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WA Law: 5 Years in Prison for Gambling Online
UK Law May Criminalize IT Pros
Australians Allowed to Format Shift Media
Judge Munley is So Out of My Top 8
CATO Institute Releases Paper Criticizing DMCA
Legal Restrictions on Cellphone Use Gain Traction
12 Laws Every Blogger Needs to Know
Bill Would Outlaw Digital Receiver Recorders
Cops Walking the MySpace Beat
China Passes Internet Copyright Legislation
Homeland Security Okays Closed Proceedings
New Patent Reform Proposal Focuses on Education
UK Parliament to be Made Redundant?
When Free Speech and Foreign IP Law Collide
Best Buy 'Geek Squad' Accused of Pirating Software
Britain's 400 Years of Cyber Law
Congress Proposes Data Breach Disclosure Bill
Creative Commons License Upheld by Dutch Court
Utah Games/Porn Law Fails
Lawyers Ordered to Play RPS to Settle Dispute
Bell, SuperMicro Sued Over GPL
Calif. AG Files Felony Charges In HP Probe
Court Ruling Clouds Open Source Licensing
Flawed Online Dating Bill Being Pushed in New Jersey
Perspectives on Spamhaus's Dilemma
RIAA Receives Stern Letter, Folds
Ruling to Make Reporters Act Like Drug Dealers?
SCOTUS Says EPA Can Regulate Carbon
SFLC's Legal Guide On Free Software
State Trooper Fights For His Source Code
Tech Firms, Don't Fence Us In
Tougher Hacking Laws Get Support in UK
Apple Trade Secret Suit Final Arguments Today
Blizzard Seeks to Block User Rights, Privacy
Domain Resale Market Is Phisher Heaven
Illinois to Pay for Unconstitutional Gaming Law
Jack Thompson's Game Bill Moves Forward
Judge Orders Deleted Emails Turned Over
Law Prof Characterizes Yahoo Suit as Extortion
Next Year's Laws, Now Out In Beta!
On Apple vs Apple
Supreme Court Weakens Patents
The Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA)
U.S. Supreme Court Deals a Blow to Patent Trolls
UK Hackers Face Antisocial Behaviour Orders
WA Law Means Linking to Gambling Websites Illegal
When Ethics and IT Collide
Whose Laws Apply On the ISS?
20 Hours a Month Reading Privacy Policies
ACLU Drops Challenge Over Patriot Act
AP Looks at Piracy, Misses the Point
AT&T Says Spying Is Too Secret For Courts
An Appeal In the "Harry Potter Lexicon" Case
Apple Antitrust Case Gets Green Light
Apple Sics Lawyers on SomethingAwful
Aussies Brace for DMCA
Aussies Sue Over Misleading Google Ads
Australian Extradited For Breaking US Law At Home
BPI Sue AllOfMp3 In British Courts
Bloggers Immune From Suits Against Commenters
Bogus Experts Fight Your Right To Broadband
Bush Commutes Libby's Sentence
Busting People for Pointing Out Security Flaws
California Joins Open Document Bandwagon
California Passes Wi-Fi Guidance Law
Can You Be Sued For Helping Clients Rip DVDs?
Canada May Lose Copyright Fair-Use Rights
Canada Rejects Anti-Terror Laws
Canada's New DMCA Considered Worst Copyright Law
Cingular, Others Fined For Using Adware
Common Sense Beats Out MN Games Law
Copyright Study Group Seeks Comments
Couple Who Catch Cop Speeding Could Face Charges
Court Says You Can Copyright a Cease-And-Desist Letter
Court Strikes Down Age Verification For Adult Sites
Digital Models Not Subject To Copyright
Do "Illegal" Codecs Actually Scare Linux Users?
DoJ Sides With RIAA On Damages
Don't Share That Law! It's Copyrighted
EU Fines for Microsoft Approved, Off the Record
EU Rejects Spam Maker's Trademark Bid
Election Commission Takes a Light Touch With Net Regs
Everyday Copyright Violations
FSF Releases Third Draft of GPLv3
Fighting Porn Vs. Ruining Innocent Lives
Forensic Analysis of the Stolen VA Database
Fraud in Internet Dating Prompting Regulation
GPL Causing Problems for Derivative Linux Distros
German Court Convicts Skype For Breaching GPL
Gilmore Loses Airport ID Case
Gonzales Says Publishing Leaks Is A Crime
Google Denies Data In Brazil Orkut Case
Greek Blog Aggregator Arrested
Hans Reiser Guilty of First Degree Murder
Home Chemistry An Endangered Hobby in U.S.
How Japan's Biggest BBS Keeps Things Simple
How the RIAA Targets Campus Copyright Violators
IBM Asks Court To Declare Linux Non-Infringing
IBM Subpoenas HP, Baystar, Sun & Microsoft
IRS to Allow Tax Preparers to Sell Your Info?
ISPs to Create Database to Combat Child Porn
Immunizing the Internet
Is It Illegal To Disclose a Web Vulnerability?
Jack Thompson Sends Subpoena to Bush
Jailed Spam King Caught Conspiring to Kill Witness
Japan to Discourage Sale of Old Electronics
Judge — "Making Available" Is Stealing Music
Judge Rules in Favor of Websurfing at Work
Jury Awards $11 Million for Internet Defamation
KisMAC Developer Discontinues Project
Lawsuit Against Google Dismissed
Lawyers Would Rather Fly Than Download PGP
Legislation To Overhaul US Patent System
Major UK Child Porn Investigation Flawed
Man Arrested for Refusing to Show Drivers License
Marvel and DC Enforce "Superhero" Trademark
Microsoft Helps Write Oklahoma's Anti-Spyware Law
Misconceptions About the GPL
Moore's Law Staying Strong Through 30nm
NJ Bill Would Prohibit Anonymous Posts on Forums
NOAA Requires License For Photos of the Earth
Net Neutrality Being Examined by FTC
Net2phone Sues Skype
New Congressional Bill Makes DMCA Look Tame
Oklahoma Senate OKs Violent-Games Bill
Ontario Proposes School Cyber-Bullying Law
Patent Case With FOSS Implications
Patent Reform Act Proposes Sweeping Changes
Piracy More Serious Than Bank Robbery?
President Signs Law Creating Copyright Czar
PubPat Kills Four Key Monsanto Patents
Purdue Makes Trash To Electricity Generator
RFID-enabled Vehicles: Pinch My Ride
RIAA & MPAA Seek Authority To Pretext
RIAA Doesn't Like Independent Experts
RIAA Pays Tanya Andersen $107,951
RICO Suit Filed Against Skype Founders
Report of Net Art Theft Draws Lawyer Threats
SEC Launches Take-Two Investigation
School Official Sues Over MySpace Page
Share a News Story With Coworkers, Pay a Fine
Should Chimps Have Human Rights?
Spamhaus to Ignore $11.7M Judgement
Spy Act of 2007 = "Vendors Can Spy Act"
State of Ohio Establishes "Pre-Crime" Registry
Supreme Court to Rule on 'Obvious' Patents
Teenager Wins Email Suit Against City of Kokomo
Teens Prosecuted For Racy Photos
The Case for Lunar Property Rights
The RIAA vs. John Doe, a Layperson's Guide
Two Bills of Interest Advancing In Congress
Two US States Restrict Used CD Sales
U. Maine Law Students Trying To Shut RIAA Down
UK Government Passes ID Card Bill
UK Hacker loses Extradition Case
UK Man Convicted For Wi-Fi Piggybacking
UK Rejects Extending Music Copyright
Vitamin Case Brings Patent Law to Supreme Court
Wired Interview with Copyright Comic Authors
$9 Billion Loophole for Synthetic Fuel
Alleged British Hacker Fears Guantanamo
Apple Defeats RIAA and France In Same Day
Audio Broadcast Flag Introduced in Congress
Battle Lines Drawn Over Net Neutrality
Bill Could Restrict Freedom of the Press
Blackberry Injunction Postponed
Businesses Generally Ignoring E-Discovery Rules
Circuit City Ripping DVDs for Users
Copy Protection Firms Encourage Piracy?
Delays to Canadian DMCA Could Doom Act
EU Court Blocks Passenger Data Deal with U.S.
FCC Sued to Allow Cell Phone Jammers
First Spammer Convicted Under CAN-SPAM Law
Games Seized Following Murder
Google Avoids Surrendering Search Info
Google to Viacom - The Law is Clear, and On Our Side
IBM Asks Court to Toss SCO's Entire Case
IBM Says SCO Willfully Failed To Detail Evidence
Important Court Decisions Chip Away At ISP Liability Shield
Internet Gambling CEO Arrested by FBI
Japan's Gaming History Now Safe
Judge Bans Thompson from LA Videogame Case
Kororaa Accused of Violating GPL
Lawsuit Invokes DMCA to Force DRM Adoption
Microsoft, Autodesk Guilty of Patent Infringement
More Unintended Consequences of the DMCA
MySpace Not Guilty in Child Assault Case
New Internet Regulation Proposed
Patent Law Ruling Threatens FOSS
Perens Counters Claim of GPL Legal Risk
Police Objecting to Tickets From Red-Light Cameras
Policing Porn Isn't Part of The Job
Publishers Thank Google for Book Sales
RIAA Can't Have Defendant's Son's Desktop
RIAA Has to Disclose Attorneys Fees In Foster Case
RIAA Hires Artists, Then Sends In the SWAT team
RIAA Secretly Tries to Get ISP Subscriber Info
RIAA Short on Funds? Fails to Pay Attorney Fees
RIAA's 'Expert' Witness Testimony Now Online
SCO Claims Ownership of ELF To Court

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