6 posts and columns on felony

Four Arrested in Tech-Heavy Insider Trading Case

in Enterprise on December 16, 2010 at 10:29 am PT

The defendants include employees at several tech firms, including Dell, Advanced Micro Devices, Taiwan Semiconductor, and Flextronics. All worked as consultants for a research firm.

The Long, Weird Cops and Robbers Tale of Gizmodo, Apple and the 4G iPhone

in Media on May 14, 2010 at 1:43 pm PT

Here’s the definitive tale, so far, of iPhonegate.

The Charge? Assault With a Deadly Web Site.

in News on May 5, 2009 at 12:02 pm PT

If it weren’t so laughably unconstitutional, the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act would truly be cause for concern, criminalizing as it does such a broad spectrum of speech protected by the First Amendment. Proposed by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), the law would essentially make it a felony to hurt someone’s feelings online.
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NYC Cop Caught on YouTube Decking Cyclist to Face Charges

in Media on December 15, 2008 at 2:13 pm PT

One of the real benefits of our document everything/share it with everyone world: The ability, on the rare occasion, to help right a wrong. In this case, a YouTube video helped exonerate a bicyclist and blow the whistle on an extra-zealous New York City cop.

Psyonara, Pt. III

in News on December 10, 2008 at 3:04 pm PT

In its last legal salvo against Psystar, Apple suggested the Mac clone maker was backed by a silent third party or two. And at this point it better be, because there’s going to be hell to pay when Apple legal is through with it, regardless of how Psystar revises its original complaint.