Court: iTunes DRM Removal is Irrelevant for Piracy Liability Lawsuit
Mar10

Court: iTunes DRM Removal is Irrelevant for Piracy Liability Lawsuit

In 2019, several major music companies filed a lawsuit against Internet provider RCN. Helped by the RIAA, they argued that the ISP turned a blind eye to pirating subscribers. The lawsuit is in many regards similar to the ones against other ISPs, such as Cox, Grande, and Charter, which were all accused of failing to terminate the accounts of repeat infringers. How Internet providers respond to these allegations also shows quite a bit...

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VPNs: Russia Forces Google to Delete Masses of Links Amid Ukraine Invasion
Mar10

VPNs: Russia Forces Google to Delete Masses of Links Amid Ukraine Invasion

Between 2011 and 2013, protests took place in Russia in response to allegations of election-rigging and a lack of civil liberties in Russia. The protests were targeted at Vladimir Putin so, in return, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) made requests to local social media giant vKontakte to begin blocking opposition groups on the basis they were trying to organize a revolution. A fight for control of the online narrative began. In...

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How I use Drupal as an advanced blogging platform
Mar10

How I use Drupal as an advanced blogging platform

A couple of years ago, I decided I wanted a place to post my thoughts and play around with some emerging web technologies. Why Drupal? I make my living working with and evangelizing Drupal. So there’s definitely some applicability to the saying, “when your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.” read more Powered by...

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