folks, women, and racial and religious minorities) to protect their privacy should be entitled to constitutional protection under the First Amendment and related equality provisions. By examining the ways even limited privacy can enrich and enhance our lives at the margins in material ways, this work shows how privacy can be transformed from a liberal affectation to a legal tool of liberation from oppression.




Blockchain + Antitrust


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This innovative and original book explores the relationship between blockchain and antitrust, highlighting the mutual benefits that stem from cooperation between the two and providing a unique perspective on how law and technology could cooperate.




Cybersecurity Law


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CYBERSECURITY LAW Learn to protect your clients with this definitive guide to cybersecurity law in this fully-updated third edition Cybersecurity is an essential facet of modern society, and as a result, the application of security measures that ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data is crucial. Cybersecurity can be used to protect assets of all kinds, including data, desktops, servers, buildings, and most importantly, humans. Understanding the ins and outs of the legal rules governing this important field is vital for any lawyer or other professionals looking to protect these interests. The thoroughly revised and updated Cybersecurity Law offers an authoritative guide to the key statutes, regulations, and court rulings that pertain to cybersecurity, reflecting the latest legal developments on the subject. This comprehensive text deals with all aspects of cybersecurity law, from data security and enforcement actions to anti-hacking laws, from surveillance and privacy laws to national and international cybersecurity law. New material in this latest edition includes many expanded sections, such as the addition of more recent FTC data security consent decrees, including Zoom, SkyMed, and InfoTrax. Readers of the third edition of Cybersecurity Law will also find: An all-new chapter focused on laws related to ransomware and the latest attacks that compromise the availability of data and systems New and updated sections on new data security laws in New York and Alabama, President Biden’s cybersecurity executive order, the Supreme Court’s first opinion interpreting the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, American Bar Association guidance on law firm cybersecurity, Internet of Things cybersecurity laws and guidance, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, the NIST Privacy Framework, and more New cases that feature the latest findings in the constantly evolving cybersecurity law space An article by the author of this textbook, assessing the major gaps in U.S. cybersecurity law A companion website for instructors that features expanded case studies, discussion questions by chapter, and exam questions by chapter Cybersecurity Law is an ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate level courses in cybersecurity, cyber operations, management-oriented information technology (IT), and computer science. It is also a useful reference for IT professionals, government personnel, business managers, auditors, cybersecurity insurance agents, and academics in these fields, as well as academic and corporate libraries that support these professions.




Innovation Matters


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A proposal for moving from price-centric to innovation-centric competition policy, reviewing theory and available evidence on economic incentives for innovation. Competition policy and antitrust enforcement have traditionally focused on prices rather than innovation. Economic theory shows the ways that price competition benefits consumers, and courts, antitrust agencies, and economists have developed tools for the quantitative evaluation of price impacts. Antitrust law does not preclude interventions to encourage innovation, but over time the interpretation of the laws has raised obstacles to enforcement policies for innovation. In this book, economist Richard Gilbert proposes a shift from price-centric to innovation-centric competition policy. Antitrust enforcement should be concerned with protecting incentives for innovation and preserving opportunities for dynamic, rather than static, competition. In a high-technology economy, Gilbert argues, innovation matters.




Technology, Policy, Law, and Ethics Regarding U.S. Acquisition and Use of Cyberattack Capabilities


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The United States is increasingly dependent on information and information technology for both civilian and military purposes, as are many other nations. Although there is a substantial literature on the potential impact of a cyberattack on the societal infrastructure of the United States, little has been written about the use of cyberattack as an instrument of U.S. policy. Cyberattacks-actions intended to damage adversary computer systems or networks-can be used for a variety of military purposes. But they also have application to certain missions of the intelligence community, such as covert action. They may be useful for certain domestic law enforcement purposes, and some analysts believe that they might be useful for certain private sector entities who are themselves under cyberattack. This report considers all of these applications from an integrated perspective that ties together technology, policy, legal, and ethical issues. Focusing on the use of cyberattack as an instrument of U.S. national policy, Technology, Policy, Law and Ethics Regarding U.S. Acquisition and Use of Cyberattack Capabilities explores important characteristics of cyberattack. It describes the current international and domestic legal structure as it might apply to cyberattack, and considers analogies to other domains of conflict to develop relevant insights. Of special interest to the military, intelligence, law enforcement, and homeland security communities, this report is also an essential point of departure for nongovernmental researchers interested in this rarely discussed topic.




Law and Policy for the Quantum Age


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The Quantum Age cuts through the hype to demystify quantum technologies, their development paths, and the policy issues they raise.




Records, Computers, and the Rights of Citizens


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Intellectual Property in the New Technological Age


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Known for its broad, accessible coverage of both traditional and cutting-edge issues, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE NEW TECHNOLOGICAL AGE enters its Fourth Edition as the cornerstone of a proven teaching package. Strengthened and refined through years of successful classroom use, The casebook: covers the full range of legal protections for Intellectual Property: trade secret, patent law, copyright law, trademarks/trade dress, state and federal intellectual property protections, protections for computer software, and a general overview of antitrust law integrates cases and materials with challenging practice problems that help students think like practitioners is enriched by a law and economics perspective that provides students with an analytical tool for a meaningful examination of the subject offers outstanding treatment of new media issues, such as computer software reflects the expertise of its authors, all of whom are currently teaching at schools known for a strong IP focus in the curriculum is reinforced by an annual statutory and case supplement which includes an introduction to biotechnology as well as all of the latest legal developments in IP features an extremely helpful Teacher¿s Manual with alternative syllabi for teaching the book in three- and four-credit comprehensive courses and for two-credit courses in one of the subsets of IP Look for this important new material in the Fourth Edition: an updated discussion of digital copyright, including the Supreme Court¿s decision in MGM v. Grokster additional discussion of the legal issues surrounding open source software a revised trademark chapter that reflects several recent changes in dilution, merchandising, Internet keywords, and fair use