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Site owner gets 4 years in prison for unauthorized video sharing

Site owner gets 4 years in prison for unauthorized video sharing
  • Posted August 17, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • Surfthechannel.com owner Anton Vickerman has landed himself a stiff four-year prison sentence after running a website which hosted links to unauthorized video content. That's substantially less than the maximum of 10 years he faced, but almost certainly more than he…

Comcast anti-trust probe launched, DoJ concerned about Xfinity

Comcast anti-trust probe launched, DoJ concerned about Xfinity
  • Posted June 13, 2012, 6:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Citing individuals "familiar with the matter", the Wall Street Journal claims the Department of Justice is investigating Comcast for possible anti-trust violations. The DoJ has reportedly spoken to Netflix, Hulu, Comcast and others so far during their investigation. Comcast has been…

Judge rules defendant may be forced to decrypt her laptop

Judge rules defendant may be forced to decrypt her laptop
  • Posted January 25, 2012, 7:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • Judge Robert Blackburn made a ruling (PDF) this week which may change the way encryption is handled in future court cases. Although the defendant invoked 5th amendment rights as many others in prior, similar cases have, Judge Blackburn does not believe…

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