It's what's inside that counts, says Levie, particularly when you run a service that houses the files of thousands of web users. And he describes a few of the core differences between a service like Megaupload and his Box.net.READ MORE›
You might not be suspected of trafficking cocaine and your car might not have a warrantless GPS placed in it by police. But the legal issues raised by the Supreme Court matter for everything you do online (and off).READ MORE›
A Kuwaiti national using fake names and selling others' copyrighted stories in the Kindle Store sheds light on black hat hacker forums--and the theft, taboo sex, and swindles festering in the recesses of Amazon.READ MORE›
RapidShare attorney Daniel Raimer explains why the amount of pirated content a service hosts is not the proper metric for deciding whether it deserves the same fate as Megaupload.READ MORE›
RapidShare is one of the world's most popular file-hosting sites, and many have wondered whether the site could be next on the feds' list of targets after Megaupload.READ MORE›
We're slowly moving to a world where printing 3-D objects will be common. At which point one could steal real-object IP as well as movies and music. READ MORE›
In the Wild, Wild West-era of digital media, there is no cowboy quite like Kim Dotcom, the founder of MegaUpload, who was arrested yesterday in New Zealand clinging to a sawed-off shotgun.READ MORE›
The Anonymous-led hack attack going on against web properties of the DOJ and others is apparently employing a cunning new tactic to improve its potency: It's getting regular web users to launch denial-of-service attacks.READ MORE›
This evening, hours after Megaupload was busted by federal authorities, Anonymous began a massive retaliatory attack that forced the websites of the Justice Department, the U.S. Copyright Office, the MPAA, and the RIAA offline.READ MORE›
He's got funds and a name like a digital era supervillain--and the vanity plates to match on his turbo Benzo. But can the hefty dual citizen of Germany and Finland move fast and furiously enough to evade the law? READ MORE›
“Just like our search algorithms, our auto-complete removals are imperfect and change regularly,” a Google spokesperson says. “It’s an imperfect solution.”READ MORE›
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