ChadKing.com Archives: March 2004
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31 March 2004
Digital Vigilantes
One fascinating thing about the Internet is the level of empowerment granted to what I would call “digital vigilantes.” These people feel the legal system is failing in some respect, so they take it upon themselves to administer their own justice through the Net. If it sounds like it has all the trappings of The [...]
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22 March 2004
At least the P2P files aren’t forged . . .
The New York Times (free subscription required) reports that a draft letter is being circulated which calls file sharing software “a dangerous product” and is proposing that companies such as KaZaa inform their users of virus and other types of risks associated with the software. The letter continues that “a failure to prominently and adequately [...]
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20 March 2004
Where there’s a will, there’s a lawyer
On the “using tech to provide access to old legal stuff” front, the UK Public Record Office is hosting the wills of several dozen British historical figures, including Jane Austin and William Shakespeare.
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19 March 2004
In the “hate it when that happens” category . . .
The Associated Press is reporting that a programmer has claimed ownership rights over portions of the KaZaa file sharing program. In the complaint filed in Los Angeles, a programmer named Fabian Toader alleges that he wrote portions of an early version of KaZaa but did not have a “work for hire” or employment agreement assigning [...]
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19 March 2004
Stamping Out Copyright Violations
Interesting to note that the USPS recently rejected personalized stamps due to, among other things, copyright and other legal issues.
