Eric Goldman points us to a pro se case filed by a guy, Paul Hynard, who is apparently quite upset that searches on his name point to previous lawsuits that he was involved in that he doesn’t want public. Of course, as with many pro se lawsuits, many … Continue reading →

While there’s been plenty of concern in the past couple weeks about Apple’s iPhone/iPad location data, followed by Google’s Android location data, plenty of people pointed out from the beginning that what both companies have done completely pales in co… Continue reading →

This is just sad. For a president who claimed that he was going to bring a new era of transparency and openness to the White House, every day it seems like President Obama is actually closing off more avenues of communication and being less transparen… Continue reading →

Last year, we’ve noted some seriously troubling interpretations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The law is designed to deal with malicious computer hacking — someone breaking into a secure computer and accessing secret or private info. Y… Continue reading →

As there’s been lots of talk lately about music lockers and whether or not they need to get licenses, it’s great to see Michael Robertson, who runs the music locker MP3Tunes, provide a little background on just a few of the ridiculous demands from the … Continue reading →

The RIAA believes it is on the cusp of victory in its lawsuit against Limewire, thanks mainly to its large selection of damaging charts. However, it seems to be expecting the worst, if these leaked documents are any indication. All evidence below indic… Continue reading →

The royal wedding was a hit among Web users, causing spikes in traffic on Akamai’s network of sites. Concurrent users even topped World Cup traffic. Originally posted at The Digital Home

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It’s no secret that Mexico has a huge drug trafficking problem. However, according to Jose Rodrigo Roque Diaz — the director of the Mexican Institute of Intellectual Property, that’s nothing compared to the real problem of intellectual property infri… Continue reading →

As a separate followup to the Wikileaks leak showing US influence on Canadian copyright issues, Michael Geist points us to a particularly ridiculous memo from the US embassy in Ontario, discussing the Canadian Heritage Minister at the time (in 2005, Li… Continue reading →