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Have You Seen This Man?
Washington, DC police today intensified their search for missing news.com reporter and columnist Declan McCullagh, as evidence of his disappearance mounted. Police spokesman Harvey Hoax explained, "We...
View ArticleSpamCop Responses
I have gotten plenty of email from SpamCop advocates in response to my previous posts. Due to a work-related deadline, it will take me several days to sort through them and post a response. I hope to...
View ArticleSpamCop Responses
I received 59 responses to my SpamCop narrative. Because there are so many, I cannot respond individually to each one. Instead, I summarize below the major arguments raised by the messages. I give...
View ArticleHomeland Insecurity
Nice article by Charles Mann in the September 2002 issue of the The Atlantic, about Bruce Schneier and his opinions on homeland security. Bruce thinks insightfully about security, and is a great...
View ArticleLessig on Software Copyright
Larry Lessig defends his view of the best copyright law for software. Lessig advocates that (1) software copyrights expire after ten years (but a new version of a program would acquire a new...
View ArticleWhat's Up At CNet?
Declan McCullagh interviews Verizon lawyer Sarah Deutsch, over at CNet news.com. (Welcome back, Declan.) Verizon is taking the side of their customers, against Hollywood. But check out the headline:...
View ArticleMisleading Term of the Week: "Broadcast Flag"
[This posting inaugurates a new feature. Each week I will dissect one widely used but misleading bit of terminology. See my previous posting on the term "piracy" for more on why terminology is...
View ArticleWho Controls Your PC?
One of the most interesting issues in technology today is the battle for control over users' computers. Ray Ozzie offers some thoughts, and a nice tutorial. The post Who Controls Your PC? appeared...
View ArticleBusiness Week: Internet is Evil
Business Week has an amazing article characterizing the Internet as a cesspool of crime and depravity. The article approvingly quotes somebody saying "[More than] 70% of all e-commerce is based on some...
View ArticleApple Uses DMCA Threat Against Competing Product
Declan McCullagh at news.com reports on Apple's use of a DMCA threat to force a useful product off the market. Apple's iDVD application allows the user to burn DVDs – but only on Apple-brand drives. A...
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