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P2P lawsuits examined with graph theory

P2P infringement cases are fascinating for several reasons. They are the essence of my argument the intersection of law and technology is going to be a significant one in the future once courts become more widely cognizant of the difference

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Posted in Computer Science, Law, News & Commentary

ACTA Treaty

If pressed, I would name the ACTA treaty and Network Neutrality as the two most threatening issues of the day with regard to the Internet. The ACTA treaty has, until recently, been under super secret negotiations hidden from public scrutiny.

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Posted in Law, News & Commentary

Disturbing Trends Across the Pond

Two convicted for refusal to decrypt data Since October 2007 when the refusal to disclose decryption keys was made criminal in the UK, the buzz around the smallish digital forensics research community has been alarm. Security researcher, by definition always

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Posted in Digital Forensics, Law

MediaSentry – Defense moves to suppress in RIAA case

The RIAA cases reminds me a great deal of Alice in Wonderland. Sometimes the arguments raised on both sides stretch credulity to the point where I wonder at the respective attorney’s ability to raise them with a straight face. During

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Posted in Law

CS Major Quashes Search – Halts Forensic Analysis

New developments occurred in the Calixte case regarding the domestic dispute leading to a detective throwing every book at hand against him. The EFF just published a nice point by point discussion of the verdict from their appeal. Justice Botsford’s

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