For some reason, the archives are still messed up. It’s a result of the conversion from Blogger, and I haven’t had much luck fixing it. Until I fix it, the best way to get older posts is by category. Thanks for bearing with me.
Must Read: Inside the Cisco/Lynn Controversy
For those of you who don’t know, Michael Lynn gave a speech at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas on July 26th that has erupted into controversy. The topic? A revelation of the vulnerabilities in the Cisco routers that are the backbone of the Internet. He had to quit his job before doing it,…
Upgrade in progress
Please excuse any hiccups over the next few days, I’ve upgraded Cyberlaw Central to run on WordPress. It was time to move on. I will post any updates as necessary, but the Feedburner feed should stay the same.
BitPass: Promising micropayment system for podcasting coming soon
I listened to an interesting interview with Kurt Huang of BitPass.com over at IT Conversations, part of the Web Talk series with Rob Greenlee. BitPass is a micropayment service, allowing small payments to be deducted from an account in order to pay for online content. Rob discussed the new proposed “BitPass Unplugged” service with Kurt,…
Another reason to keep updating your security software
From CNet News: The attackers typically lure people to the malicious sites by sending enticing e-mails and instant messages. When a victim clicks on a link, the computer becomes infected. In one case, a greeting card was displayed and a tune played in the background while spyware was being installed on the compromised PC,Websense said….
Compelling Audio: an Extreme Blogger
Be sure to give the recently re-featured talk by Ben Saunders over at IT Conversations a listen. Ben is the ultimate in extreme bloggers – he updated his site from the North Pole, and kept his last expedition up to date with some makeshift electronic gear that he was flat-out advised by the manufacturers would…
U.S. Government announces it won’t release DNS to ICANN
A small but important development in the relationship between the US Department of Commerce, which used to directly regulate the Internet’s top level domains (.COM, .NET and .ORG) and ICANN, the group currently charged with the task. ICANN is the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers, the closest the Internet comes to having a…
Much thanks, some of it belated
Most recently, thanks to Jonathan B. Wilson for his kind words on his blog. I’ve added his blog to the Blogroll, check his blog out soon. Thanks, one step back: Thanks to Kevin J. Heller for including my post on the legality of fan fiction as part of Blawg Review #12. Thanks, two steps back:…
MGM v Grokster
Rather than try to outwrite the law professors and pundits, I chose not to blog about the Supreme Court’s decision in Grokster right away. I agree that the Court has punted the hard decision of deciding how to apply Sony – the majority opinion avoids the issue, and the two concurring opinions take different stances….
The Legality of Fan Fiction on the Net
Fan fiction is prevalent on the Internet, but is it legal? It turns out that’s a really interesting question. For the great majority of what is available, the answer is no. ISP’s that distribute these files and the authors of unauthorized works can both be liable for copyright infringement. What is fan fiction? Well, fan…