Catching up: Grokster, Verizon, Serebryany, GTA
Some stories that may have made it to Vigilant TV over the weekend had your humble editor not been (a) distracted by the sudden popularity of invisiblog, and (b) rained on while camping in the middle of a cowpat:
Newspaper prints phony arson story to help a police sting operation:
Seattle Weekly.
Washington Sate bans video games that “depict violence against law enforcement officials”: CNN.
US federal judge rules Grokster and Streamcast (Morpheus) are not responsible for copyright infringement by their users: CNet.
Serebryany pleads guilty to leaking DirectTV smart card secrets: The Register.
Ashcroft says illegal immigrants can be detained indefinitely: VOA.
Verizon loses to RIAA, must hand over identity of p2p user; Verizon to appeal: CNet.