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Net Neutrality: The Solution to Threats to Open Access to the Internet

by Carlo Angelo O. De los Santos
2007-0268
Introduction
The concept of Net Neutrality and Open Access to the internet is of fairly recent origins. The issue was ignited by the AT&T v. Cambridge case decided by the Federal Communications Commission in 2002. In that case, four Massachusetts communities refused to allow transfer of cable licenses from MediaOne […]

Government Transparency on the Web

By Remely D. Pagaduan
INTRODUCTION
The public are being shocked with the anomalies the government engaged into like the World Bank procurement issue, ZTE-NBN Deal, fertilizer scam and the like. These issues were results of lack of transparency among our government officials, of course at the expense of the public. This paper was formulated on the […]

A View on How Panopticon affects or infects the Philippines

By Maria Gracia Patricia Bolos
Brief History of Panopticon
Pan, of Greek etymology, meaning all. Optic or opticon, of Greek etymology, meaning seeing. Thus the word panopticon came into being, a noun of New Latin expression which means a room for the exhibition of novelties.1
Originally, panopticon is a type of prison building designed by English philosopher […]

Obligatory Effect of Click Wrap

Lawrence Jeffrey S. Delfin
I. Introduction
In buying a product we have the right to know the condition or conditions of a product. The condition of the product means the integrity of such product is intact and it will perform its function. Some products can be inspected and purchase on the spot. However, in the case […]

Google Earth

by Jennifer Lyn Bernal
2006-0064
There is no privacy that cannot be penetrated. No secret can be kept in a civilized world. Society is a masked ball where every country hides its real character. However, intruders like technology exposed. - Bzoink
INTRODUCTION
Since the days of Charles Darwin, Scientists have struggled with ways to represent our planet’s […]

Hidden Cameras and Publicity Rights

Kristine Angelica E. Agujo
2006-0098
I. Introduction
Technological advancements have always been viewed as a way to move forward into a more structured, progressive and effortless manner of living. The advantage of having the latest available technology involves not only a mere indication of affluence but also, of an acquired knowledge and skill in manipulating such device or […]

DESIGNER BABIES: Technological Control of Human Evolution

by Caroline Anne C. Miranda
2005-0110
A few more years
and The Jetsons will become universal,
The Simpsons will be a thing of the past,
and The Flinstones
will only serve as a reminder of how it was when all else
was an abject failure.
The passing of time has certainly brought mankind more than its apparent loss in years but it has […]

When the Boss Answers Every Ringing of the Phone “A Case Study on the Rights and Issues of Employers and Employees on the Usage of Company Issued Phones”

By Irene C. Poblete
With the current technology, many companies become very advance. The processes be it in the industrial, corporate or internal operations are constantly evolving towards convenience and efficiency. Most of the business establishments to grow in their maximum potential nowadays require state of the art machineries, business processes that cater fast results and […]

A Legal Analysis on Sampling in Music and Other Forms of Literary Works

by Paul Patrick D. Daing
I. INTRODUCTION
The Philippine copyright law has its origin in Article XIV, Section 13 of the 1987 Constitution which provides that “The State shall protect and secure the exclusive rights of scientists, inventors, artists and other gifted citizens to their intellectual property and creations, particularly when beneficial to the people, for such […]

Social Networks in relation to data protection

by Lech Percival E. Flores
In this imperfect world, we people are engaged in different activities, problems and situations. And as human beings we are fully governed by the nature of man and of things, as well as from law and from reason, which arises from natural law which is immutable and independent of all human […]