South Korean investigators say they were wrong when they identified a Chinese internet address as the origin of a cyberattack that paralyzed tens of thousands of computers at six South Korean companies this week. Original post on cbc.ca Comments on reddit.com
It appears the bittorrent tracker is up to some of its old hijinks — saying that it moved from its home in Europe to cozy up with supreme leader Kim Jong-un. Read this article by Dara Kerr on CNET News. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
The neverending misadventures of Prenda Law and its various attachments have led me to consider retiring this phrase when writing about them: Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
It looks as if Judge Otis Wright is about done humoring Brett Gibbs and Prenda Law/AF Holdings/Ingenuity 13 LLC’s continued legal asshattery. In a lengthy order that reads more like a smackdown, Wright attacks Gibb’s abuse of the legal… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
The Justice Department isn’t exactly winnings its war on intellectual property theft — the attorney general says so himself. Until then, though, that doesn’t mean they are going to start going soft. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
Beware: torrent sites are being watched Original post on brisbanetimes.com.au Comments on reddit.com
As we have seen in the failed attempts of SOPA/PIPA, and the floundering Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, intellectual property (“IP”) laws are often poorly constructed, hastily proposed and ultimately both ineffective and potentially abusive. Now, the latest threat to fr… Original post on aclu.org Comments on reddit.com
Back in March, when the US State Department responded to Ron Wyden’s questions about the feds’ authority to negotiate and sign onto ACTA without Congressional approval (damn you, Constitution), it made an odd (and rather new) claim: that… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
While it didn’t get nearly as much attention as other parts of SOPA, one section in the bill that greatly concerned us was the massive expansion of the diplomatic corp.’s Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
If you thought the RIAA and MPAA were a force to be reckoned with in the US, the last few… Original post on extremetech.com Comments on reddit.com
Common sense appears to be triumphing in the legal system Original post on dailytech.com Comments on reddit.com
A landmark ruling in one of the many mass-BitTorrent lawsuits in the US has delivered a severe blow to a thus far lucrative business. Among other things, New York Judge Gary Brown explains in great detail why an IP-address is not sufficient evidence to identify copyright infringers. According to the Judge this lack of specific evidence means that many alleged BitTorrent pirates have been wrongfully accused by copyright holders. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com
Dropbox and Microsoft’s SkyDrive allow you to retain your copyright and IP rights to the work you upload to the service, but Google Drive takes everything you own. Read this blog post by Zack Whittaker on Internet & Media. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
Complaint alleges willful failure to stop abuse of system that helps hearing impaired Original post on networkworld.com Comments on digg.com
AT&T ignored abuse of the IP Relay call system intended for hearing-impaired Americans, allowing it to gain millions in improper government reimbursements, the US alleges. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
Obama Administration Comes Out Against SOPA And Protect IP… More
