As has been widely reported, the DRM on files restricted by Microsoft's "PlaysForSure" DRM has been repeatedly broken by an anonymous reverse engineer known as "viodentia."Now Microsoft has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Seattle against "John Does," in order to get the power to issue...

As widely reported, Apple is continuing its quest to police all uses of the term "pod," whether or not any consumer could possibly imagine that Apple was sponsoring the use in question. Apple's effort to forbid "unauthorized" use of such terms as "podcast ready" is just one more example...

Today is OneWebDay, a day to "celebrate the Web and what it means to us as individuals, organizations, and communities." Founded by cyberlaw professor Susan Crawford and spearheaded by volunteers around the globe, the initiative has planned events in major cities. The goal is to get people to...

Two months ago, Sony released the new Jessica Simpson single in MP3 through Yahoo! Music. This week, Variety (via PaidContent) reports that Disney-owned Hollywood Records will release Jesse McCartney's full album in MP3. It seems that some major record label execs may finally be coming to their...

WIPO's proposed Broadcasting Treaty lurched forward another step on Wednesday. In a tense and acrimonious meeting, the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights adopted a recommendation that WIPO's General Assembly should convene a 2007 Diplomatic Conference to finalize the treaty. The 183 WIPO Member...

Passed by the House in July 2006, the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA) would require public schools and libraries to block access to social networking sites and other communication tools as a condition for receiving certain government funding. Protecting children online is important, but letting federal bureaucrats arbitrarily censor legitimate...