There's a great post about a recent Clay Shirky talk that highlights one of the key reasons why I think so many people have trouble...

While I don't believe that the new Hadopi "three strikes" law in France has started being enforced yet (due to data privacy questions), it technically...

Wasn't expecting such a lopsided result, but EU Parliament voted 663 to 13 against ACTA, saying that "it flouts agreed EU laws on counterfeiting and...

It's no secret that I'm pretty skeptical of the longterm viability of just about any newspaper paywall.

Last week, there were reports that the EU trade policy folks had decided to stand up for ACTA transparency, and now it looks like they're...

Realizing that better communications tools would probably help spread important ideas and efforts against totalitarian regimes, the US has finally eased sanctions against providing communications...

Here's a nice surprise. Apparently Vice President Joe Biden is visiting Israel, and giving a speech at Tel Aviv University.

Every so often we hear about a random blog or website that freaks out and claims that ad blockers are "stealing" or somehow damaging websites.

For years and years we've been hearing about the supposed threats of "cyberwar" and "cyberterrosism." For nearly a decade we've questioned whether this was all...

You may or may not remember, many years ago, that one of the "tricks" used by adware was to hijack affiliate fees.

Wow. The RIAA is getting seriously desperate these days. In the past, at least, its arguments made a little bit of sense, if you didn't...

Via Jamie Love we learn that at an EU trade policy meeting, EU member states have agreed to push for more transparency with ACTA, including...

Larry Strickling, the head of the National Telecommunications and Information Agency (a division of the Department of Commerce), gave a speech last week where he...

We still can't quite understand Hollywood's crusade against RealNetworks over its RealDVD offering.

Brandon alerts us to the news that an Indiana prosecutor is threatening to bring criminal charges against Redbox execs if they don't remove R-rated videos...