A University of North Dakota law professor is creating an online gallery of IP case studies.

A California judge has ordered an ISP to stop DNS service for Wikileaks.org at the request of a Swiss bank.

Apparently, courts have ruled that police officers have the right to search motorists mobile phones for text messages at routine traffic stops. This article argues that shouldn't be the case.

This story about Stanford law professor Larry Lessig attempts to explain his shift from a largely technological emphasis to his focus on corruption.

This impassioned article argues that the record industry alienated fans in copyright wars and deserves to go out of business.

A wiki critical of a prescription drug linked to leaked documents, leading to a lawsuit.

The second edition of Lessig's first book was developed on a wiki, and released today. Since I know it well, I'll have to poke around and look for new chapters or a changelog.

The design of this site is straight-up 1996 (I think it's generated from PowerPoint slides) but this could be a useful resource for teaching or getting other grad students on the same page.

I'm behind the cycle on posting this, but it's still worth noting California is considering legislation that would require WiFi routers to have labeling that encourages users to password protect their wireless networks.

This might be useful down the road.

Mediageek discusses Macrovision's lawsuit against Sima Products, which sells signal-correction "bricks" that allow, among other things, media studies instructors to make nice looking clip tapes.

I don't fully understand Linus' objections to the anti-DRM provision, but the bit about TiVo is quite interesting.

Gee, this sure seems like a positive step to take in a desert city with a housing shortage. I guess the homeless are supposed to make money the old-fashioned way, holding up signs along the freeway.

Via Jordan, a discussion of the differences between licenses and contracts. I wish there was a story like this that explained FCC Licenses.

Via Jordan, explains the legal difference between licenses and contracts in terms of the GPL. This distinction is not made frequently enough in popular reporting about intellectual property.

The esteemed law professor sounds off on the hazards of the proposed WIPO broadcast treaty.

Awesome, the opinion in the Apple vs. Doe case cites a "cooperative encyclopedia." I like the phrase "cooperative encyclopedia" - do editors get a discount on granola or hog feed?

Lamar Smith introduced this? Regardless, creating a roadmap for moving abandoned works into the public domain is a step in the right direction.

Public radio story that explains the threat of trademark dilution to businesses and efforts to expand trademark law to journalists and ordinary citizens.

Judge rules it's the equivalent of using the phone or reading a newspaper. This sounds like a good decision.

GPL upheld in court