Wired Law

Senate Confirms Former RIAA Lawyer for Solicitor General

David Kravets — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT

The Senate late Monday confirmed former Recording Industry Association of America lawyer Donald Verrilli Jr.to serve as the nation’s solicitor general.

The Economic Rebound: It Isn't What You Think

Adam Davidson — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:00:00 GMT

Work is cropping up in new tech corridors, booming small towns and surprising industries -- so get ready for the era of smart jobs.

UN Report Declares Internet Access a Human Right

David Kravets — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:47:00 GMT

A United Nations report said Friday that disconnecting people from the internet is a human rights violation and against international law.

Photos From a MacBook Theft

Pete Brook — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:33:00 GMT

Yet another stolen laptop has been recovered, thanks to a public broadcast of digital information from the computer in question -- including photos of its new user.

Photo Gallery: Weird Government 'Unabomber' Auction Winds Down

David Kravets — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:15:00 GMT

Call it macabre, or call it settling a debt to society: A two-week online auction of Ted Kaczynski's writings and other material seized from his Montana cabin in 1996 is winding down. Here are pictures of what's for sale.

FCC Members: Don't Lobby for AT&T After Approving Merger

David Kravets — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:44:00 GMT

A media-reform group is demanding each of the FCC's four commissioners publicly pledge that they won't take a lobbying job with AT&T if they approve its proposed merger with T-Mobile. Departing FCC commissioner Meredith Atwell Baker resigned her post last month to become the top lobbyist for the merged Comcast-NBC, just four months after she approved that merger.

'Massive' Copyright Lawsuit Against CNET Shrivels

David Kravets — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:31:00 GMT

The plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against CNET for facilitating "massive copyright infringement" by distributing peer-to-peer software have finally come up with a list of all the movie and music titles it claims CNET helped pirate. All six of them.

Hangover Tattoo Lawsuit: Can You Copyright Flesh?

David Kravets — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:25:00 GMT

An esoteric debate has surfaced in the legal flap over a tattoo appearing on a character in the Thursday movie release of The Hangover: Part II. It surrounds the question of whether a work first rendered on the human body can be copyright.

Hangover: Part II to Open Despite Tattoo Set-To

David Kravets — Tue, 24 May 2011 21:45:00 GMT

A federal judge declined to halt Thursday’s opening of The Hangover: Part II, which is embroiled in a copyright lawsuit about a tattoo on the face of one of the film's characters.

Lamo Summoned to Washington for Manning Prosecution

Kevin Poulsen and Kim Zetter — Tue, 24 May 2011 21:36:00 GMT

Almost one year to the day Army investigators arrested intelligence analyst Bradley Manning on suspicion of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, the ex-hacker who turned him in is set to meet with the chief prosecutor on the case for the first time.