Library: A Round-up of Reading
Space Law
Space superiority remains vital to national security – Space War
New NASA authorization bill makes only minor changes to last year’s version – Space Politics
Subcommittee quickly approves amended NASA authorization bill – Space Politics
Bolden Pressed on Domestic and Foreign Threats to Space in Appropriations Hearing – Space News
NASA’s ‘Friends’ In Congress Absolutely Hate the Asteroid Retrieval Mission – Motherboard
Congress Tells NASA to Explain Itself But Passes Laws to Prevent It – NASA Watch
Congress Presses NASA Chief on Domestic and Foreign Space Threats – Space.com
House Subcommittee Approves New Version of NASA Bill – No Prohibition on ARM – Space Policy Online
ESA to continue space cooperation with Russia unlike NASA – Space Daily
Senators Told Road to Mars Leads Through Russia, China – Space News
NASA-Russia Cooperation: What You Need To Know – Space Policy Online
CSA Releases Canada’s Space Policy Framework Promotional Video – SpaceRef Canada
Commercial Space Bill Would Bolster Utility of Experimental Permits – Space News
Satellite telecom vulnerable to hackers: researchers – Space Mart
BSNL, ISRO Spar over Satellite Bandwidth – Space News
Bolden and Holdren reaffirm support for asteroid mission as the next step to Mars – Space Politics
Space policy roundup – April.20.14 – Space-for-all
NRO – XKCD
NASA Extends Contract with Va. Space Flight Authority – Space News
Anthony Young, The growth of public-private partnerships in commercial space ventures, The Space Review
Commerce Inspector General Warns of 10- to 16-month Weather Satellite Gap – Space News
WSJ editorial criticizes California tax break bill that benefits SpaceX – Space Politics
Proposed Houston Spaceport Lands Private Space Plane Partner – Space.com
Fact Sheet: The UN Group of Governmental Experts on Space TCBMs – Secure World Foundation
Space policy roundup – April.22.14 – Space-for-All
Bolden defends NASA’s exploration plans, but warns big budgets aren’t on the horizon – Space Politics
No Official Confirmation of NASA Severing Ties with Russian Space Agency – RIA Novosti
After Half a Century Space Advocacy/Policy Is Broken – NASA Watch
Bitcoin is heading to space – The Daily Dot
Space policy roundup – April.23.14 – Space-for-All
Russia to Keep Working With Astronauts From US, Europe, Japan – Space Daily
Russia to Boost Manpower on New Space Center Construction Site – Space Daily
No Official Confirmation of NASA Severing Ties with Russian Space Agency – Space Travel
Boeing Rebuffed in Latest Attempt To Collect on Sea Launch Losses – Space News
Arizona passes spaceflight liability bill – Space Politics
Aviation Law
John Augustin appointed Director, Legal Affairs and External Relations Bureau, at ICAO – IASL McGill
Transport MEPs back deal on noise-related operating restrictions at EU airports – European Parliament
NASA Signs Agreement with German, Canadian Partners to Test Alternative Fuels – NASA
The Wireless Telegraphy (Mobile Communication Services on Aircraft) (Exemption) Regulations 2014 – UK Parliament
Why Are Search-and-Rescue Drones Grounded? – IEEE Spectrum
FAA Pushes Back Against Advocates of Unregulated Drone Operations – Airport and Aviation Law Blog
North Korea’s drones: Made in China? – North Korea Tech
Flight Suits, Military Jargon At Center Of Georgia Lawsuit – ANN
Lawyer Warns Malaysian Airlines Families To Beware Of Compensation Scams – ANN
America’s First Commercial Drone Test Site Is Now Open for Business – Motherboard
An Internet-on-Airplanes Upgrade – CommLawBlog
Decision in Pirker Case Invokes Specter of Local Regulation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems – Aviation and Airport Development Law Blog
Search-and-Rescue Group Sues FAA for Permission to Use Drones on Missions – Motherboard
Drone Even Go There: On Newsgathering, Drones and the FAA – CommLawBlog
U.S. Spy Flights Conducted Over Russia … With Their Consent – ANN
Lawsuit Alleges FBI Uses No Fly List To Coerce Muslims Into Becoming Spies – Gothamist
Issues in Aviation Law and Policy, v. 13 (2014):
Bruce L. Ottley, Airline Immunity for Reporting Suspicious Activities Under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act: Air Wisconsin Corp. v. Hoeper
Gregory O. Principato, Trouble on the Tarmac: Redirecting U.S. Aviation Policy to Promote Economic Growth
Vincent Correia, Air Passengers’ Rights, “Extraordinary Circumstances,” and General Principles of EU Law: Some Comments After the McDonagh Case
Wouter Oude Alink, The Regulation of Registered Traveler Programs
Mark Ells, Unmanned State Aircraft and the Exercise of Due Regard
Gabriel D. Kaim & Nicholas A. Morrow, Examining the Standard of Care for Failure to Divert During In-Flight Emergencies
Eric Johnson, Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: The Illusory “Option” of Montreal Convention Article 33(1) in West Caribbean Airways
Moses George, The User Development Fee (UDF) in Indian Airports – Legal and Regulatory Issues
Geospatial Law
U.S. Intelligence Community Endorses Company’s Bid To Sell Sharper Imagery – Space News
30 Years of Satellite Data Prove Wildfires Are Getting Bigger, More Frequent – Motherboard
Police working on a “live Google Earth” to monitor small areas – Google Earth Blog
Cyberlaw
Cryptography Could Add Privacy Protections to NSA Phone Surveillance – MIT Technology Review
Heartbleed – Schneier on Security
Bits and Bytes — Open SSL Bug – Lawfare
The Feds Cut a Deal With In-Flight Wi-Fi Providers, and Privacy Groups Are Worried – Threat Level
European Court says Data Retention Directive is Invalid – Just Security
NEW TURKISH INTERNET LEGISLATION AT WORK: TWITTER AND YOUTUBE DOWN – CIS
BIG PRIVACY WIN IN THE EU – CIS
TURKISH CONSTITUTIONAL COURT SAYS THAT TWITTER’S BAN VIOLATES FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION – CIS
EU High Court Overturns Telecom Data Retention Requirements – Privacy and Security Law Blog
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #14: An Interview with Benjamin Wittes – Lawfare
Yale Symposium: Unpacking NSA’s Global Problem – Lawfare
THE INTERNET’S TELLTALE HEARTBLEED – Elements
Mass aggregation and analysis of data: Debate, discussion, desiderata – Homeland Security Watch
Has the NSA Been Using the Heartbleed Bug as an Internet Peephole? – Threat Level
About (A Lot More Than) Metadata – Lawfare
Heartsick about Heartbleed – Freedom to Tinker
On the Data Retention Directive Case – Lawfare
Here’s Why the Comcast-Time Warner Merger is Bad – MIT Technology Review
Heartbleed: How did it get there? Why did it take so long to find? – Salon
Encryption Is Our Best Bet for a Secure Web, and Now It’s Bleeding – Motherboard
Heartbleed Explanation – XKCD
Rockefeller Statement on Cybersecurity Information Sharing Announcement – SCSCT
Reaction on “Heartbleed”: Working Together to Mitigate Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities – White House Blog
House Judiciary Hearing on ICANN – Lawfare
Appeals Court Overturns Andrew “weev” Auernheimer Conviction – EFF
Weev Is Free, Because You Can’t Prosecute a Hacker Just Anywhere – Motherboard
New gTLD’s Are Knocking on the Door – Do You Know What to Do? – CommLawBlog
Canada Is Considering an Internet Bill That’s Like CISPA on Steroids – Motherboard
The Underfunded Project Keeping the Web Secure – MIT Technology Review
The Heartbleed Bug Will Lurk in the Internet of Things for Decades – Motherboard
More on Heartbleed – Schneier on Security
Duncan B. Hollis, Re-Thinking the Boundaries of Law in Cyberspace: A Duty to Hack?, SSRN
Google, Yahoo and Amazon Beat Defamation Claims–Kabbaj v. Google – Technology and Marketing Law Blog
Heartbleed Bug Sends Bandwidth Costs Skyrocketing – Wired
Part III: Has Congress Spoken and Does It Really Matter? The Wyndham Worldwide Case and the Expanding Power of the FTC to Police Data Security – Privacy and Security Law Blog
The Reality of Russian Surveillance – Lawfare
Civil society statement on draft NETmundial outcome document – Public Knowledge
Bellovin, Blaze, Clark, and Landau on Law Enforcement, CALEA, and Software Vulnerabilities – Lawfare
Readings: NSA Report on the 702 Program – Lawfare
Supporting an Open and Inclusive Internet in Brazil – NTIA
Supporting an Open and Inclusive Internet in Brazil – Dipnote
Reference Note on Russian Communications Surveillance – CSIS
Heartbleed as Metaphor – Lawfare
One of the Most Important Data Security Cases Was Just Decided: FTC v. Wyndham – TAP
Eternal vigilance is a solvable technology problem: A proposal for streamlined privacy alerts – Freedom to Tinker
SCOTUS v. the Internet: How the Supreme Court could change TV and streaming video forever – Salon
Argument analysis: Slipping down the digital slope – SCOTUS Blog
The Myth of a Free Internet – MIT Tech Review
The Three Pictures of Aereo – Madisonian
To Rule on Aereo, the Supreme Court Has To Figure Out What Aereo Is – Motherboard
Aereo Lessons – TeleFrieden
Is Cyberwar Real? – CFR
Comparing NSA Reforms to International Law: A New Graphic by AccessNow – EFF
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #16: An Interview with Alex Joel – Lawfare
Brazil Is Making a Serious Play to Decentralize Control of the Internet – Motherboard
An Update on the Status of FISA Transparency Reporting – Lawfare
In Aereo, Supreme Court Rightly Skeptical About Becoming Technology Regulators – EFF
FCC Phases in Rate Floor Increase and Proposes Increased Broadband Speed Requirements – Public Knowledge
FCC To Allow Commercial Discrimination on the Internet – Public Knowledge
What is known about NSA’s PRISM program – To Level Communications
How To Get Your Clickthrough Agreement Enforced In Court–Moretti v. Hertz – Technology and Marketing Law Blog
This totally creepy art project will make you think twice about NSA mass surveillance – Salon
The FCC Wants to End Net Neutrality – Motherboard
U.S. agency drops security algorithm over NSA backdoor concerns – The Daily Dot
Feds Beg Supreme Court to Let Them Search Phones Without a Warrant – Threat Level
GOODBYE, NET NEUTRALITY; HELLO, NET DISCRIMINATION – Elements
The FCC just sold out the Internet – Salon
FCC Plan for Internet Fast Lanes Leaves Net Neutrality Behind – IEEE Spectrum
But what about the “cloud”? The Aereo argument in Plain English – SCOTUSBlog
New Draft Article, “The Fourth Amendment and the Global Internet” – Lawfare
Bitcoin Internet: The Plan for a Decentralized Web that Runs on Cryptocurrency – Motherboard
