Oct 3, 2001 | file_sharing, law
Music City and Kazaa have been the most popular file sharing programs recently, taking Napster’s place. The recording industry filed suit Friday in federal court in Los Angeles against Music City, Kazaa, and a company named FastTrack that licenses the software...
Sep 10, 2001 | DRM, file_sharing, law
“It is unlawful to manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide or otherwise traffic in any interactive digital device that does not include and utilize certified [Digital Rights Management] security technologies.” According to this article in The...
Sep 6, 2001 | law, Microsoft
The Justice Department announced today that it will not seek a breakup of Microsoft into separate operating systems and applications businesses. Instead, the government will focus on “conduct-related” provisions. Presumably this helps the sides inch...
Jul 17, 2001 | law, software
Lawyers: there’s a new version of Westlaw Citelink, a free utility that works with Word and WordPerfect to check case citations, construct a Table of Authorities, and the like. If you’ve got Office XP, the new version of Citelink also turns on “smart...
Jul 17, 2001 | DRM, file_sharing, law
Here’s an example of the future as envisioned by the megacorporations that are trying to turn copyrights to their advantage. Imagine that you open the cover of your summer reading and find this notice: “By opening the cover of this book, you agree to the...
Jun 28, 2001 | law, Microsoft
If you’re looking for more analysis, here’s a good article on the meaning and likely effect of the appeals court decision today.
