Almost exactly one year ago, I predicted the beginning of the end for DRM on digital music. Now EMI has announced the release of the new Norah Jones single on Yahoo! Music in DRM-free MP3 format (many will remember that Yahoo! has been urging the major labels...

Autodesk has brought an interesting trademark infringement lawsuit against the nonprofit Open Design Alliance (ODA), which could have important implications for people who want to build applications that save files in proprietary file formats.
It seems that AutoDesk has introduced a new wrinkle in the standard AutoCAD .dwg...

Can FBI Use Cellphone Mics to Monitor Conversations?Evidence in recent cases suggests they could.
Companies Face New Legal Rules on Keeping Emails, Instant Messages
The more logs your company keeps, the more cash legal
discovery will cost you.
Anti-Game Laws Shot DownSeventh Circuit...

The Department of Homeland Security's attempt to quietly assign "risk assessment" scores to tens of milions of law-abiding American citizens (not to mention foreign nationals) may be approaching a roadblock. According to an Associated Press article:
Incoming Senate Judiciary Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont pledged greater scrutiny...

Last week, digital freedom fighter Peter Junger passed away. Peter was a truly pioneering legal thinker on digital issues, and his impact was felt far outside the walls of academia. In particular, we all owe him a debt of gratitude for challenging the government's draconian restrictions on encryption...

San Francisco's public video surveillance program has expanded from two cameras to over 100 in just over a year. This program may spy on even more places that ordinary people live, work, and walk every day -- unless city residents make their voices heard now and oppose this ineffective, expensive,...