Top News Article | Reuters.com: AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A Dutch technology company has breathed life into a project to rid the Internet of suffixes such as .com, and instead offer single names which can be countries, company names or fantasy…
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Monthly Archives: November 2005
Top News Article | Reuters.com
Posted in Internet Law
BS?
BS?: Recently ICANN’s Chairman was thus quoted: Q: Critics say the U.S. government basically controls the Internet. A: That’s bulls—t. I’m sorry, I’m not supposed to say that to reporters, but that’s just a very bad misunderstanding. Ninety-nine percent of…
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Posted in Internet Law
EFF Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Sony BMG
EFF Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Sony BMG: Company Should Repair Damage to Customers Caused by CD Software The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), along with two leading national class action law firms, today filed a lawsuit against Sony BMG, demanding…
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Posted in Copyright
Texas AG vs Sony Spyware (Alan Wexelblat)
Texas AG vs Sony Spyware (Alan Wexelblat): Texas’ Attorney General has filed suit against Sony for violations of that state’s anti-spyware laws, as well as consumer protection charges. The suit is civil in nature, rather than criminal, asking for up…
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Posted in Copyright
Watch what you Google for…. (Tom Mighell)
Watch what you Google for…. (Tom Mighell): If you’re planning on committing murder, make sure you research your crime anonymously. In a murder trial going on in Raleigh-Durham, an inspection of the defendant’s computer revealed that he had searched the…
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Posted in Uncategorized
Law Firms Fight Over Blame in Patent Failure
Law Firms Fight Over Blame in Patent Failure: Facing a negligence suit by an ex-client, Coudert Brothers is trying to deflect blame to the next place the client took its business: Duane Morris. Coudert is trying to persuade a Superior…
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Posted in Misc
Junk Fax Ban Draws Challenge
As one who receives, on average, two junk faxes per day, most of which include graphics that waste my toner and paper, I would be all for such a ban. It’s not free speech when I have to pay for…
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Posted in Misc
Flushing the ‘Net Down the Tubes
Flushing the ‘Net Down the Tubes: Doc Searls has written a brilliant piece framing the battle for the ‘Net at Linux Journal. The piece is long, but if you take the time to read just one essay on the ‘Net…
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Posted in Internet Law
WSIS Deal: Oversight
WSIS Deal: Oversight: The UN Secretary-General has been invited to “convene a new forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue.” Everyone can see his/her hearts’ desires in the WSIS deal: ICANN can believe that it has survived for another day; governments can…
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Posted in Internet Law
Sony Folds Tent, Recalls CDs
Sony Folds Tent, Recalls CDs: Pummeled into submission by angry consumers and the media, Sony BMG agrees to pull all CDs containing copy-protected software and provide fixes for computers affected by the technology — and hopes the whole mess just…
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Posted in Copyright
