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An Ohio attorney and former state prosecutor who describes himself as a "computer expert" has been found guilty of creating fake child pornography images in an effort to defend people accused of child pornography in two separate court cases. Dean Boland purchased two stock images and digitally altered them to appear sexually explicit. On Friday the Sixth Circuit Court found Boland guilty
When I heard the verdict on the Apple v. Samsung case, I was angry. Angry with Samsung for copying, angry with Apple for suing, angry with jurors for naivety, angry with the legal system for letting itself be a pawn. Over the weekend, I've mellowed a little but I'm still concerned about the impact it will have on consumers. Apple is
This week Apple responded to the DOJ e-book antitrust charge by throwing down the gauntlet. Basically they ripped apart each and every one of the DOJ charges against Apple. Their first shot was directed against the DOJ contention that before Apple entered the e-book market it was a market with a “robust price competition”. Apple was quick to point out in
In the latest cyber moves by the Dept of Homeland Security against a Canadian on-line gambling outfit, it's been confirmed that if it's a .com domain, it falls under US jurisdiction, regardless of where the servers are, where the company is incorporated or who the domain registrar is. Strangely for the "Land of the Free", Americans aren't allowed to gamble on-line but this
Channel 4 News is reporting that the British Government will put forward changes to the UK's archaic copyright laws on Wednesday. Format shifting for both music and video is expected to become legal as will sharing with family. Parody works will gain protection. The proposals will be announced by Vince Clarke Cable, Business Secretary on Wednesday, and while file sharing
The history of advancing technology is long littered with accusations of copyright infringement along with charges of outright thievery. The problem seems to stem from ever-changing definitions of what comprises a song, a performance, or a book. Back in the days when the player piano was invented, musicians themselves seemed to define a song as a live performance. Hence, the
Jeff Ravencraft from the USB Implementers Forum discusses the deployment of USB hardware interface standards, including USB 3.0 as well as wireless USB. So-called "Superspeed" USB, or USB 3.0, can operate up to 10 times faster than current USB 2.0 connections. USB 3.0 ports can supply up to twice as much power as USB 2.0 ports, which is important for