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...near future. Napster and Fanning have come to personify the bloody intersection where commerce, culture and the First Amendment are colliding. On behalf of five media companies, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has sued Napster, claiming the website and Fanning's program are facilitating the theft of intellectual property. Most likely the blueprint for the future of the entertainment industry will be drawn from this ruling...
...prevent theft, each laptop is painted crimson and is emblazoned with the Harvard University emblem. The laptops are also fitted with a device that will activate the building alarm if anyone attempts to remove them from the library...
...INSURANCE Identity theft is the fastest-growing white-collar crime in America, according to the FBI. True, you may be liable for only $50 on a fraudulent credit-card purchase, but restoring your good name can cost a lot more in terms of time and expense. Enter companies like Travelers and Chubb, which now offer identity-theft insurance. The policies cover a broad range of costs--from legal fees to lost wages. To learn more about how to protect yourself from fraud, visit www.consumer.gov...
...moment, Justice lawyers are mulling whether there's a potential violation of section 666 of Title 18 of the U.S. criminal code. This provision outlaws theft from programs receiving federal funds. But it's a stretch to call a political campaign that receives matching funds a "federal program." Besides, Section 666 covers thefts of $5,000 or more...
...What makes the whole circus all the more silly is that FBI investigators are still not sure a federal crime has been committed. The only plausible one they could come up with - theft from a federally financed activity - is so much of a stretch that it might not apply: It's hard to argue, after all, that the papers and tape are valuable enough to trigger the statute, which requires that the stolen material be worth more than...