UK’s Crown Prosecution Service Announces First Case Involving Monero Conversion
Jack Finney has been ordered to forfeit gains from selling a toxic substance marketed as a weight loss drug. The order includes proceeds in monero cryptocurrency and other assets. “This is the first case where we have converted Monero currency into cash,” said Adrian Foster, Chief Crown Prosecutor in the Crown Prosecution Service. British Man […] Powered by...
RIAA Sues Verizon After ISP “Buried Head in Sand” Over Subscribers’ Piracy
At a time when many pirate sites seem increasingly elusive, oftentimes almost transient as domains, identities, and branding, come and go, static enforcement targets are in limited supply. The same can’t be said for internet service providers and over the past few years, several have paid a very steep price. Not for engaging in piracy per se, but for not responding aggressively enough against subscribers mostly accused of repeatedly...
Religious Group Targets Parent With Copyright Lawsuit Over Kids’ Curriculum
Under a concept known as Released Time for Religious Instruction (RTRI), children in the United States are permitted to leave school to receive religious instruction elsewhere. Whether an hour a day or once per week, the fact that young students are taken off-site is a component of the law. Use of the tax-supported public school system, to finance and help spread whatever beliefs various groups may have, is disallowed under the First...
