The problem with sharing uncredited photos "Just because you put something on the internet does not give people the right to steal it" December 16, 2014 By Gabe Friedman
Google released an anti-piracy report September 12, 2013 By Sarah Laskow And reporters are divided as to what it means
‘Find the best defense attorney you can’ August 29, 2013 By Sarah Laskow Hackers being prosecuted under the CFAA don’t just need digital experts; they need good defense against a law vague enough to encompass most anything
Obama’s ‘copyright czar’ showed independence August 15, 2013 By Sarah Laskow Vulnerable to criticism of pro-industry bias, she reached out directly to skeptical reporters
Google told German newspapers to opt in, and they did August 8, 2013 By Alison Langley A law meant to make aggregators pay for content has instead caused Google to threaten to remove papers from its news search
What MIT really thought of Aaron Swartz July 31, 2013 By Sarah Laskow The school leadership’s patience for hacker culture only went so far
WaPo makes a Switch July 25, 2013 By Sarah Laskow The paper’s newest blog will cover tech policy, the Wonkblog way
Creating Internet accountability July 23, 2013 By Sarah Laskow Author Rebecca MacKinnon’s new project aims to rank Internet giants on human rights
A new film shows how much we knew, pre-Snowden, about Internet surveillance July 15, 2013 By Sarah Laskow Snowden’s disclosures "didn’t feel much like revelations," says the director
Google circumvents Germany’s pay-for-content rule by making news orgs opt in July 12, 2013 By Alison Langley LSR was passed to help media creators get paid when their work is used in search, but it’s not working out that way
A proposal to reform first sale rights July 2, 2013 By Sarah Laskow In a digital age, reselling media can be cast as illegal duplication
Reporting, or illegal hacking June 13, 2013 By Sarah Laskow Scripps reporters are accused of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Lessons for journos in the NSA revelations June 7, 2013 By Susan McGregor Anyone wishing to keep communications private will need to take additional steps to protect them
Fair game June 7, 2013 By Sarah Laskow A new set of principles aims to help journalists improve their understanding of fair use