On October 6, 2015, in Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner, the European Court of Justice, the European Union's highest court, held that the fifteen-year-old Safe Harbor Framework Agreement with the United States was invalid. Under the Agreement, about 4,500 American companies each year...

Introduction -- Test Data Exclusivity: Raison d'être -- Test Data Exclusivity and Art 39(3) TRIPS -- Test Data Exclusivity in the US and the EU -- Index of Data Exclusivity and Access (IDEAS) -- Free Trade Agreements -- Index of Data Exclusivity and Access (IDEAS) -- National Laws -- Test Data...

This paper provides a structured overview of different self-governance mechanisms for privacy and data protection in the corporate world, with a special focus on Internet privacy. It also looks at the role of the state, and how it has related to privacy self-governance over time. While early...

The text addresses some of the definitions and origins of the term "Internet Balkanization." Drawing upon U.S. constitutional law and interstate commerce regulations, it argues that the term also carries strong connotations on the realms of jurisdiction and commerce. The text adds examples of...