How does the law apply to what's on the Internet... and more importantly, how does it affect you? Our continuing series explores some of the areas you'll want and need to know.
Taking Aim on Privacy Policies
There's a site that has you in their sights. Jeff Thomas explores the privacy policies of a number of well-known websites, and explains what this means to you.
Copyright Basics
What's copyrighted? What's not? How do you know what you can use and what will get you a nasty letter -- or worse? Dudette looks at how copyright works, and dispells some commonly-quoted myths.
Dangerous Ground
Where you're likely to get into copyright trouble is when you try to push the edge. This article explains how to recognize and stay away from the dangerous ground.
Freedom of Speech
Can what you say and see online be censored? Yes and no -- this article explains your rights, the non-protected forms of speech, and the limitations that service
providers can impose.
Privacy
Data is being collected on you, and you have very little say as to who's doing it and how it's used.
Where Oh Where Have the MIDIs Gone?
MIDI sites are disappearing as music publishers go after copyright infringers. If your taste doesn't run to classicall music, it soon may be very hard to find the song that you're looking for.
Catching Up With Privacy Issues
Jeff Thomas returns with an updated look at some of the issues
he's covered for Net4TV Voice, and a look at WebTV's recent
announcement of user tracking.
