Remember PadMapper? It just won a copyright battle against Craigslist, but not the war

May 1, 2013 7:58 AM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Craigslist cannot protect its listing under copyright law in its case against apartment listings site PadMapper, but the app may still be in hot water with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

Advocacy groups call for ‘week of action’ to change the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

April 8, 2013 1:05 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

The proposed changes to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act spurred more than just angry tweets. The EFF and others are calling for people to rise up and flood congressmen with CFAA reform demands.

Terrorist, hacker, freedom fighter: Andrew Auernheimer parties tonight in expectation of jail tomorrow

March 17, 2013 1:29 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

"It's a f*cking ludicrous charge," Auernheimer told me this morning from New Jersey. "The FBI has tried to frame me for terrorism five times, and by their own admission they've been surveilling me since I was 15 years old."

MIT president issues statement on Aaron Swartz’s death, appoints investigator

January 13, 2013 2:25 PM Dylan Tweney
Dylan Tweney

Facing criticism for taking a hard line against accused academic journal downloader Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide Friday, MIT has issued a statement.