Internet

Some countries will surprise you. Some won't.

Law school's advertising crops up in really embarrassing places.

Let the freakout commence as a law school loses the Internet during a web-based final exam.

A hacker attack has jeopardized connectivity at the law school and people are freaking out.

Watch a debate between distinguished experts and scholars on the next big question for the Internet.

New definition denies “broadband” service to millions of Americans.

The Federal Trade Commission released its much anticipated staff report on January 27 regarding consumer privacy and data security concerns arising from the emerging market for connected devices known as the Internet of Things (“IoT”).

Mobile Internet usage is predicted to grow faster in the next few years, making online or web based businesses great opportunities. What does that mean for you if you are starting an online business?

Preliminary injunction kills Aereo’s “live” retransmissions, but leaves it partly alive and still shuffling.

* He stuck all that cocaine, where? [Legal Juice] * We saw the list of the Most Impressive, but what can you really tell about a law school from its building? [PrawfsBlawg] * A musical about Thomas Jefferson’s moose skeleton and what it means for Internet regulation. It makes more sense than it sounds. [The Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post] * Virginia’s Supreme Court to hear the Case of the Annoying Yelpers. [WTOP] * SLU law professor Justin Hansford writes about his experience as a legal observer to the protests following the Michael Brown killing. [The Faculty Lounge] * Interesting piece on the “multiple jeopardy” faced by patentees. [Patently-O]

Ed note: This post originally appeared on CommLawBlog. Simply imposing Title II won’t work. [Blogmeister’s Reminder: The views here are those of the author, not necessarily shared by FHH colleagues and clients. Responses are welcome.] Many of the three million (or so) comments in the net neutrality proceeding, based on our own small sample, urge […]

FCC provides “bulk upload” option for adding even more comments to the million-plus already on file – now who’s going to read them all?

Is Title II reclassification gaining steam?

Ed note: CommLawBlog is part of the LexBlog Network (LXBN). LXBN is the world’s largest network of professional blogs. With more than 8,000 authors, LXBN is the only media source featuring the latest lawyer-generated commentary on news and issues from around the globe. As comments pile up in the Open Internet proceeding, straining the FCC’s […]

Crim Law exam features Fifty Shades of Grey prequel as fact pattern. [Legal Cheek] * You’d think being in jail would be a pretty good alibi. But that’s not the Chicago Way! [Overlawyered] * How many law professors have wished they could say this before? “Don’t give me any of your s**tty papers and you get an A.” [Critical-Theory via TaxProf Blog] * Lawyer powerlifting to raise money for mentoring programs. Because donating to charity is more fun when it comes with the risk of severe groin injuries. [Chicago Tribune] * U.S. News has a list of ways being a paralegal first can help with law school. It’s dumb. There’s only one reason paralegal experience helps and that’s to meet practicing lawyers and figure out whether or not law school is even worth it. [U.S. News] * In the past, Professor Nancy Leong was accused of narcissism. But she doesn’t seem to be attention-seeking at all based on this publicly posted shot. Maybe she can post that on Ashley Madison and see what happens… [Instagram] * Regulating imports could drastically improve labor conditions around the world (and potentially bring more jobs back home). But that could curtail profits by a smidgeon so let’s table that discussion. [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * A former AUSA on the Phil Mickelson/Carl Icahn insider trading case and wiretaps. [mitchellepner] * John Oliver made a powerful appeal to the Internet to take action in defense of Net Neutrality. If you want to know what you can do (or don’t even understand the issue) and laugh at the same time, the video is embedded below… [Huffington Post]

Who wants to guess which school pulled this boneheaded move? Hint: It's a top 50 school in the U.S. News rankings...

UPDATE: The Racist, Sexist Commenting Judge's Identity Revealed!

Anonymity can only protect you so much on the internet. This judge may have found out the hard way that what you say online can come back to haunt you.