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Advocacy Group Watches Over the Internet
The Center for Democracy and Technology has evolved into a strange bird that nibbles on the hands that feed it. As an industry forum, CDT defends the Internet's ideals of openness, equality and anonymity while working with commercial interests that might threaten those very ideals.
Confronting the Red Flags That Mobile Apps Raise
Behind every great smartphone is a great app -- or, to judge from some lawyers' devices, 10,000. An easier install than traditional software, apps also raise red flags. Used inappropriately, apps can cause firms to lose control of confidential data. Writer Alan Cohen reviews the questions apps raise for law firms, and the steps firms are taking in response.
EU's Microsoft Fine a Matter of Competition
Microsoft Corp.'s software products work better with its Windows operating system than those of rivals. Considering the software giant's close guard on its programs' protocols, does this entail unfair competition? Or is Microsoft really not bad -- just misunderstood?
What's German for 'Data Security'?
International regulation of data security grows ever more complex, with penalties for noncompliance varying from civil fines to jail time. With ever-changing rules on security and control of data, it may seem impossible to keep up, but that's not true -- it just takes a lot of work.
Facebook Sues to Teach Website a Lesson About '-book'
Facebook doesn't want to "friend" websites sharing part of its name. The social networking giant has filed a trademark infringement suit against Illinois-based Teachbook, an online community for teachers. Facebook's beef? The company's use of the suffix "-book" rides Facebook's "coattails."
Former NCAA Players' Suit Over Digital Likeness May Stymie Hollywood
Will the 9th Circuit uphold a ruling that a video game maker and the NCAA owe a former college quarterback and thousands of former players millions of dollars for using their images in a video game? Hollywood studios and other media organizations fear a ruling for the former players could severely stifle artistic expression.
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