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Critical discussion of the protections created by, limitations of, and alternatives to modern copyright law.
Criminal law in cyberspace: analysis of the legal issues associated with viruses, information theft, and computer forensics.
News about the ongoing efforts of copyright-holders to standardise and enforce restrictions upon digital mediums.
Stories of relevance to our global biosphere and its inhabitants, typically of an environmental of cosmological nature.
I examine the shifting nature of digital broadcasting regulations and their impact on e-mail, VoIP, IRC, and instant messaging.
Analysing emerging electronic entertainment formats (video games, MMORPGs) from the perspective of real property law.
News with bite from the frontlines of the War on Terror Filesharing. I analyse case law, evaluate laws and decypher business models.
Defamation and censorship law on the internet. This section caused Jaani.net to be blocked in China.
Tangible analysis of the intangible: the intersection of innovation, the internet and the laws that govern them.
Analysis of enacted and proposed statutes (Australian emphasis), with emphasis their implications for technology.
Jaani's Law Reports [2001] 1 JR 784: '..set forth, for thee shall commeth hither for tidings from the Star Chamber.'
An examination of the (mostly overstated) issues associated with open source software and public licenses.
Invention and stagnation in the 21st century: a tale of vapourware and blugeoning (with sharp yet abstract objects).
In the ongoing battle between End Users v Data Miners, I consider encryption, identity theft, spyware and other nasties.
A look at the latest discoveries of the sciences and their potential to shape humankind.
Every site needs a 'meta'/self-reflexive category, or something suitably obnoxious. I dispense with the postmodern jargon, leaving you -- lucky reader -- with simply, 'site news'.
Milestone developments in information technology, computer hardware, software, networking, and gadgetry are recorded here with regularity.
News relating to cybersquatting, passing off, misattribution, and other forms of electronic trademark infringement
The token 'personal' category, into which entries related to the author's tertiary education and general existence are clumped.
