Anne Youderian reports: Major record labels have the right to know who’s illegally downloading their music, the 2nd Circuit ruled Thursday. The court said a computer user’s right to remain anonymous does not trump the labels’ right to enforce their copyrights. The alleged infringer, identified only as “Doe 3,” asked a federal magistrate judge to…
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Belgium bans wearing of Islamic burqa in public, France set to follow
Belgium became Europe’s first country to vote for a ban on the full Islamic veil or burqa, sparking dismay today among Muslims and warnings of a dangerous precedent with France set to follow suit. The bill, which also drew fire from human rights group Amnesty International, will not enter force for weeks and may have…
Google, Apple Blasted as No-Shows at Children’s Online Privacy Hearing
Jenna Greene writes: Congressional hearings can be an uncomfortable experience for the participants. But at a hearing today on children’s online privacy by the Senate subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance, the harshest words were reserved for those who were absent. Google Inc. and Apple Inc. both declined invitations to participate, though Facebook…
U.S. Subpoenas Times Reporter Over Book on C.I.A.
Charlie Savage reports that the Department of Justice is trying to pierce a journalist’s shield: The Obama administration is seeking to compel a writer to testify about his confidential sources for a 2006 book about the Central Intelligence Agency, a rare step that was authorized by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. The author, James…