We already noted that the Supreme Court has refused to hear Whitney Harper’s innocent infringer case, but in a bit of better news, the Supreme Court has also decided not to hear Tiffany’s appeal against eBay, concerning whether or not eBay was guilty o… Continue reading →

Michael Chertoff’s conflict of interest over the Rapiscan full body “naked” scanners used by the TSA in airports is old news. It was reported on widely earlier this year, and again in the past few weeks. So it does seem kind of odd (as pointed out vi… Continue reading →

This is hardly a surprise. Since Whitney Harper lost the appeal in her fight against the RIAA, claiming that statutory rates should be lowered to $200 (from a minimum of $750) as she was an “innocent infringer” (something which the law allows), we not… Continue reading →

Following the latest Wikileaks leak, apparently the Obama White House is exploring “the possibility of taking legal action” against the site. That’s amusing. Of course, with Homeland Security expanding its mandate to seize domain names it doesn’t lik… Continue reading →

Law professor Jeffrey Rosen has an excellent analysis of why the TSA’s new searches are unconstitutional. He notes that, even if the majority of people aren’t too bothered by the searches, that doesn’t change the fact that they appear to be illegal. … Continue reading →

Well, the whole mass automated “pay up or we’ll sue” legal business may be getting a bit more interesting as Evan Brown notes that one of the folks sued by US Copyright Group has struck back with a class action lawsuit alleging that the law firm behind… Continue reading →

PrometheeFeu alerts us to a fascinating situation happening in France. Apparently, a successful French author, Michel Houellebecq, recently came out with a novel, La Carte et Le Territoire. However, it turns out that Houellebecq copied decent chunks … Continue reading →

Cybershoppers spent $648 million this past Black Friday, up 9 percent from the same day last year, according to new data from ComScore. Originally posted at News – Digital Media

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As we discussed earlier, last week Homeland Security seized a bunch of domain names under a rather questionable mandate, claiming they were helping stop copyright infringement. Not surprisingly, ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) boss John M… Continue reading →

Former President George W. Bush will be on Facebook Live this afternoon to talk about his new book and answer questions from Facebook users. The event starts at 2 p.m. PT. Originally posted at The Digital Home

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