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.