Internet Privacy and the Star Wars Kid - Jonathan Zittrain

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/05/15/Jonathan_Zittrain_The_Future_of_the_Internet

Harvard law professor Jonathan Zittrain uses the Star Wars kid viral video to discuss issues of online privacy. While mainstream media never thought to protect the minor's identity, Wikipedians argued to delete his surname out of courtesy, not because they feared being sued.

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Jonathan Zittrain talks about the internet within the context of his book: The Future of the Internet -- And How to Stop It. - Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University

Jonathan L. Zittrain is an American professor of Internet law at Harvard Law School and a faculty co-director of Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society.

Previously, Zittrain was Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at the Oxford Internet Institute of the University of Oxford and visiting professor at the New York University School of Law and Stanford Law School. He is the author, most recently, of The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It; and co-editor of the book Access Denied.

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[MasterThreepwood]

George Lucas should hire Star Wars Kid as a consultant on future movies...just saying :P

Jonathan raises a number of great points, and seems to be highly aware that although technology now allows for unguarded passage of information, human nature's development of morality and ethics have been the sliver of hope necessary to keep some semblance of privacy alive. The internet is still very new and people are still trying to find balance with this new-found freedom.

[Slug99]

Well when you completely ignore reality, sure it's easy to see any harm done. Just do some googling, the dude has basically been harassed in every school he's been at.

[george77772moons]

Little did the abused nerd realize he would soon become a hero to everyone on the internet.

[Melki]

great people, I say great-great people to respect this guy's privacy, thank you, thank you, my life has gotten better just by knowing that you guys exist and out in the open.

[someguyyoudontcare]

@kevintype yeah, just wait.

[navylaks2]

I think the kid who's grown up now should claim owner rights of every copy made of the video and get all the money he deserves for it and then he's set for life

[navylaks2]

I think the kid who's grown up know should claim owner rights of every copy made of the video and get all the money he deserves for it and then he's set for life

[pattjk]

@matthew92202 no, im afraid your not human, you, my kind fellow, are a maggot

[canututong]

@matthew92202 oh well fuck you! do want to know that other people's pain isn't a funny thing? wait till other people laugh about your suffering. it will come soon.

[Ozzy0sbourne]

True.

Shut the FUUUCKKKK UP!

ABOUT!!!

YOUR!!!

petty LITTLE BULLSHIT1!@4

[matthew92202]

Oh shut the fuck up star wars kid was the funnist thing iv seen in ten years. So what if that vid ruined his life how's that are problem it's is funny so what do u exspect were human will like other peoples pain it's funny

[Ulrna]

The problem with to much legal restrictions is that it leads to a very suppressed and controlled media.

Compromises have to haven on many layers. And but limiting the internet, we're just gauging out our own eyes.

One would think courtesy and common sense was better. :)