Nov

20

History’s first GNU lawsuit

November 20, 2007 | 2 Comments

If you make use of any Open Source software, no doubt you are familiar with the GNU General Public License, Version 2. Lots of Open Source applications use it, including this one: Word Press.
But how many people actually read that license or have any real idea of what it says beyond, “You don’t have to […]

Sep

6

Blog censorship of sorts: sometimes it really is the law

September 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment

There was a bit of a dust up in the blogosphere not so very long ago about whether bloggers have the right to “censor” content on their blogs.
I said at the time that it seemed like a nonsensical position to me. I pay the web hosting fees for this blog and I have administrative access. […]

Aug

13

Business law resource for e-commerce

August 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment

If you’re feeling mentally energetic, I have a relatively new resource that may be of interest.
The American Bar Association has just launched a new site for online sellers called SafeSelling.org. The site is designed for businesses engaged in e-commerce whose owners might have legal questions about anything from sales tax collection obligations to intellectual property […]

Jun

1

Major victory for the anti-spam brigade

June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Here’s a lede from ClickZ News that may have some folks clicking their mice in glee:
A man known as one of the world’s worst criminal spammers has been arrested and indicted on 35 counts, including wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, identity theft and other charges.
Yes, fans, the infamous Robert Alan Soloway, late of […]

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