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Laws of DisruptionPart 1 – Digital Life & Private Life
Edward Mc LaughlinJuly 2011
U.S. Legal System
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEJL2Uuv-oQ
Legislative Flowchart
Agencies
•Formal v. Informal rulemaking•Published in Federal Register•Comment Period•Hearing – If Formal•Changes Made•Published in Federal Register as Law•http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
Judiciary
Who Cares?
This isn’t Com Law.
Law of Disruption
Technology changes exponentially, but social, economic, and legal systems change incrementally.
Key Concepts
•Old System doesn’t work in New World•Converging Spaces•Privacy•Civil Liberties – Free Speech and Surveillance•Ethical Qualm
Digital LifeParallel Existence
•Digital World Different from Real Life•Legal System Paralyzed in this space
Law OneConvergence
•Where do our online activities take place?•Jurisdiction questions emerge
Law TwoPersonal Information - Privacy
•Constitutional Argument?•Economic Value•Where’s the Line?•http://online.wsj.com/public/page/what-they-know-digital-privacy.html?mod=WSJ_topnav_na_tech
Law ThreeHuman Rights – Digital Civil Liberties
•Electronic Surveillance•Free Speech•Digital Bill of Rights or Magna Carta
Forces in TensionProfit Motive v. Legal System
Ethical Dilemma
Must use our own moral compass to navigate the digital landscape.