Blur drummer on file-sharing
We ask music industry renegades including Blur's drummer what they think should be done about file sharing and copyright.
Jul 13, 2007•11 sec
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The end for internet radio?
We look at the devastating effect a new licensing regime will have on internet radio and warn against war driving in the UK.
Jul 13, 2007•12 sec
Google privacy chief talks
We hear why Google privacy chief Peter Fleischer thinks European data protection officials should stop meddling with its search log retention policies.
Jul 13, 2007•12 sec
New anti-phishing tech
We investigate a new anti-faker technology that hopes to beat phishing, and we hear about some quirks in the UK's anti-smoking laws.
Jun 13, 2007•12 sec
Personal numbers in scam claim
We talk to the person behind a one-man campaign against the sometimes shockingly-high cost of calling personal numbers, and hear what Ofcom is doing about it.
Jun 11, 2007•13 sec
A new domain to combat phishing
We hear from a leading light in the security industry on a planned top-level domain that aims to scupper phishing attacks.
May 31, 2007•11 sec
Mumsnet's net libel battle
We talk to Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts about an epic web forum libel battle and to an academic who wants to turn copyright on its head.
May 31, 2007•12 sec
TiVo inventor on changing TV
We talk to Mike Ramsay, the man who invented the TiVo, the machine that redefined television and put the wind up the entertainment industry.
May 22, 2007•12 sec
Bringing Yahoo! down with blogs
We talk to the man whose blogs, wikis and YouTube videos aim to bring down Yahoo! management, and to the lawyer taking on Google's AdWords system.
May 09, 2007•12 sec
The story behind the Gowers IP Review
Andrew Gowers speaks exclusively to OUT-LAW Radio on World Intellectual Property Day on the story behind his influential Government-commissioned review of IP.
Apr 26, 2007•12 sec
Font theft: the forgotten piracy
We unveil the scale of font theft, the invisible, forgotten wing of software piracy, and we ask: will corporations soon own all the colours of the rainbow?
Apr 19, 2007•12 sec
Wireless security in a paint can
We investigate a computer security system you paint on your walls and catch up on big news from punter-papparazi company Scoopt.
Apr 17, 2007•12 sec
Last chance saloon for European patents
As Charlie McCreevy gives European patent reform one last chance, we ask: can he break a 30-year deadlock?
Apr 12, 2007•11 sec
Premium phone operators need a licence
We discover that operators of now-controversial premium rate phone quizzes will soon need lottery licences, and we find out when it's OK for one game developer to copy another.
Mar 22, 2007•12 sec
Schemes to skirt copyright law
We look at two imaginative ways that companies are trying to give copyright law a body swerve, and talk to the lawyer helping one German millionaire stand up to Google.
Mar 15, 2007•12 sec
Porn's search for a home
The man behind proposed porn domain .XXX talks about government influence on ICANN and self regulation in the adult realm, and we get the inside story on Gary McKinnon's daring new defence.
Mar 15, 2007•11 sec
Spam battle rages in court
We talk to the two sides in one of the few spam suits to reach court in the UK about the case and its disputed aftermath.
Mar 14, 2007•11 sec
Craigslist boss talks
Craigslist has taken the US by storm and its pages are read 6 billion times a month. CEO Jim Buckmaster explains why he and founder Craig Newmark don't want your money.
Feb 28, 2007•12 sec
Making money with mobile photos
We talk to the man behind a company that represents the growing legion of citizen photo-journalists to the big boys of old media, and keeps a few Royal Family secrets along the way.
Feb 16, 2007•12 sec
England's new privacy law
We hear how a new privacy law is developing in England for the first time, and investigate a piece of software for Skype that could land you in jail.
Feb 15, 2007•11 sec
DRM, the law and the social cost
As Apple's Steve Jobs calls for DRM free music, we look at the legal basis and social impact of copy control technology, and we look at a looming battle between the relatively new information access and privacy laws.
Feb 14, 2007•13 sec
Landmark accessibility ruling
The disability discrimination ruling that could change cross-border e-commerce, and why the Information Commissioner is not like the traffic police.
Feb 09, 2007•12 sec
Anti-ID theft tools
We look at what you can do to avoid having your digital identity stolen, and discover why Britain's doctors may be about to derail the NHS's £12bn IT system.
Jan 31, 2007•11 sec
Cisco could lose iPhone trade mark
We uncover evidence that Cisco could lose the rights to the iPhone trade mark in Europe, where Apple is next in line to register the name.
Jan 30, 2007•11 sec
Nightmares at Christmas
With Christmas music booming out of every shop speaker, we talk to the people attempting to stop the rot, for employees' sakes, including an Austrian union rep and a Lord.
Jan 25, 2007•12 sec
UK's plans for child databases
We find about about how the Government plans to track children, possibly illegally, and talk to one of email's pioneers.
Jan 25, 2007•11 sec
The Gowers review
We dig deep into the Gowers report and find recommendations for pricier CDs and a return to hip hop's glory days, plus an update on Gary McKinnon's extradition case.
Jan 18, 2007•11 sec
A VC speaks on Web 2.0
The man who refused to invest in YouTube talks us through the hype and hope of Web 2.0 from the point of view of the ultimate tech insider.
Nov 30, 2006•11 sec
What next for tech?
We gaze into a crystal ball with a technology expert to see which technologies will earn the big bucks, and talk to a man being evicted because of a website.
Nov 20, 2006•12 sec
Surveillance is ever-present
Technology is helping to create a surveillance society, says the Information Commissioner; we investigate how surveillance is ever present, and how it is creating a divided society.
Nov 14, 2006•11 sec
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