Source: Techdirt

The Chinese Finger Trap is beautiful because it is defies logic on the surface. By pulling harder, one constricts the bind that they're in. The same thing is happening with...

Sometimes, the hardest part about copyright protection in world where there are too many allegations to be managed by humans is fighting your own copyright battle... with yourself. When bots...

It's one of the most disgusting business models in the world of technology. Those who support it call it a business of ideas. Those with a conscious call it leaching...

It may have been inadvertent, but the damage is done nonetheless. It's widely known that the NSA has taps connected to the various telco networks, thanks in large part to...

The NSA isn't evil. They're just misunderstood and they need your help. That's the gist of the message from their chief and it's not resonating very well. Apparently sitting in...

The Glendale School District in California is facing some backlash from the recent news that it has retained the services of Geo Listening to track its students' social media activity. The...

A new "mockumentary" called The Internet Must Go launched today, in conjunction with the latest court hearing in the Verizon case against the FCC over the FCC's net neutrality rules....

The reporting on these documents was done jointly by The Guardian, the NY Times and Pro Publica. However, the NY Times coverage has one interesting tidbit: Intelligence officials asked The...