Bloggers beware! Viruses via Blogspot

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Blogger users can host their blogs whereever they like, but if they choose Blogger’s free BlogSpot hosting, a navigation bar appears across the top of the page. On that nav bar is a button labeled “next blog.” Click it, and you are taken to a randomly selected Blogger blog. Now comes word from lawyer…

Steal this book … no wait, it’s free

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Always happy to find free stuff, I note that the electronic discovery company Fios is giving away paperback copies of its book, A Process of Illumination: The Practical Guide to Electronic Discovery. Just fill out this form. If snail mail is too slow for you, you can download the book in PDF…

New blog tracks cases involving the Internet

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Launched Jan. 28, InternetCases.com is a blog that will highlight some of the more interesting court cases dealing with issues relating to the Internet and new technologies.

It is written by Evan D. Brown, a Chicago lawyer who practices in the areas of intellectual property and computer-related law. “It is my goal — at…

‘Slow blog’ debates extending the Patriot Act

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Is the USA Patriot Act a critical component in bolstering our nation’s security or is it an indefensible infringement of our constitutional rights? With several provisions of the act set to expire at the end of 2005, the still-in-beta Patriot Debates will serve as a forum in which to debate whether they should continue.…