Legal Commentary

P2P File-Sharing Programs a Security Risk
David Canton of eLegal warns that popular P2P file-sharing programs like Limewire pose a serious security risk.  While the media has focused on using P2P software to unlawfully download copyrighted material, Canton notes that an inherent security threat lurks in the background: namely, that P2P programs are configured to allow others to access the files [...

Some EU politicians support file sharing
Mashable reports on a EU political party that supports file sharing: In a highly unusual move for any political group today, the Greens EFA party of the European Parliament have publicly expressed their support for file sharing on the Net...

RIAA: 'We're Targeting Colleges to Make them More Aware'
Says they don't send automated notices to commercial ISP's because they think that they are generally aware that there's a file-sharing problem." The Chronicle of Higher Education got a private demonstration recently of how the RIAA catches alleged music pirates at the organization's headquarters...

File Sharing in Sweden
Last fall, Sweden?s government-appointed copyright analyst Cecilia Renfors released a report proposing to close down file sharers? Internet connections, banning them from the online world...

Darknet for all within months
Can lawsuits or a new push for legislation be a fix for an easy to use anonymous Darknet file-sharing program? I think it will take more than Grokster or the Induce Act to deal with this...

Businesses Blow Off Information Security Breaches
The Wall Street Journal's Business Technology blog had an eye-opening post the other day about the rapid pace of data breaches, and, more surprising, the alleged reason for the increase in breaches...

Comcast Agrees Tentative $16 Million Settlement in Consumer File Sharing Class Action
Comcast Agrees Tentative $16 Million Settlement in Consumer File Sharing Class Action

Unlicensed Software
NovaStar Mortgage Inc. pays Business Software Alliance $112,000 settlement for using unlicensed copies of computer programs.

Furloughed Workers
File Employment Lawsuits

Washington Mutual Bank Collapse
May File for Bankruptcy

US Postal Service Workers
File Labor and Wages Class Action

Deja Vu
Exotic Dancers file class action claiming back wages