Law & Disorder Section - Ars Technica

With the government pledging to help rightsholders clamp down on illicit P2P file-sharing, digital rights groups have more than a few concerns about how this might work. The music industry loves th...

Some UK Internet users are finding themselves accused of copyright infringement in the form of pre-court settlement letters, but it's not about music. This time, it's hardcore gay porn that's appar...

Delaware police have been using a background check system designed for firearm dealers, a practice that may run afoul of federal privacy rules.Read More...

Legal observers worry that the verdict in a high-profile cyberbullying case will make crimes of ToS violations.Read More...

Arlen Specter blasts retroactive wiretap immunity legislation... that he voted for. Read More...

The European Commission has proposed a new series of price caps that would cut down on the "roaming rip-off" of its citizens. Meanwhile, a US Senator has asked the major carriers about their own te...

SCO has filed an appeal on a ruling that ordered the company to pay Novell millions of dollars for breach of fiduciary duty. SCO's futile legal assault on Linux will continue.Read More...

Lori Drew escapes felony conviction in MySpace cyberbullying case, but the jury's decision still turns ToS violations into a federal crime.Read More...

Is there anything to conservative fears of a new Fairness Doctrine?Read More...

A federal judge has quashed a subpoena from the music industry, which for more information on three accused copyright infringers. The judge found that the university has demonstrated that it cannot...