#policy Articles



Judge Orders Verizon to ID User to RIAA

In yet another travesty of justice that marks the DMCA, a report on CNET (also seen on other services) indicates that a Federal Judge has rules that Verizon's internet service will have to give up identifying information to the RIAA about a user who has been using the Kaaza …

Supreme's rule for copyright extension

The Supreme Court of the US has decided that it is OK for the congress to extend copyright protection (as it had in a law in 1998) to 95 years for works for hire and life+70 for works made by individuals. Hailed as a victory for the movie and …

Good ACM article on reverse-engineering

Admittedly, I should probably have read it before today, but I am still digging out from too much travel. For those with access, you're looking for "Legally Speaking:Reverse Engineering Under Siege" in the October issue of Communications of the ACM. (If you're not a member, consider joining at the …