One missing underscore in a Skyrim-themed username put an innocent Nova Scotia man in prison for 18 months. A 2018 […]
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ChatGPT starts blocking direct requests to copy an author’s style
Staying out of trouble In a “best practices” document published by the Authors Guild, the professional organization urges writers to […]
Activist charged with felony after giving border agent “duress code” that wiped his phone
In early 2025, Atlanta resident Samuel Tunick was on his way home following a trip abroad. After landing in the […]
DA: Cop covered bodycam to snap nude prisoners on his iPhone—but other cams caught him
Skip to content Pennsylvania cop charged with oppression and obstruction. On March 31, 2026, a rather odd complaint arrived at […]
Valve compares its loot boxes to Labubus in lawsuit defense
Valve said point-blank that transferability of in-game items “is a right we believe should not be taken away, and we […]
Michigan man learns the hard way that “catch a cheater” spyware apps aren’t legal
Skip to content Spying doesn’t become legal just because “cheaters” are the targets. In 2002, Bryan Fleming helped to create […]
Apple loses its appeal of a scathing contempt ruling in iOS payments case
Back in April, District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers delivered a scathing judgment finding that Apple was in “willful violation” […]
Accessory maker will pay Nintendo after showing illicit Switch 2 mockups at CES
Nintendo also accused Genki of “extensive use of Nintendo trademarks” in association with their unlicensed products, a move that “exploit[ed] […]
Switch modder owes Nintendo $2 million after representing himself in court
Daly’s pro se legal representation in the case was notable for its use of several novel affirmative defenses, including arguments […]
Google loses app store antitrust appeal, must make sweeping changes to Play Store
The legal dispute began when Epic got tired of paying Google and Apple a 30 percent cut of sales. The […]