http://www.maximumpc.com/rss/The+Law+Blog/feed en http://www.maximumpc.com/article/legit_and_illegitimate_streaming_music Last.fm offers free streaming full-length songs on demand with the studios' blessing, while Seeqpod the music search engine gets sued. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/legit_and_illegitimate_streaming_music#comment News & Views The Law Blog Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:36:40 -0600 Erin Simon 1837 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/why_immunity_matters_what_could_be_behind_at_ts_bizarre_proposal_to_filter_the_internet Filtering its network for copyright infringement could expose AT&T to enormous liability. Why would the telecom be proposing to do just that? http://www.maximumpc.com/article/why_immunity_matters_what_could_be_behind_at_ts_bizarre_proposal_to_filter_the_internet#comment News & Views The Law Blog Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:07:05 -0600 Erin Simon 1809 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/scrabulous_i_n_f_r_i_n_g_i_n_g Popular Facebook application Scrabulous faces the wrath of Hasbro over possibly infringing Scrabble's trademarks http://www.maximumpc.com/article/scrabulous_i_n_f_r_i_n_g_i_n_g#comment News & Views The Law Blog Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:47:12 -0600 Erin Simon 1789 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/pretty_good_privacy_is_pretty_legally_protected The legal right not to turn over your encryption password. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/pretty_good_privacy_is_pretty_legally_protected#comment News & Views The Law Blog Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:17:00 -0600 Erin Simon 1771 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/new_year_in_spyware Sears adds surreptitious tracking software to its catalogue http://www.maximumpc.com/article/new_year_in_spyware#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:13:07 -0600 Erin Simon 1752 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/netflix_prize_anonymous_dataset_broken Two computer scientists have found a way to associate some anonymized Netflix users with individual identities, showing just how fragile our data privacy is. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/netflix_prize_anonymous_dataset_broken#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:40:48 -0600 Erin Simon 1664 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/amazon_rebuffs_a_subpoena When a federal prosecutor tries to subpoena the book-purchasing records of thousands of customers, Amazon stands up for its customers' First Amendment Rights http://www.maximumpc.com/article/amazon_rebuffs_a_subpoena#comment News & Views The Law Blog Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:35:17 -0600 Erin Simon 1652 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/what_the_romantics_dont_like_about_guitar_hero The Romantics try an end-run around the Copyright Act by claiming a cover song sounds too much like them. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/what_the_romantics_dont_like_about_guitar_hero#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:05:21 -0600 Erin Simon 1642 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/altlaw_org_wants_you An upstart database of judicial decisions puts the public back in public domain, but it needs your help. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/altlaw_org_wants_you#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:09:11 -0600 Erin Simon 1632 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/colleges_as_copyright_cops A new federal financial aid bill includes unprecedented copyright provisions calling on universities to curb students' filesharing. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/colleges_as_copyright_cops#comment News & Views The Law Blog Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:39:28 -0600 Erin Simon 1617 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/facebook_ads_put_you_in_the_spotlight The social network's new "social ads," which create the appearance of user endorsement, could run afoul of state law. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/facebook_ads_put_you_in_the_spotlight#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:06:36 -0600 Erin Simon 1596 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/immunity_for_telecom_compliance_in_warrantless_spying The Senate debates whether to grant retroactive immunity to the phone and internet service providers who allegedly illegally turned over massive amounts of customer data to the NSA. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/immunity_for_telecom_compliance_in_warrantless_spying#comment News & Views The Law Blog Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:04:54 -0600 Erin Simon 1586 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/fair_use_in_filtering Copyright-maximalist and fair use-protecting principles for filtering user-generated content for copyrighted material butted heads this week. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/fair_use_in_filtering#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:51:13 -0600 Erin Simon 1563 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/senators_call_for_probe_of_private_censorship After several telecommunications companies are revealed to be discriminating which content they'll transmit, two senators start the investigative ball rolling. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/senators_call_for_probe_of_private_censorship#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:32:51 -0500 Erin Simon 1535 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news_in_porn_law The Sixth Circuit invalidates a law imposing strict record-keeping requirements on pornographers. Smut peddlers rejoice. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news_in_porn_law#comment News & Views Editor Blogs The Law Blog Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:09:01 -0500 Erin Simon 1528 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/comcast_caught_filtering_bittorrent_and_lying_about_it After flatly denying throttling its subscribers' Bittorrent traffic, Comcast gets busted doing exactly that. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/comcast_caught_filtering_bittorrent_and_lying_about_it#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:20:11 -0500 Erin Simon 1513 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/1_click_shopping_for_all After a blogger files for reexamination, Amazon's One-Click patent is invalidated by the PTO. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/1_click_shopping_for_all#comment News & Views The Law Blog Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:36:52 -0500 Erin Simon 1497 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/lawsuits_target_iphone_bricking Consumer backlash goes litigious as two class actions are filed against Apple for disabling unlocked iPhones. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/lawsuits_target_iphone_bricking#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:34:24 -0500 Erin Simon 1485 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/second_guessing_the_riaa_jurys_verdict The RIAA won its first jury trial targeting P2P users for copyright infringement, but the case might not be over yet. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/second_guessing_the_riaa_jurys_verdict#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:05:04 -0500 Erin Simon 1471 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/flickr_user_sues_creative_commons_over_license After unwittingly licensing his photograph to permit commercial uses, a Flickr user's photo gets remixed into a cellphone ad campaign in Australia. And, of course, sues. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/flickr_user_sues_creative_commons_over_license#comment News & Views The Law Blog Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:06:18 -0500 Erin Simon 1465 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/part_of_patriot_act_struck_down The Patriot Act can't redefine permissible warrantless foreign intelligence surveillance, holds one Oregon Court. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/part_of_patriot_act_struck_down#comment News & Views The Law Blog Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:01:59 -0500 Erin Simon 1438 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/a_la_carte_cable A plucky band of cable consumers tries to sue their way to not having to pay for stuff they don't want. How will this affect your cable bill? Stay tuned. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/a_la_carte_cable#comment News & Views The Law Blog Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:06:13 -0500 Erin Simon 1414 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/the_gpl_goes_to_court The first ever lawsuit alleging copyright infringement for a violation of the GPL was initiated today. Will courts enforce the GPL? Stay tuned. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/the_gpl_goes_to_court#comment News & Views The Law Blog Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:24:11 -0500 Erin Simon 1409 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/premier_pretends_to_patent_playlists A company has filed suit against a number of media and hardware producers alleging that they infringed its patent in the idea of putting music in a playlist. Really! http://www.maximumpc.com/article/premier_pretends_to_patent_playlists#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:10:21 -0500 Erin Simon 1393 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/tv_receiver_hacking_isnt_commercial_piracy DirecTV can't use federal satellite piracy law to stop research that involves hacking their receivers' access cards. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/tv_receiver_hacking_isnt_commercial_piracy#comment News & Views The Law Blog Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:07:33 -0500 Erin Simon 1384 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/doj_pooh_poohs_net_neutrality_regulations The DoJ Antitrust Division doesn't think net neutrality will help consumers, because we all know how competitive the telcom market is. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/doj_pooh_poohs_net_neutrality_regulations#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:43:52 -0500 Erin Simon 1369 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/free_as_in_speech_week The First Amendment makes a cameo appearance in both copyright and national security / surveillance law this week. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/free_as_in_speech_week#comment News & Views The Law Blog Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:26:59 -0500 Erin Simon 1361 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/copyright_infringement_goes_meta Viacom sends a DMCA takedown to a YouTube user for pirating material Viacom had pirated from him first. Infringement is a two-way street. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/copyright_infringement_goes_meta#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 02 Sep 2007 21:32:13 -0500 Erin Simon 1350 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/mpaa_looses_the_hounds The latest technology in the MPAA's war on movie pirates has a cold, wet nose. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/mpaa_looses_the_hounds#comment News & Views The Law Blog Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:19:17 -0500 Erin Simon 1345 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/rather_than_compromise_users_privacy_torrentspy_bans_us_searches Torrent search-engine Torrentspy, faced with a discovery order compelling it to begin logging its US-based users' activity, opts for the high road. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/rather_than_compromise_users_privacy_torrentspy_bans_us_searches#comment News & Views The Law Blog Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:50:27 -0500 Erin Simon 1339 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/data_security_sunday Job-seekers and retirees get their personal information compromised, reminding us all of the importance of data security breach notification laws. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/data_security_sunday#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:51:29 -0500 Erin Simon 1336 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/the_legality_of_open_wi_fi A UK man is arrested for connecting to an unsecured wifi network - but the law in the US is considerably less clear. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/the_legality_of_open_wi_fi#comment News & Views The Law Blog Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:15:43 -0500 Erin Simon 1327 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/riaa_defendant_threatens_the_empire An RIAA defendant challenges the grounds on which the RIAA's P2P-lawsuit campaign is premised: does "making available" equal distributing? http://www.maximumpc.com/article/riaa_defendant_threatens_the_empire#comment News & Views The Law Blog Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:29:35 -0500 Erin Simon 1324 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/keyword_targeted_advertising Can selling advertising targeted at search terms be trademark infringement? Well, no, but that won't stop American Airlines from trying. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/keyword_targeted_advertising#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:39:19 -0500 Erin Simon 1320 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/de_anonymizing_wikipedia A website identifies anonymous wikipedia edits with the IP addresses they originate from. Who's massaging their own entries? Just about everyone. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/de_anonymizing_wikipedia#comment News & Views The Law Blog Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:09:57 -0500 Erin Simon 1317 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/private_censorship_on_the_net An incident of content censorship by AT&T raises hackles among Net Neutrality partisans. Should we worry that private actors can constrain speech so easily? http://www.maximumpc.com/article/private_censorship_on_the_net#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:31:33 -0500 Erin Simon 1305 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/violent_video_games_for_kids Another law prohibiting the sale of violent games to minors bites the dust. Viva la Grand Theft Auto! http://www.maximumpc.com/article/violent_video_games_for_kids#comment News & Views The Law Blog Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:50:25 -0500 Erin Simon 1300 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/fisa_taken_out_behind_shed_shot Say hello to the shambling corpse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Zombies are still cool, right? http://www.maximumpc.com/article/fisa_taken_out_behind_shed_shot#comment News & Views The Law Blog Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:04:15 -0500 Erin Simon 1293 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/the_worlds_most_hostile_network Dispatches from Defcon 15 from your intrepid law-blogger http://www.maximumpc.com/article/the_worlds_most_hostile_network#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:17:26 -0500 Erin Simon 1286 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/bloggers_are_journalists_too Or at least they will be, federally, if a new reporter shield law has its way. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/bloggers_are_journalists_too#comment News & Views The Law Blog Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:41:57 -0500 Erin Simon 1274 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/contract_law_nudged_back_towards_actual_acceptance A new Ninth Circuit decision says one party to a contract can't unilaterally modify the terms without telling the other party. Surprisingly, this wasn't clear before. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/contract_law_nudged_back_towards_actual_acceptance#comment News & Views The Law Blog Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:43:56 -0500 Erin Simon 1262 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/gonzo_testifies New revelations turn a targeted surveillance program into a massive dragnet, and Gonzo waltzes ever closer to a perjury charge. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/gonzo_testifies#comment News & Views The Law Blog Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:55:22 -0500 Erin Simon 1243 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/filesharing_and_national_security You must be asking yourself: who would be dumb enough to attack P2P for supposed problems with national security? The answer, as it so often is: Congress, that's who's dumb enough. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/filesharing_and_national_security#comment News & Views The Law Blog Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:02:31 -0500 Erin Simon 1235 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/copyright_infringement_hits_second_life One fake person sues another fake person over a nonexistent object. You can find a way to get anything into court. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/copyright_infringement_hits_second_life#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 08 Jul 2007 23:41:26 -0500 Erin Simon 1169 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/better_know_a_statute_47_u_s_c_230 The inaugural part of our Better Know A Statute series welcomes the esteemed Communications Decency Act Section 230, granting immunity since 1996. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/better_know_a_statute_47_u_s_c_230#comment News & Views The Law Blog Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:48:20 -0500 Erin Simon 1163 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/fwd_the_fourth_amendment_and_your_email The government can't snoop in your email without probable cause (at least in Ohio) (at least for now). http://www.maximumpc.com/article/fwd_the_fourth_amendment_and_your_email#comment News & Views The Law Blog Sun, 01 Jul 2007 13:37:47 -0500 Erin Simon 1145 at http://www.maximumpc.com