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March 08 2012

derry
06:00

Did Law Enforcement Originate with Self-Policing Chimps? [Science]

Chimp Cop may be a loose cannon, he may play hard and fast with his feces, but he's the best damn detective this troupe has ever seen! And if there's anyone that can defuse that banana bomb, you can bet your sweet, red ass it's him. More »


Tags: Science apes Chimpanzees Law Police

March 06 2012

derry
22:20

The Government Says It Can Seize Any .Com Domain [Law]

For months, the US Government has issued court orders in order to seize and shutdown sites—even when the domain names are registered abroad. Now it has made its position on domains perfectly clear: If it ends in .com, .net, .cc, .tv and .name, we can seize it. More »


Tags: Law DNS Domains Government Policy Politics

February 15 2012

derry
20:20

Watch the Saddest Robbery Attempt Ever Caught on a Security Camera [Video]

This is hilariously pitiful. An armed robber stormed a bar and demanded everyone give him their money. Usually, everyone freaks out and hands over everything they have. Not in this case. At this bar in Rotterdam, everyone ignored the robber and kept drinking. More »


Tags: watch this Crime Law Rob Robbery Rotterdam Security Cameras
derry
17:10

Here's the Letter Congress Sent to Apple Asking What the Hell Is Going On with Path [Apple]

Path messed up. The app was collecting address book data without user permission and it pissed off a lot of people. Now even Congress is getting involved, wondering what the hell happened. Congress has sent a letter to Apple asking questions and demanding answers. More »


Tags: Apple Apple congress Apple path Apple path congress Law Legal path Path address book Privacy

February 10 2012

derry
02:40

Texas Jury Smacks Down Landmark Shakedown Attempt by Infamous Patent Troll [Lawsuits]

Tim "I helped invent the Internet" Berners-Lee testified before a federal jury earlier this week, tearing into the validity of a key patent Eolas Technologies' was exploiting to sue multiple web companies for $600 million. He must have been persuasive because the court took mere hours to reach its decision. More »


Tags: Lawsuits Eolas Law patent trolls Patents Tim Berners-Lee tweet USPO

February 08 2012

derry
09:00

How a Single Student Is Transforming Facebook's Privacy Policy in Europe [Facebook]

To most people that know him, Max Schrems is a typical law student from Austria. To Facebook, he is a massive pain in the ass. Outsmarting their attorneys, bombarding them with legal complaints and forming activist groups, he plans to transform Facebook's privacy policy in Europe. More »


Tags: Facebook data protection Law Legal Privacy Security

January 24 2012

derry
05:23

Encrypting Your Hard Drive No Longer Works Against Federal Prosecution [Law]

Sometimes common "street smarts" fail you. Like when you ask the guy who's selling you drugs if he's a cop. Or when you encrypt your hard drive and refuse to unlock it for prosecutors while citing the self-incriminating clause of the Fifth Amendment. More »


Tags: Law Encryption federal Security Toshiba Satellite M305 tweet

January 20 2012

derry
04:20

Supreme Court Gives the Go Ahead for Re-Copyrighting Public Domain Works [Copyright]

You've got to be kidding me. The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Congress can remove works from the public domain and re-copyright them in order to bring the the pieces into compliance with international copyright schemes. Yeah, because that doesn't run completely against the spirit of copyright law or anything. More »


Tags: Copyright Apimages Berne Convention Copywrong Law Supreme Court tweet Wtf
derry
00:55

Congress Is Crawling out of the Woodwork to Oppose SOPA [Infographics]

See? Congress does listen to the will of the people on occasion—especially when that will is wielded as a blunt instrument. As this infographic from ProPublica illustrates, yesterday's blackout protests not only culled the official SOPA supporters by 15 congressmen, it actually added 70 opponents. More »


Tags: infographics Congress Law Legislation Sopa tweet

January 17 2012

derry
00:47

Wikipedia Will Go Offline Wednesday for SOPA Protest [Sopa]

Despite rumblings from Capitol Hill that the recently-defanged SOPA legislation not see the light of day, Wikipedia announced today that, "The Internet must remain free" and that it is joining the blackout protest scheduled for January 18th, nonetheless. More »


Tags: Sopa cheezburger Jimmy Wales Law Minecraft reddit Top tweet Wikipedia

January 14 2012

derry
05:08

SOPA Legislation Gets Slightly Less Terrible [Sopa]

Score one for the Internet. One of SOPA's most controversial provisions—DNS blocking—will be removed, for now at least, according to one of the act's staunchest supporters, Representative Lamar Smith. More »


Tags: Sopa Apimages DNS EFF Internet Law pipa Representative Lamar Smith

December 22 2011

derry
09:00

Hasbro Sues Asus Over The Name Transformer Prime [Asus]

I don't know about you, but I often get confused between fictional robots that can assume the form of everyday objects, and fancy new Android tablets. Fortunately, toymaker Hasbro feels my pain. More »


Tags: Asus Hasbro Law transformer Transfromer prime

December 20 2011

derry
06:20

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Is the Worst Possible Movie to Go to Prison Over [Piracy]

Shit just got real in the War on Piracy with a US District Court judge handing out a year-long prison sentence to a New York resident for uploading a single, terrible movie. More »


Tags: Piracy jail time Law Movies Mpaa X-Men Origins: Wolverine

December 19 2011

derry
09:20

British Telecom Suing Google Over Mass Patent Infringement [Google]

UK-based communications giant British Telecom has filed a law suit alleging that almost every Google product infringes at least one of six of their patents. But should we really care? More »


Tags: Google Bt dispute Law

November 30 2011

derry
20:05

Courts Take Deeply Problematic Actions Against Fake Chanel Websites [Sopa]

Chanel has seized the domain names of more than 600 websites that sell counterfeit products thanks to a series of unprecedented court orders. Search engines and social networks have also been ordered to "de-index" the infringing sites. Someone needs to tell the judge that the SOPA hasn't passed yet. More »


Tags: Sopa chanel Law

November 11 2011

derry
19:15

Congress Can Shove the Robocall Bill up Its Pork-Fed Ass [Video]

Since 1991, marketing robocalls in the US have been as tightly regulated as medicine, meth, and murder. But if HR 3035 makes its way through Congress, it's going to be open season for the automatons to call your cellphone. More »


Tags: Robocalls Congress Hr 3035 Law Marketing Top

September 02 2011

derry
20:34

Apple Claims Android Started With Them [Patents]

In the early 1990s, Android head honcho Andy Rubin worked as a low-level Apple engineer. And that, according Apple's latest ITC filing, is grounds enough for them to potentially block Android in the US. More »


Tags: Patents Android Andy Rubin Apple Google Htc Law Lawsuits Legal

August 05 2011

derry
14:37

US Court: Cops Can Constitutionally Seize Your Web Domain [Copyright]

Part of ICE's super domain snatching spree is a site called Rojadirecta.com, which streamed sports programming. The owners cried foul: there was legal content on the site, and shuttering the whole thing suppressed free speech. A US judge: nope. More »


Tags: Copyright Constitution EFF First Amendment Free Speech Law Rojadirecta

August 03 2011

derry
18:01

Germany Declares Facebook's Facial Recognition Illegal [Facebook]

Although we think it's generally a pretty nifty feature, valid concerns over the misuse of Facebook's auto-recognition tagging have lead Germany to ban it entirely. That's right—Facebook in its current state is now illegal. Deep Scheiße, Zuckerberg. More »


Tags: Facebook Facial Recognition Germany Law Privacy

July 31 2011

derry
00:00

Of Course a Cop Can Fail a Breathalyzer Test and Get Off Scot-Free [Law]

Billings, MT police office Samantha Puckett was caught speeding above the legal alcohol limit. She even admitted to being under the influence of alcohol. But after fighting the results of her breathalyzer test, she won her trial. How the hell? More »


Tags: Law Billings Billings, Montana Breathalyzer cop montana Paul Miranda Samantha Puckett tweet
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