Dispelling the Myth that Privacy Laws Prevent Accessible Videoconferences

(by Veronica Phifer, Colorado Law 2L)

Today, TLPC student attorneys Veronica Phifer, Tanner Kohfield, and Xelef Botan posted a white paper, developed in collaboration with the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), dispelling the urban legend that educational and health care institutions can avoid providing of third-party American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters and captioning services during videoconferences under the guise of protecting the privacy rights of people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or DeafBlind.

First, we explained that there is no generally applicable federal privacy law that applies in these contexts. Next, we explained that sectoral privacy laws do not prohibit the use of these services, and that even if these laws impacted the provision of these services, there are effective remedies. These remedies include entities requiring interpreters or closed caption providers to protect the privacy of a student or patient via contract, or, if all else fails, obtaining consent from a patient or a student to use these services.

Technology and Intellectual Property Clinical Law Professors File Comments on Law Student Participation in Copyright Claims Board Proceedings

With the assistance of TLPC Student Attorneys Cameron Benavides, Sam Retter, and Garrett Janney, a coalition of thirteen technology and intellectual property clinical law professors filed comments with the Copyright Office on the Office’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on law student participation in Copyright Claims Board (CCB) proceedings under the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act. CCB proceedings allow the adjudication of copyright “small claims” disputes. The professors highlighted a range of concerns, centered on the CASE Act’s opt-out mechanism, that likely will limit their willingness and ability to participate in CCB proceedings. The comments can be downloaded below.

TLPC and CIPPIC Samuelson-Glushko Clinics File OPC Comments for Privacy Researchers on the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence

(by Kelsey Fayer, Colorado Law 2L)

Today, the TLPC, in partnership with our sister Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) at the University of Ottawa, filed comments drafted by Prof. Margot Kaminski (Colorado Law) and Prof. Vivek Krishnamurthy (University of Ottowa) on behalf of a coalition of privacy researchers before the
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC).

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