Gizmos… No Suit for You! 16 Oct 2009 I mentioned a while ago that ASCAP was suing AT&T over ringtones, saying that royalties were owed every time someone's phone rang. Public performance and all that. Well, in addition…
Law… It’s a Start 16 Oct 2009 According to the St. Louis Dispatch, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin will be introducing legislation to rectify the severe disparity in cocaine base and cocaine powder federal punishment. Currently it takes…
Law… Honest Services Fraud and the SCOTUS 13 Oct 2009 The Supreme Court of the United States has granted Jeff Skillings petition for a writ of certiorari. (Source: Mark Sherman; AP) Jeff Skillings, as you must be aware is the…
Law… Biometrics and the TSA 12 Oct 2009 Airline travelers are quite used to metal detectors and x-ray machines by now. And they may be getting used to what I call "the puffing thing," but is referred to…
Law… New Deadline for Google Books 7 Oct 2009 Just a quickie: United States District Judge Denny Chin has set a new deadline for getting the Google Books settlement done. The new date is November 9, 2009. (Source)
Law… New Life for Old Books, but a Question Arises… 7 Oct 2009 As the parties in the Google Books case get back to the drafting table (this time with very special guest, the United States Department of Justice), one of the stated…
Law… Official FTC Rules Regarding Blogging Compensation 5 Oct 2009 A couple of months ago, I noted that the FTC was considering revising its rules regarding who must disclose compensation, and the rules are official now, taking effect December 1. …
Law… Hack in the Box Conference 5 Oct 2009 Today marks the beginning of HITBSecConf2009--the Hack in the Box Security Conference--being held in Malaysia. The topics sound threatening ("Clobbering the Cloud," "Attacking Interoperability," "Bugs and Kisses: Spying on BlackBerry…
Gizmos… “Politically Charged” iPhone App Denied? 29 Sep 2009 It appears, according to the App's developer, that the App known as "iSinglePayer" has been denied by Apple for being "politically charged. (Lambdajive via Daring Fireball via Engadget) I'm not…
Law… LRADs in Pittsburgh 29 Sep 2009 Looking at Gizmodo yesterday, I saw that the LRAD (Long Range Acoustical Device) was deployed on the protesters of the G-20 summit. Most of the news reports say that it's…
