MOSCOW — When the cold war ended, the area formerly known as the Soviet Union underwent a number of major social and economic changes. Among those were the legal proliferation of pornography; something that conservative Russia politicians continue to wrestle with and...

CYBERSPACE – It’s shaping up to be a tough week for Microsoft’s controversial Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) anti-piracy software. A second lawsuit has been filed alleging that WGA is “spyware,” and a new worm masked as WGA has been identified by security researchers.The...

ATLANTA, GA – In April, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed into law sex offender legislation that was described by its primary sponsor as the “toughest law in the country.” Some of the law’s most restrictive provisions, however, may render it unenforceable and...

WASHINGTON, DC — Got an opinion about ICANN and how the internet would best be served once its contract with the U.S. government is renewed? If so, you’ve got until this Friday, July 7th to speak your piece.The National Telecommunications and Information Administration...

CYBERSPACE — When it comes to internet ambitions, women may actually be creating their own silicone ceiling. That’s the conclusion drawn from a New Jersey research project, published today in the journal Social Science Quarterly that found that women consistently...

JAPAN — With both players and discs already available for both competing ‘nextgen’ DVD formats, corporate backers of each format are set to market burners capable of writing to the two new high-definition media types.Toshiba, a partisan of the HD-DVD camp, announced last...

SAN JOSE, CA – U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel dropped hints at a hearing last Friday that parenting advice website KinderStart.com may be permitted to proceed in its lawsuit against Google, if the company can provide more support for its claims in a revised...

NEW YORK, NY — Most people think of youth as the time for uninhibited, devil-may-care behavior, but when it comes to television, the older it gets, the wilder it gets – much to the dismay of social conservatives who wish it would just grow up and act its age.On Saturday,...

PITTSBURGH, PA — Hell hath no fury like a lover scorned, as Tasha C. Joseph, the owner of DontDateHimGirl.com recently discovered. Or perhaps the fury increases when the lover in question finds their name dragged through the virtual cyber mud.Todd J. Hollis is an attorney...

DENTON, TX — It’s been said that honesty is the best policy, and two Texan beauties have plenty to think about on that score after having been handed a legal defeat that hinged, in part, upon the fact that the girls had lied about their age.The case in question featured...