Computer Ethics, Summer 2022
Online, Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:00-7:30ish
Class 3 Readings
Before class 2, finish reading chapter 1 and read the first three sections
of chapter 4.
Start reading Chapter 2 on Privacy
Netchoice LLC v Paxton
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21a720_6536.pdf
But why was this so controversial? Here's the relevant US law:
§230(c)(2)(A)
No provider or user of an interactive
computer service shall be held liable on account of—
(A) any action voluntarily taken in good faith to
restrict access to or availability of material that the provider or user
considers to be obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent,
harassing, or otherwise objectionable, whether or not
such material is constitutionally protected.
Qualcomm and CDMA patents
The FTC sued Qualcomm starting in 2017.
Judge Koh's verdict is a huge setback for Qualcomm. Some issues:
- Only allowing patent royalties that were a percentage of the
product's total value. Bad news for Apple
- Ignoring "Fair, Reasonable And Non-Discriminatory" (FRAND)
licensing terms
- Threatening to cut off chip supplies if a customer complained
- Not licensing the chips for others to manufacture
During class 2 we basically finished Music Sampling. Review question of
harm to market.
Discuss Paper 1
Criminal infringement
Transformative use
History
Examples
Cases: Perfect 10, Cariou v Prince,
Google v Oracle
DMCA
Viacom v YouTube
Server-based filesharing
Authors Guild v Google
Videos created since last week:
- Significant copyright-law cases and decisions
- RIAA (and others) lawsuits against filesharers