Posts Tagged ‘law’

Shattering A Few Myths About Copyright

It is unfortunate that people don’t know as much as they should about intellectual property rights. One day recently I briefly checked in to Twitter to see a discussion on the matter — a discussion that was propagating misinformed ideas. You might see copyright as a topic that’s only relevant to artists and engineers, but the truth is that this isn’t called the information age for nothing and intellectual property… Continue reading

April 6 2009 | By Joel | Tagged: business, copyright, law, Management, rights | 8 comments»

How To Beat A Traffic Ticket

Whether you see it as government funding, abuse of authority or protecting the driving public, no one likes paying a speeding ticket. Particularly when you're seriously just over the limit. In any case, it turns out you can get away with not paying traffic fines most of the time. Alex Carroll, author of "Beat the Cops: the Guide to Fighting Your Traffic Ticket and Winning," has beaten 8 out of… Continue reading

April 27 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: drive, driving, law | 6 comments»

How to Explain Why DRM Is Bad

The Listening Post at Wired.com have a handy little article about explaining Digital Rights Management [DRM] to people who don't get it or why it's bad. There's only a couple so it would be great to hear some of your suggestions for explaining this evil. I want to watch an Egyptian movie for my Middle Eastern studies class. But it is region coded not to play on my DVD player… Continue reading

February 22 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: digital, law | 1 comment»

You Can Sue Telemarketers!

Since I started working from home, the occurrence of my day being interrupted by unwanted calls has increased dramatically. I dread answering the house phone because I am certain half of the calls are telemarketers. But did you know you can turn that daily nuisance into a paycheck? André-Tascha Lammé was granted a judgment of $3,500 last month, and he's making a living out of it. Lammé started getting pelted with calls… Continue reading

February 14 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: law, phone, telemarketing | 2 comments»