Unicorn Startups: The Rules Don’t Apply to Us
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Free Peering vs. Paid IP Transit: A Quick Explanation
Comments Off on Free Peering vs. Paid IP Transit: A Quick Explanation The Filter Bubble
Comments Off on The Filter Bubble Damages From the Illinois “Advertising-Nexus” law
Comments Off on Damages From the Illinois “Advertising-Nexus” law Illinois enacted an “Advertising-Nexus” tax law yesterday, triggering some serious negative consequences — while collecting no additional sales taxes. Here’s a quick summary of the law’s impact:
Sales Tax Fairness, Advertising-Nexus Laws, and Common Sense
One of the “Advertising Nexus” tax bills (pending in the California legislature) is scheduled for hearing tomorrow (Monday) in Sacramento. Yesterday, I found this editorial on the American Booksellers’ web site, and was annoyed enough to write this reply: Read more »
Are Bloggers Journalists? (Apple v. Gizmodo)
Everyone seems to be criticizing the search of a blogger’s home-office by a law-enforcement task force, following the blogger’s report (at Gizmodo.com) about an iPhone prototype, which he said he’d purchased from someone who found it in a bar.
While I’d love to join the chorus criticizing both Apple and law enforcement, I simply don’t have enough information to make a reasonable decision about the conduct of various parties. Read more »
Law & Justice: Two New Developments
Comments Off on Law & Justice: Two New Developments Two news reports today pertain to “Law and Justice,” and I think both demonstrate fundamentally absurd views of law and justice. Read more »
Republic.com (Cass Sunstein)
I apologize that this particular “Perspective” is long and complex, but I could find no other way to write it. I hope you’ll be patient enough to read this one through. Read more »
I Was Wrong (About this email virus)
Comments Off on I Was Wrong (About this email virus) (December 11, 1999) Oops. I was wrong.
For years, I have received emails from friends and strangers alike, urgently warning me about email viruses that could be triggered simply by reading an email message. Read more »
What’s Wrong With The Communications Decency Act?
Comments Off on What’s Wrong With The Communications Decency Act? UPDATE June 12, 1996: The “Communications Decency Act” has been declared unconstitutional after a lengthy hearing and review. Read more »
