Technology and Society Committee Luncheon Forum

Robotics and the Law

When
Tue Mar 9, 2010
Where
Hangen Szechuan Restaurant
Time
11:45 AM to 1:00 PM
Cost
$11 - $12
Tags
Technology

Description

M. Ryan Calo is a Residential Fellow at the Center for Internet and Society (CIS), a public interest technology law and policy program at Stanford Law School founded by Lawrence Lessig in 2000 and directed by eminent computer science and law scholar Barbara van Schewick. Part of the Law, Science, and Technology program at Stanford, CIS brings together scholars, legislators, students, security researchers, and others to study the interaction of new technologies and the law.

Ryan will discuss his views on legal liability for harm caused by or with personal robots. Questions include whether robots will present novel challenges for the law and whether robot manufacturers should enjoy immunity from suit in some circumstances. Ryan suggests lawmakers look to Internet law for solutions, including Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act which immunizes websites for the conduct of their users.

More Info

Link
http://tian.greens.org/TASC.shtml
Call
650.969.7215

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Location

  1. Hangen Szechuan Restaurant
    134 Castro St, Mountain View, CA