Nate Anderson has the exclusive report: Last week, the law firm of Dunlap, Grubb, & Weaver dropped a letter in the mail. A few days ago it was opened by a woman whom we’ll call Sabine (she asked that her identity be kept private, and some details and dates of her case have been altered…
Tag: p2p
House Approves P2P User Act
Roy Mark reports: The third time proved the charm for Rep. Mary Mack Bono (R-CA) as the U.S. House approved the Informed P2P User Act Dec. 8, mandating P2P (peer-to-peer) software vendors to provide a “clear and conspicuous” notice to consumers about the files being shared by the software and to obtain user consent for…
In Congress, a call to review internal cybersecurity policies
Ellen Nakashima and Carol D. Leonnig report: House leaders on Friday called for an “immediate and comprehensive assessment” of congressional cybersecurity policies, a day after an embarrassing data breach that led to the disclosure of details of confidential ethics investigations. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said they had asked…
Creator of Winny file-sharing program found innocent in copyright violation case
The Asahi Shimbun reports an interesting court decision in Japan: Setting a new guideline for criminal responsibility using new technology, the Osaka High Court ruled Thursday that the creator of the Winny peer-to-peer file-sharing program was not guilty of helping users violate copyrights. Presiding Judge Masazo Ogura overturned a Kyoto District Court ruling, saying Isamu…