Cyber Law and Business Report Year in Review: 2012

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Cyber Law & Business Report Year in Review2012Second Season

In 2012 we addressed the largest internet protest in history, as internet protests forced Congress to flip overnight on SOPA.

We also dealt with tragedies from online bullycide to Olympian Tom McMillen remembering the anniversary of the Munich Massacre; and the absurd with the ever amusing Oatmeal-FunnyJunk lawsuit.

2012: In Context

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TOP RATED SHOWSCrowdfunding and the Jobs Act

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HOT ISSUECISPA

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 (CISPA) enabled information sharing among companies and the government but drew widespread opposition due to a lack of privacy safeguards.

HOT ISSUEGlobal Protests over ACTA

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) between the US, Canada and the EU (among other nations) sparked massive protests throughout the European Union.

HOT ISSUERIAA Judgment - 30 Songs for

$675,000

Charles Nessen, founder of Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society discussed his challenge to an recording industry verdict of $675,000 against Boston University student Joel Tennebaum for downloading 30 songs.

HOT ISSUECyber Bullycide

After the tragic death of Amanda Todd, Working to Halt Online Abuse (WHOA) founder Jayne Hitchcock joined us to discuss the problem of Cyber Bullycide.

NOTABLE GUESTSCalifornia Fair Political Practices Commission Chair Ann Ravel (now chair of the Federal Election Commission) discussed her trial balloon about regulating deceptive political speech..

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Bennet Kelley is the founder of theInternet Law Center in Santa Monica,

California.• Named One of Most Influential Lawyers in

Digital Media and E-Commerce by Los Angeles Business Journal (2014)

• Past Co-Chair of the California Bar Cyberspace Committee

• Selected By US Dep’t of Commerce to Present on U.S. E-Commerce Law as part of 2012 U.S.-China Legal Exchange; and

• Publisher of Cyber Report.

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