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Copyright Office 512 Roundtable: Notice and Takedown

Posted on May 2, 2016 by rtushnet

A couple of introductory thoughts: There are over 20 panelists per hour and a half panel.  The math on that is not good in terms of substantive contributions, even if no one rolls out their talking points at all in … Continue reading →

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FESC: Choosing between approaches to 1A interpretation

Posted on May 1, 2016 by rtushnet

Andrew Tutt   Choosing Between Approaches to First Amendment Interpretation  Discussant: Vince Blasi   Fundamental questions of the options in interpretive methodology and criteria for choosing among them.  Main takeaway: values, assessing and implementing them, have no place in interpretation of … Continue reading →

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FESC: Regulation by Internet Intermediaries

Posted on May 1, 2016 by rtushnet

Regulation by Internet Intermediaries Moderator: Jack Balkin Emma Llanso & Rita Cant     “Internet Referral Units”: Co-Option of Private Content Moderation Systems for Extralegal Government Censorship Kate Klonick, discussant: Most UGC platforms have content standards to which users agree.  Impermissible nudity, … Continue reading →

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FESC: Sex offenders and anonymous speech

Posted on May 1, 2016 by rtushnet

David Post & Annemarie Bridy         Sex Offenders, Anonymous Internet Speech, and the Constitution  Discussant: Jonathan Hafetz: Anonymity doctrine v. federal/state sex offender notification acts, which impose identity disclosure requirements on sex offenders. Over 800,000 people, a quarter of whom were … Continue reading →

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FESC: The Supreme Court of Sign Review: Reed and Its Aftermath

Posted on May 1, 2016 by rtushnet

Urja Mittal      The Supreme Board of Sign Review: Reed and its Aftermath            Discussant: Enrique Armijo   Armijo says “reaffirmed” and Mittal says “redefined” 1A doctrine.  Facial question of whether the gov’t regulation is content-based; purpose has no role in that … Continue reading →

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FESC: Relax about Town of Gilbert

Posted on May 1, 2016 by rtushnet

Enrique Armijo           Town of Gilbert: Relax Everybody    Presenter: Derek Bambauer   Argues that criticism of Reed is overblown/misplaced; argues in favor of the outcome.  Cleaned up dicta that caused lower courts to conflate content and viewpoint discrimination. Gilbert two step: … Continue reading →

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FESC: Trademark Registration and Free Speech

Posted on April 30, 2016 by rtushnet

Rebecca Tushnet        TheFirst Amendment Walks Into a Bar: Trademark Registration and Free Speech   Presenter: Deven Desai: Latest Trojan Horse in 1A law. §2(a) allows denial of registration for disparaging marks.  This piece of TM law is a chance to … Continue reading →

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FESC: First Amendment Theory and Coverage

Posted on April 30, 2016 by rtushnet

First Amendment Theory and Coverage Moderator: Ash Bhagwat Jane Bambauer, Derek Bambauer      Information Libertarianism Presenter: Morgan Weiland: Important ongoing debate about expansion of 1A doctrine to cover commercial and corporate speech.  Critiques existing identification of “new Lochnerism” as an explicitly … Continue reading →

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FESC: Hate Speech, Political Conversations, and Citizenship

Posted on April 30, 2016 by rtushnet

Brian Hutler    Hate Speech, Political Conversations, and Citizenship           Maggie McKinley: Tension b/t speech and protection of minorities.  Integration of distinctive communities and institutions leads to conversations, especially b/c most integrations are by force.  Exposed for some scholars the failures … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Expression Scholars Conference at Yale: Search Engines and Free Speech

Posted on April 30, 2016 by rtushnet

Heather M. Whitney & Robert Mark Simpson: Search Engines and Free Speech Coverage   Discussant: Heidi Kitrosser: Are search engine results covered by the 1A? Larger question of how we decide what’s salient is part of the paper.  Survey relevant … Continue reading →

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