Author Archives: David Mink

Copyright Law Fairy Tales

What is the number one violation of law committed on the Internet? Copyright violations – by a long shot! Why is this such a wide-spread problem? People are uneducated and misinformed. Don’t get caught believing one of the following fairy tales: 1. “It’s not like I’m committing a crime.” Actually, in the United States, commercial […]

What does the US v. Drew case mean for social media marketers?

If you have not yet heard anything about the seriously tragic US v. Drew case, it may be difficult to answer this question. Here is a short recap of the facts in the case: Lori Drew is a mother accused of helping to create and use a fake MySpace account (of a 16 year old […]

Tips for writing and keeping privacy policies

Between Andrew and myself we have written on privacy issues twice this week already. Since we have been talking about so many privacy problems, I figured it is time to talk about a few privacy solutions. Many of our readers find the thought of writing a business document, particularly a legal business document like a […]

The Future of Privacy Forum

Privacy issues and the Internet have always and probably will always abound, however a new group “The Future of Privacy Forum” aims to tackle many of the issues that have private citizens concerned. We all remember the AOL debacle of 2006, when the Internet giant released the private data of over 650,000 consumer web searches. […]

Obama expected to fight for “net neutrality” – So what the H does that mean?

The nation’s first “wired president” (term being used by some to describe Obama’s relative proficiency with technology) believes that net neutrality and access to broadband Internet connections in rural and poor areas will be a key to closing the economic gap in America. What is net neutrality you ask? Google defines it as the “principle […]

Noticed a drop off in your spam haul this week?

If you hate spam you may have experienced a very pleasant surprise this week – the volume of unsolicited commercial email, a.k.a. spam, has dropped by almost 66% this week thanks to McColo Corp’s demise. McColo is a northern-California based hosting provider, which was responsible for nearly 75% of spam sent each day. Great news, […]

Google execs face defamation charges

Apparently an Italian prosecutor has ordered 4 Google Executives to appear in a court in Milan, Italy to face defamation charges. The charges stem from a cell phone video, posted to Google, of 4 Italian high-school males taunting another young Italian male with down syndrome. The charges were brought by an Italian down syndrome advocacy […]