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"Can copyright help privacy?"

There are semi-regular suggestions to allow people to copyright facts about themselves as a way to fix privacy problems. At Prawfsblog, Brooklyn Law School Associate Professor Derek Bambauer responds in “Copyright and your face.”

Key quote:

One proposal raised was to provide people with copyright in their faceprints or facial features. This idea has two demerits: it is unconstitutional, and it is insane. Otherwise, it seems fine.

As an aside, Bambauer is incorrect. The idea has a third important problem, which he also points out in his post: “It’s also stupid.”

Read the whole thing here.

One comment on ""Can copyright help privacy?""

  • Salguod says:

    Thanks for the pointer. This guy seems like he’d be fun at parties, and he works just down the street!

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