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We all have seen the powerful political lobby of the MPAA and RIAA, along with scores of music and movie lobbyist pushing for legislative change. A writer over at Slashdot reminds us that 20 years ago the Supreme Court ruled that individuals where allowed to legally tape live broadcast. This decision is what has help frame the Fair Use policy
Imagine someone sending you a e-mail message threatening to Blackmail you by saying that they will either wipe your computer or utilize porn to get you in trouble. If I got that type of message I would probably hit delete and flip my middle finger at the screen. Imagine someone though that is not computer savvy they could really be
Expecting nothing less from this organization they are still planning to move forward on a bevy of lawsuits. If they are successful I predict the cost of settling with the RIAA will go up. They will have higher court cost associated with having to litigate in the offenders district. [CRN]
It's about time they started arresting people for sending spam. I hope they throw the book at this guy and throw away the key. This will give those of us that battle spam down in the trenches a win for the techies. It may also make some of the other spammers think twice. Getting rid of all the US Spammers
In an absolute bold move that can only be labeled as contempful the decision by SCO's legal counsel to deliver the source code IBM had requested by semi truck and with 1 million pieces of paper was not only harmful to the environment but an obvious tactic to mess with IBM. This will ultimately backfire on SCO as the publics
The very unethical company D Squared Solutions is suing the FCC after the FCC shut them down for sending unsolicited ads to users via a flaw in Messenger. Personally I hope this lawsuits gets thrown out in court. Any company that forces it's product on a unsuspecting audience and especially via a persons personally owner computer needs to be smashed.
AT&T received a U.S. patent earlier this month that will give intellectual property (IP) attorneys ground on which to stand when pursuing spammers.