The House of Representatives has passed the Pro-IP Act, which aims to impose stricter penalties for copyright infringement. It would also create a new copyright czar in the executive branch.
MPAA chairman Dan Glickman applauded the House for passing the bill and expresses hope that it will move just as quickly through the Senate. "We applaud the members of the House of Representatives for passing the PRO-IP Act, H.R….
The adoption by law enforcement of photo-enforcement technology ? surveillance cameras that take a picture of an offending vehicle and its license plate ? has unanticipated consequences.
Casey W. Raskob III, a lawyer in New York who specializes in traffic violations, said that some states and municipalities “want to get enforcement cameras in so badly to raise revenue” that they have reclassified red-light…
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Representatives of the EU's 27 member states formally agreed today to harmonize their respective countries' definitions of criminally prosecutable acts of terrorism by expanding them to include three new types of crimes: “public provocation to commit a terrorist offence, [terrorist] recruitment, and training for terrorism.”
The decision wasn't without controversy, and misgivings about the possible limits on freedom of expression implied in the Amendment to the 2002 Council Framework Decision on combating terrorism were aired in a round-table session on…
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Ars reviews In Trial: Prosecuting Music Piracy, the first feature-length film produced by the National District Attorney Association in collaboration with the Recording Industry of America.
Dedman's deferential tone contrasts sharply with Robinson's authoritative confidence, a juxtaposition that is intended to convey to the audience insight into the nature of the relationship between the RIAA and the law. Although the…
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