Law & Disorder
Posts mostly cover Internet and intellectual property law. The name is Latin-derived for the "art of technology"
Author: Among others, this blawg is written by Ars Technica staffers: senior editor and co-founder Jon Stokes, managing editor Eric Bangeman, associate editor Nate Anderson assistant editor Jacqui Cheng, science editor John Timmer and gaming staff writer Frank Caron. "Our editorial team is at home on Linux, Mac, and Windows; they know both the home and the enterprise; they understand law and politics; and they specialize in bringing readers the right answer, the first time."
Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Copyright Law • Patent Law • Internet Law • Legal News Publication
Recent Posts from Law & Disorder
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Shocker: Ars, Hollywood agree on need for ACTA openness
MPAA head Dan Glickman sent a letter yesterday to both Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and to US Trade Representative Ron Kirk in which he called for a serious US push to pass the secretive Anti-Counterfeiting…
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Computerized medicine: good for quality, but not costs
Electronic medical records and the general digitization of medical data and practices are promoted as a way to slow the rapidly inflating costs in the US healthcare system. The push for expanded medical IT has…
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Arrests made in massive, $390/hour Video Relay Service scam
Dealing with some technology is challenging enough for the hearing-impaired without scammers taking advantage of federal dollars meant to help them. That's exactly what has happened with the Federal Communications Commission's Video Relay Service (VRS),…
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Microsoft settles with employee accused of stealing docs
The litigation between Ancora Technologies, Miki Mullor, and Microsoft reached a settlement both in respect of the patent infringement claim and Microsoft's claims against Mullor, Ancora's founder and former Microsoft employee. All claims between the…
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Queen: We sank the Armada, we can sink some P2P pirates!
Yesterday at 11:30am, the Queen made her way to Parliament in a coach, entered the robing room to receive her crown, and headed to the Lords Hall as the "Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod"…
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Smart grids drag utilities into the swamp of online privacy
The smart grid is rapidly becoming a reality in the US, as utilities have been installing networked monitoring and control equipment, both in their own facilities and in their customers' homes. The pace of these…
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BlueBeat Beatles tracks gone for good after judge's beatdown
We now have the full legal theory behind BlueBeat.com's attempt to sell remastered Beatles tracks online for a quarter each. It's so odd that the federal judge overseeing a music industry lawsuit against the site…
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FTC threatens fines, jail for online check service operators
The Federal Trade Commission has charged those behind the shady online check service Qchex with contempt, and wants daily fines imposed on them until they give up the ghost. The group has launched a new…
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Spurring IPv6 upgrades through "cash for (network) clunkers"
At the Internet Governance Forum meeting here in Egypt, a session on critical Internet resources started with yet another discussion of the transition from IPv4 to IPv6. This time, talk turned to paying for the…
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Finland, Spain bringing 1Mbps broadband to everyone
While the US talks, other countries are acting. Both Finland and Spain have now decided to add "broadband" to their universal service requirements. By 2011, any Finn or Spaniard, no matter where they live, should…