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This Week in Law (Video)

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Join legal blogger (and trained attorney) Denise Howell discuss breaking issues in technology law, including patents, copyrights, and more. Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.
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Episodes

TWiL 448: Odious Buffooons - Remix culture copyright, location data up for sale to bounty hunters, social media rules for politicians

Remix culture copyright, strangers may be watching your Ring video, location data up for sale to bounty hunters, social media rules for politicians, Apple trolls CES, consumer advocacy groups want the FTC to look at kids' apps on Google Play, lessons to learn from COPPA, the "F Word" in the Supreme Court, Bob Ambrogi's 20 Most Legal Tech Developments for 2018, and more! Hosts: Denise Howell , Stefan Szpajda , and Matt Curtis Guest: Bob Ambrogi Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.t...

Jan 12, 20192 hr 44 minEp. 448

TWiL 447: The Best of 2018 - A look back on the best discussions from This Week in Law for 2018.

Denise Howell, Matt Curtis, Stefan Szpajda, J. Michael Keyes look back on the best of This Week in Law from 2018! Hosts: Denise Howell , Stefan Szpajda , Matt Curtis , and J. Michael Keyes Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study form to their local CLE board seeking MCLE credit approval. Please check the rules and requirements for your specific jurisdiction before submitting...

Dec 28, 20181 hr 52 minEp. 447

TWiL 446: The Neuroscience of Cheetos - Mark Bartholomew, author of ADcreep: The Case Against Modern Marketing

Professor Mark Bartholomew, author of ADcreep: The Case Against Modern Marketing joins Denise Howell and Stefan Szpajda to talk about the advertising industry, apps sharing your location data with advertisers, how brain scans may help the future of marketing, Congress questions Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and more! Hosts: Denise Howell and Stefan Szpajda Guest: Mark Bartholomew Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on F...

Dec 14, 20181 hr 26 minEp. 446

TWiL 445: We Only Take Stamps - Mastercard and Microsoft team up to create a "digital identity" system.

Mastercard and Microsoft team up to create a "digital identity" system, is group chat the future of social media? Brokering Bitcoin, smart contract developers and the SEC, are browsewrap terms of service enforceable? And more! Hosts: Denise Howell and Stefan Szpajda Guest: Evan Brown Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study form to their local CLE board seeking MCLE credit ap...

Dec 08, 20182 hr 1 minEp. 445

TWiL 444: Make It 'Til You Fake It - The first GDPR fine, data privacy in the insurance industry, reverse counterfeiting.

Taylor Swift's record deal may affect the music industry, Bobby Brown sues over the Whitney Houston documentary, website blocking, data privacy, and insurance, the first GDPR fine, Payless wants to see how much people will pay for $20 shoes, Alexa on the witness stand, and more! Hosts: Denise Howell and Stefan Szpajda Guest: Stephen Embry Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-st...

Dec 01, 20181 hr 55 minEp. 444

TWiL 443: Popularity Ponzi Schemes - Can you copyright the taste of cheese?

In this episode, Denise and Stefan discuss how the EU's highest court had to wake up and taste the cheese to decide whether taste is copyrightable, and how the EU's copyright directive might be financially unfeasible even for YouTube. They also look at who must or should make disclosures; as in, "Is that a real metal band or are your paid bots just happy to see me?" The rise of Nanoinfluencers and CGI influencers, police seek Echo recordings in another murder case, and coming soon to California ...

Nov 16, 20181 hr 54 minEp. 443

TWiL 442: Are You Feelin' Lucky, Punk? - Is defamation law ready for retweets?

AT&T to crack down on piracy by cutting off service, 'Piracy Protection' insurance, Satanic Temple sues a Netflix TV show for copyright on a statue, Apple has a tool to see what data is collected, sued over a retweet, bots to help you in small claims court, Intel's data privacy bill and more! Hosts: Denise Howell and Stefan Szpajda Guest: Irene Mo Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may sub...

Nov 09, 20181 hr 41 minEp. 442

TWiL 441: Laws of Premium Vodka and The Horse - Islands, bobbleheads and regulations on the blockchain.

Blockchain experts Joshua Ashley Klayman and Ethan M. Seery join Denise Howell and Stefan Szpajda to talk about Bitcoin's 10th birthday, how Bitcoin is not really anonymous, ICO's and Securities Law, how cryptocurrencies should be regulated, Malta's strategy for the blockchain, does blockchain conflict with GDPR? And more! Hosts: Denise Howell and Stefan Szpajda Guests: Joshua Ashley Klayman and Ethan M. Seery Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public ...

Nov 02, 20181 hr 50 minEp. 441

TWiL 440: Twelve Angry Zombies - 20 years of the DMCA!

In this Halloween themed TWiL: AI-Art sells for $432,500, will there be a ban on killer robots? An Alexa powered drone for your house, Jet Li rejected the Matrix because he didn't want to be digitally recorded, releasing music on DNA, 20 years of the DMCA, Feds say hacking DRM to fix your devices is OK, GDPR makes Google more dominant in Europe, using dead people's fingers to unlock their phones, rules for digging up dead people, black cat selfies and more! Hosts: Denise Howell , Stefan Szpajda ...

Oct 26, 20181 hr 54 minEp. 440

TWiL 439: Replete With Decomposing Gastropods - You could be breaking the law if you Tweeted Kanye West's iPhone password.

Mocking Kanye for showing his password on camera, Feds forcing people to unlock their phones with FaceID, the CFAA and the First Amendment, Fortnite profiting off of other people's dance moves, a game company uses facial recognition to detect minors, "Do Not Track" on browsers doesn't do anything, and more! Hosts: Denise Howell and Stefan Szpajda Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a...

Oct 19, 20182 hr 11 minEp. 439

TWiL 438: Answering Is A Sign Of Weakness - Nintendo Sues Real-Life Mario Kart.

Fitbit data helps solve a murder case, Fyre Festival organizer sentenced to 6 years in prison, Nintendo vs. real life Mario Karting, a copyright Battle Royale between video game companies, Google+ will shut down after a data leak, laws to get rid of Robocallers, are patents to blame for high drug costs? And more! Hosts: Denise Howell , Stefan Szpajda , and Matt Curtis Guest: Wesley Paisley Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion po...

Oct 12, 20182 hr 1 minEp. 438

TWiL 437: FRANDS With Benefits - Improving the patent process with patent lawyer Joshua Landau.

How non-practicing entities are bad for innovation, incentivizing examiners to improve patent quality, Qualcomm vs. Apple round 1, China claims the most patents in the world - are they valid? Finding problems in the "Inventor Protection Act", the Trump administration says California's net neutrality law causes "irreparable harm" to the U.S., and more! Hosts: Denise Howell , Stefan Szpajda , and Matt Curtis Guest: Joshua Landau Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week...

Oct 05, 20182 hr 3 minEp. 437

TWiL 436: Cow Pie Wi-Fi - Don't take home your work if you work for the NSA.

Senate hearing for Privacy Laws, could the Apple Watch's ability to auto-call 911 get Apple in trouble? Facial recognition in retail spaces, privacy safety for children with IoT devices, Walmart wants to use the blockchain for the supply chain, and more! Hosts: Denise Howell , Stefan Szpajda , and Matt Curtis Guest: Jordan Walbesser Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study fo...

Sep 28, 20182 hr 7 minEp. 436

TWiL 435: Goliath vs. Ant-Man - Defeating DRM, the new Music Modernization Act, Congress' Consumer Privacy Hearings.

Denise Howell, Stefan Szpajda and Matt Curtis talk with Nate Cardozo of the EFF about getting rid of DRM, the new Music Modernization Act, is the Amazon Fire TV Recast another Aereo waiting to happen? Congress will hold Consumer Privacy Hearings without consumer privacy advocates, how Cohen and Manafort messed up when using Encryption apps, California's net neutrality rules are illegal according to Ajit Pai, and more! Hosts: Denise Howell , Stefan Szpajda , and Matt Curtis Guest: Nate Cardozo Do...

Sep 21, 20182 hrEp. 435

TWiL 434: Han Solo Hacks Back - Stewart Baker, host of The Cyberlaw Podcast.

Members of Congress want to know the potential impact of deepfakes, India's Aadhaar ID database is hacked, EU could fine companies for not removing terrorist content in an hour, U.S. policy on Cyber warfare, vending machines DDoS a University and more! Hosts: Denise Howell , Stefan Szpajda , and Matt Curtis Guest: Stewart Baker Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study form to...

Sep 14, 20182 hr 1 minEp. 434

TWiL 433: Too Bad For Bing - US appeals court rules that Archive.org's Wayback Machine is legal evidence.

Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh on the fourth amendment and technological developments, Kavanaugh's views on Net Neutrality, Ajit Pai pushes for tighter rules on Google and Facebook, is an Uber driver an employee? Hosts: Denise Howell , Stefan Szpajda , and Matt Curtis Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study form to their local CLE board seeking MCLE credit approval. Please ...

Sep 07, 20181 hr 46 minEp. 433

TWiL 432: Freeing Frigid Farrah - Should abuse against robots be criminalized?

Denise Howell and Stefan Szpajda talk to John Danaher about social and ethical issues around sex robots, such as becoming the Uber of the sex worker industry, privacy with connected "companions", virtual sexual assault and are consent apps the solution to end sexual assault? Hosts: Denise Howell and Stefan Szpajda Guest: John Danaher Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study f...

Aug 31, 20182 hr 2 minEp. 432

TWiL 431: Turning Assets into Email - Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Satoshi's Place, Augur, OpenLaw

Aaron Wright joins Denise Howell and Stefan Szpajda to talk all about Blockchain, ICOs, SAFT, Bill Hinman's June speech, smart contracts, OpenLaw, machine-machine transactions, Ethereum, CryptoKitties, Poketoshi, Satoshi's Place, Augur, Ke Xu's Ono, and more! Hosts: Denise Howell and Stefan Szpajda Guest: Aaron J. Wright Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study form to their ...

Aug 24, 20181 hr 58 minEp. 431

TWiL 430: Samsung's Lonely Ice Rink - Patent law with Saurabh Vishnubhakat.

All about the patent process with Saurabh Vishnubhakat, Amazon patents warehouse blimps, the Inventor Protection Act and U.S. innovation, Twitter vs. Alex Jones, possibly the very first animal selfie and more! Hosts: Denise Howell and Stefan Szpajda Guest: Saurabh Vishnubhakat Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study form to their local CLE board seeking MCLE credit approval....

Aug 17, 20181 hr 53 minEp. 430

TWiL 429: One Mile Of Harm - VidAngel vs. movie studios, stream ripping sites, Fox News vs. TVEyes.

The state of VidAngel vs. movie studios, Danish court says stream-ripping sites are illegal, are free stock photos free? Fox News vs. TVEyes and more! Hosts: Denise Howell and J. Michael Keyes Guest: Peter Midgley Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study form to their local CLE board seeking MCLE credit approval. Please check the rules and requirements for your specific juris...

Aug 10, 20181 hr 38 minEp. 429

TWiL 428: Just The Fax Line, Ma'am - Facial recognition confidence levels, patenting the Blockchain, future plans to crack down on Big Tech.

Confidence levels for Amazon facial recognition, facial recognition in schools, 3D printing guns, a tourist gets 8 years in prison for complaining about her vacation, patenting the blockchain, Fortnite coaches and more! Host: Denise Howell Guests: Stefan Szpajda and Brian Chase Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study form to their local CLE board seeking MCLE credit approval...

Aug 03, 20181 hr 48 minEp. 428

TWiL 427: World War Gen Z - Time Warner+AT&T merger and the wrong kind of AI

Denise Howell is joined by Mike Keyes and Lisa Borodkin to talk about phone-tracking warrants for police, the AT&T+Time Warner merger, sales tax on online purchases, Apple's supposed app store monopoly, AI principles at Google, realistic-looking deep fakes, the BOTS Act, Velcro, a fake Trump+Kim Jong-un movie trailer, and more! Hosts: Denise Howell and J. Michael Keyes Guest: Lisa Borodkin Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussio...

Jun 22, 20181 hr 58 minEp. 427

TWiL 426: A Sheepish Clone - Bioethics, cloning, designer babies, the rights of the dead.

Professor Glenn McGee and Biohack author JD Lasica join Denise Howell and Matt Curtis to talk about bioethics in reproductive technology, designer babies, abandoned DNA and more! Photo by Jose Francisco Morales on Unsplash Hosts: Denise Howell and Matt Curtis Guests: Glenn McGee Ph.D and JD Lasica Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study form to their local CLE board seeking ...

Jun 15, 20181 hr 58 minEp. 426

TWiL 425: 21st Century Prime Directive - Space Policy with Kim Ellis, Founder & Director of Earth Space Tech.

Denise Howell and Matt Curtis are joined by Stefan Szpajda and Kim Ellis to discuss where is "home" for a business? Also regulating companies in space, governing colonies on Mars and the Moon, and do we need a "Space Force?" Hosts: Denise Howell and Matt Curtis Guests: Stefan Szpajda and Kim Ellis Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study form to their local CLE board seeking ...

Jun 08, 20181 hr 51 minEp. 425

TWiL 424: Stick to Excel - Is Amazon sending this episode to all of my contacts? GDPR has been operational for a week. Blockchain may or may not solve all human problems.

Are you comfortable with AI generated art? It's here. Join Denise Howell, Christian Auty, and Matt Curtis discuss the intersection of technology and law. Is crypto a security under the SEC? Will your health records be stored on the blockchain? Is code law? Will it be in the future? Hosts: Denise Howell and Matt Curtis Guest: Christian Auty Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-s...

Jun 01, 20182 hr 4 minEp. 424

TWiL 423: Cookies For #Privmas - GDPR is almost here! The senate brings back net neutrality.

We are among the star wars. Join Denise Howell, Alex Marcham, and Matthew Curtis as they discuss the intersection of technology and law. Will local tech laws have the global effect that the once did? Facebook and LinkedIn transport their data to California. AI music is pretty cool, Samsung and Apple go to trial, again... Hosts: Denise Howell and Matt Curtis Guest: Alex Marcham Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on ...

May 18, 20181 hr 40 minEp. 423

TWiL 422: Two Weeks in Fortnite - YouTube's Content ID for the masses: Copyright Match

YouTube's scaled down Content ID system: Copyright Match, the Music Modernization Act, what happens to a video game when music licensing rights expire? YouTuber Rip-off fight: Mars Argo v. Poppy and more! Hosts: Denise Howell and J. Michael Keyes Guest: Franklin Graves Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study form to their local CLE board seeking MCLE credit approval. Please ...

May 11, 20182 hr 5 minEp. 422

TWiL 421: Doing NOT - STAR WARS DAY!!!

Denise Howell is joined by Fr. Robert Ballecer to talk about smart contracts, the blockchain, and the "Oracle" problem. Also, the legality of Leia's imprisonment on the Death Star and Claims one may have involving a Westworld android doppelganger. Hosts: Denise Howell and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study form to their local CLE board seeking MC...

May 04, 201855 minEp. 421

TWiL 420: Privacy Up In Smoke - Will we be swabbing at birth? Are you abandoning your DNA? How secure is your weed data? Why, oh why, did the patent deathsquad survive?

Matt learns the ins and outs of the treaty clause. The Cloud act is sailing. Is blocking your phone a taking? Join Matthew Curtis, Denise Howell, and Camille Fischer as they discuss the intersection of law and technology. Hosts: Denise Howell and Matt Curtis Guest: Camille Fischer Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study form to their local CLE board seeking MCLE credit appro...

Apr 27, 20181 hr 50 minEp. 420

TWiL 419: One Bot, One Vote - Hacking elections

Rick Hasen from University of California Irvine School of Law joins Denise Howell, Matt Curtis, and Mike Keys to talk about election law as it pertains to hacking elections both in the physical equipment we use to vote and manipulating the voters themselves. Rick just authored a book on Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, so we'll talk about him and other Supreme Court news. Hosts: Denise Howell , J. Michael Keyes , and Matt Curtis Guest: Rick Hasen Download or subscribe to this show at https:...

Apr 13, 20181 hr 56 minEp. 419
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