We’ve seen some huge judgments in file-sharing cases: the Jammie Thomas-Rasset case involving 24 songs where the damages rose from $222,000 to $1.92 million on re-trial, and now the Joel Tenenbaum case with damages on the order of $675,000 for 20 songs. While Thomas-Rasset’s lawyers will appeal the ruling and the constitutionality of the judgment,…
Category: Misc
Does CDT oppose a National ID?
It was good of Ari Schwartz to respond last week to my recent post querying whether the Center for Democracy and Technology outright opposes a national ID or simply “does not support” one. Ari says CDT does oppose a national ID, and I believe that he honestly believes that. But it’s worth taking a look…
Scientologists reported for harassing Swedish family
A family from Kävlinge in southern Sweden has reported the local Church of Scientology to the police for harassment after a fortnight of incessant phone calls, local newspaper Sydsvenskan reports. The Church of Scientology in Malmö began ringing the family around two weeks ago as part of a drive to update their contact information over…
The other end of the Abu Ghraib camera
Despite demands by human rights advocates that photos documenting abuse of military detainees be made public, the Senate last month passed legislation to block their release. The legislation is now before the House. President Obama supports these efforts. This is all goodnews. Classifying the photos would help protect those detainees’ basic rights to dignity and…