Why that mix CD might be illegal

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Illegal immigrants, illegal aliens and
the undocumented

Illegal immigrants, illegal aliens and
the undocumented 01/24/2004 07:13 PM
It's only used by frothing-at-the-mouth xenophobes. Not that there's a shortage of them. Google yields 242,000 Web sites where "illegal aliens" appears. ...

more illegal art

more illegal art 02/15/2004 09:16 AM
So my story for the past months has been that this "war" on "piracy" will have unintended consequences -- most importantly, consequences for other creative remix forms of art. After a lecture in London, I was told by a leading executive at a major label that I was "completely wrong." That the "only" thing the record companies care about is controlling "piracy, which means copies." Apparently, Jay Z has inspired them to care more. See the latest entry at Illegal-Art.org.

Illegal or not?

Illegal or not? 07/01/2004 03:32 PM
Churchgoers get direction from Bush Campaign: The instruction sheet circulated by the Bush-Cheney campaign to religious volunteers lists 22 "duties" to be performed by specific dates. By July 31, for example, volunteers are to "send your Church Directory to your State Bush-Cheney '04 Headquarters or give [it] to a BC04 Field Rep" and "Talk to your Pastor about holding a Citizenship Sunday and Voter Registration Drive." Isn't this blatantly illegal?

And On The Third Try... WhenU's Pop-Ups
Are Illegal

And On The Third Try... WhenU's Pop-Ups
Are Illegal 12/24/2003 01:26 PM
WhenU, the Gator-wannabe company, has been happily winning lawsuits left and right, but it seems that people just won't stop suing, and now, yet another judge has found that WhenU's adware pop-ups are illegal. In this case, as much as I think companies like WhenU and Gator are being sneaky and misleading, I think the judge was wrong. There should be nothing illegal about having such an ad pop-up if the end-user knows they installed the software that will do that sort of thing. My problem with these companies is the fact that (at least with Gator), they are incredibly sneaky in getting the application onto your computer, such that many people don't realize they've installed it. However, if people do want to install such an application that pops up ads (why? I have no clue), they should certainly be allowed to do so - as long as it's clear that the pop up is coming from WhenU.

The question is - was this illegal?

The question is - was this illegal? 08/14/2004 11:54 AM
Scamming in the MMORPG Eve Online

Is It Illegal To Get Hacked?

Is It Illegal To Get Hacked? 04/21/2004 03:53 PM
Tower Records and the FTC have apparently reached a settlement after the FTC accused them of allowing hackers to access customer records. This brings up a very interesting question that isn't often discussed. Since hack attacks to get at customer data happen all the time how does anyone determine whether or not the company itself is negligent in not protecting the data? At what point is it negligence rather than just being vulnerable? If the standard is set too low, then companies have less incentive to protect their data (though, pissed off customers may provide that incentive). However, blaming the victim for being hacked seems to present a lot of slippery slope style questions.

will Apple be illegal?

will Apple be illegal? 06/24/2004 10:53 PM
EFF has mocked-up a complaint against Apple under the pending INDUCE Act.

Is Sharing Wi-Fi Illegal?

Is Sharing Wi-Fi Illegal? 08/08/2004 09:06 PM

Is Using WiFi Illegal?

Is Using WiFi Illegal? 05/03/2004 01:45 PM
A few weeks ago we wrote a post wondering if it's illegal to get hacked. Tower Records was fined for having their customer records hacked, with the rationale that they didn't do enough to protect them. While it makes sense to fine a company that has revealed customer records, this becomes a slippery slope. What if you put in place all sorts of protective measures, and hackers still get through? Or, take the argument in a different direction - what if you think it's fine to leave your system open? With that in mind, Mark Rasch takes a look to see whether or not using WiFi may constitute a felony. It seems like a fine line, but if someone felt it was necessary, you could get in an awful lot of legal trouble for using WiFi. On the end user side of things, connecting to an open WiFi access point may run afoul of laws that make it illegal to "knowingly access a computer used in interstate or foreign communication 'without authorization.'" If the response is that the system was open, and thus the authorization was implied, then does that apply to situations where a customer database is left open as well? What if the security is so flimsy as to basically be non-existent. Where's the line? On the other side of things, Rasch points out that just by setting up a WiFi network, you could be in trouble as well. Unless you carefully make sure that no one outside of your home can access the network, you may run into problems with many state laws that make it illegal to "share" an internet connection, the same way it's illegal to share a cable or satellite TV connection.

Illegal convergence

Illegal convergence 12/15/2003 10:29 AM
Blah, blah, blah, by now we're totally bored with this whole convergence thing -- we get it, you can stream movies and MP3s from your...

...it was illegal, but it worked well...

...it was illegal, but it worked well... 09/16/2004 08:48 PM
Mr. Sbock's Parallel Universe: "Boobs - the female front. These are the image files of the fake artist Mr. Sbock. His mission: To create strange new pics. To publish great female forms, fascinating breasts and beautiful buttocks. To show on the net what no one has seen before." And quite possibly what no one ever wants to see again. [nsfw - maybe unless you work here]

Is Rip Digital Illegal? (No, Probably
Not)

Is Rip Digital Illegal? (No, Probably
Not) 12/24/2004 12:16 PM

Keep in mind that I'm not a doctor of law (although I retain an honorary PhD in 'Home Cookin''), but something didn't seem right to me when I read Bob Kohn's analysis of Rip Digital's CD ripping service (prompted, as it happens, by our review). Kohn—who it must be noted, is no dime store music law pundit—posited the idea that Rip Digital's service might be illegal, on the grounds that hiring someone else to do your home taping equivalent might fall outside of the scope of the owner's right of reproduction. Here's my expert opinion: Hrmmm.

But I talked to Rip Digital's founder Dick Adams, who assured me that they "architected [their] service in compliance with US copyright law," and even contacted the music industry and made them aware of their plans before they started (not that that prevents a RIAA banhammer in the future, but still). And if you think about it, who could possibly be using Rip Digital to infringe copyright, when the service only rips commercially-pressed CDs you send them and they ear mark each MP3 they send back with a code that ties it to you? You'd have to be the most hardworking pirate in the world to get around their voluntary protections—and then why would you need their service?

Is This Digital Ripping Service Legal? [BobKohn]

BitTorrent Inherently Illegal?

BitTorrent Inherently Illegal? 03/25/2005 05:12 PM

TSA Work Sloppy, but Not Illegal

TSA Work Sloppy, but Not Illegal 03/26/2005 07:37 AM
Homeland Security fails to keep airline passenger records safe and issues false information about data transfers, but these mistakes aren't against the law, a report says. By Ryan Singel.

Iraq war illegal, says Annan

Iraq war illegal, says Annan 09/15/2004 07:46 PM
UN chief Kofi Annan tells the BBC the Iraq war was illegal and warns elections are at threat from ongoing violence.

Is It Illegal To Say You're Raising
Money?

Is It Illegal To Say You're Raising
Money? 12/19/2004 03:47 PM
You see stories all the time from startup companies saying that they're in the process of raising money from investors. However, the folks at Silicon Beat have noticed that this practice may be illegal. There are plenty of regulations concerning raising funds, and soliciting them from the public without going through the whole SEC process is a no-no. Of course, the companies in question will obviously say that a statement to the press that they're raising money is quite different from soliciting funds -- but depending on how you read the regulations, this might not matter. If the funding source comes by way of this press statement, then it almost definitely does violate regulations. While the regulations are there for a good purpose -- to avoid tricking gullible investors, this does make you wonder if they go too far. Statements to the press shouldn't be considered solicitation of funds no matter what, and any investor at such an early stage is likely to go through a lot more due diligence (one hopes) than simply reading about a company in the news.

US illegal downloads on the rise

US illegal downloads on the rise 01/16/2004 11:02 AM
The number of people downloading songs illegally rises after a six-month slump, US analysts say.

Illegal Music DownloadingClimbs

Illegal Music DownloadingClimbs 01/18/2004 12:22 AM
a rise in file sharing

nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Music-Downloading.html
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Illegal Music Sharing Up

Illegal Music Sharing Up 01/18/2004 07:05 AM
College is back in session and kids are stuck indoors from the Winter cold what else did they expect. [DesignTechnica]...

Cheap, Illegal Software

Cheap, Illegal Software 06/10/2004 05:43 PM

OEM software scams on the rise: In a moment of serious self-delusion I almost fell for one of these outfits. Yes, I'll admit, I wanted Dreamweaver MX for $60.

[sigh] Too good be to true, and all that.

It is not difficult to recognise the pirates from reputable resellers: their prices are typically much lower than those offered by official resellers. They often use anonymous domain hosting services and their sites lack sufficient contact information.

More importantly, the software they offer is unlikely to be OEM. Adobe never offered Acrobat or Photoshop (with the exception of Photoshop Elements) as OEM software, but it is widely available from OEM vendors.

I asked Chris for his opinion, and he noted that the ordering page of the site I was looking wasn't even secured with SSL. Yikes.

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Threats and lies, yes. Illegal? HHS
doesn't think so

Threats and lies, yes. Illegal? HHS
doesn't think so 07/07/2004 09:34 AM

TheMafiaBoss.com "So Real, it Should be
Illegal"

TheMafiaBoss.com "So Real, it Should be
Illegal" 04/16/2005 02:33 AM
TheMafiaBoss.com is an internet online game based on the Real Mafia Life so called "La Cosa Nostra". This game is for those who want to be real Mafia Dons like Al Capone, John Gotti and have all the little Mafiosos "Kiss Their Ring...or Die". [PRWEB Apr 16, 2005]

Is the Israeli barrier illegal?

Is the Israeli barrier illegal? 07/09/2004 08:33 AM
The International Court of Justice in The Hague is expected to rule that Israel's barrier around the West Bank is illegal. What do you think?

The iTunes Interface Is Illegal?

The iTunes Interface Is Illegal? 06/22/2005 02:17 AM
Just in case you need a bit more evidence for why software patents are a bad idea, we have Slashdot pointing out that Apple has been sued over the interface used in iTunes. Apparently, the UI design for a software media player was patented a few years ago. If you question how this is possibly patentable, you win today's prize... which, if you're in Europe, probably is that you'll be stuck with similar bogus lawsuits and patent shakedowns for the rest of your lives thanks to cluel ess politicians. Congratulations and enjoy...

collected $110,000 in illegal
contributions

collected $110,000 in illegal
contributions 12/18/2003 04:32 AM
WaPo

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6339-2003Dec16.html
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Banking on illegal labor

Banking on illegal labor 04/06/2005 05:47 PM
Undocumented workers in the U.S. generate billions of dollars in payroll taxes each year -- and don't see a single benefit from it.

Calif. FBI Cracks Down on Illegal
Dowloads (AP)

Calif. FBI Cracks Down on Illegal
Dowloads (AP) 04/22/2004 02:58 PM
AP - The San Diego FBI said Thursday that it served six search warrants as part of an international crackdown on groups trading illegally-downloaded music, movies and business and gaming software.

EU: France Telecom gained from illegal
aid

EU: France Telecom gained from illegal
aid 07/21/2004 01:08 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Tue Jul 20, 03:40 pm GMT

New P2P software could end illegal music
squabbles

New P2P software could end illegal music
squabbles 09/13/2004 02:51 PM
Catch a Grouper

Illegal Entry From Mexico to U.S. Rises
(AP)

Illegal Entry From Mexico to U.S. Rises
(AP) 04/27/2004 08:18 PM
AP - After a four-year decline, illegal immigration from Mexico is spiking as several thousand migrants a day rush across the border in hopes of getting work visas under a program President Bush proposed. Many also are trying to beat tighter security to come in June.

Illegal entry from Mexico to U.S. spikes

Illegal entry from Mexico to U.S. spikes 04/27/2004 05:18 PM

Illegal Entry From Mexico to U.S. Spikes
(AP)

Illegal Entry From Mexico to U.S. Spikes
(AP) 04/27/2004 02:40 PM
AP - After a four-year decline, illegal immigration from Mexico is spiking as several thousand migrants a day rush across the border in hopes of getting work visas under a program President Bush proposed. Many also are trying to beat tighter security to come in June.

Illegal dumping sites tackled

Illegal dumping sites tackled 02/16/2004 03:43 AM
A team is set up to tackle the growing level of illegal dumping into NI from across the border, the BBC learns.

Judge deems PS2 mod chips illegal in UK

Judge deems PS2 mod chips illegal in UK 07/21/2004 05:55 AM
Unlawful to use, sell, advertise, own etc

FBI action over illegal file-swap

FBI action over illegal file-swap 08/27/2004 01:26 PM
The FBI has seized equipment as part of the first copyright action taken against file-sharing networks.

5 Convicted in Illegal Sale of Computers

5 Convicted in Illegal Sale of Computers 07/07/2004 09:19 PM
AP via Guardian Unlimited Jul 8 2004 1:34AM GMT

Google's share giveaways may have been
illegal

Google's share giveaways may have been
illegal 08/05/2004 03:12 AM
ZDNet UK Aug 5 2004 7:38AM GMT

Real IRA 'not illegal group'

Real IRA 'not illegal group' 05/27/2004 12:18 AM
A senior judge says the Real IRA is not a proscribed organisation after he clears four men of being members.

Google Cops to Illegal Shares

Google Cops to Illegal Shares 08/04/2004 08:48 PM
Wired News Aug 5 2004 1:00AM GMT
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