And the user may have a higher comfort level deciding what information to provide rather than worrying about what inferences might be made from what they've gathered. Edward Felten comfortdecidegather Change image and share on social
We're in a situation where the solutions that we have are not good enough. The way to improve anything is to have a discussion about its flaws. To understand what the one or two or three things are about it that would help fix it. The DMCA makes it dangerous to have that conversation. Edward Felten conversationdangerousdiscussion share on social
Growth comes out of a healthy competitive atmosphere, not trying to choose a particular path forward. Edward Felten atmospherechoosecompetitive Change image and share on social
Vigorous enforcement of copyrights themselves is an important part of the picture. But I don't think that expanding the legal definition of copyright outside of actual copyright infringement is the right move. Edward Felten actualcopyrightdefinition share on social
The next generation of innovators, who need neutrality the most, are not at the bargaining table. They're hard at work in their labs or classrooms, dreaming of the next big thing, and hoping that the Internet is as open to them as it was to the founders of Google. Edward Felten bargainbigclassroom share on social
The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch. Edward Felten castcatchinevitably Change image and share on social
In making policy designed with copyright in mind, you end up making decisions about whether other important technologies, such as privacy-enhancing or file-search technologies, should be encouraged or discouraged. A collision is happening between creativity and protecting IP. Edward Felten collisioncopyrightcreativity share on social
Network operators need reasonable leeway to manage their networks. Edward Felten leewaymanagenetwork Change image and share on social
I think there are problems with compact disc copy protection that can't be resolved. Edward Felten compactcopydisc Change image and share on social
The secret of the Internet's success has been its openness to new services. Edward Felten internetopennesssecret Change image and share on social
