Introduction My previous post introduced the complexities of AI when we consider copyright law. Grasping the challenges posed by AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) will benefit from reviewing how copyright law has evolved because of technology in the past. The fundamental goal of copyright law is to balance the rights of authors against the… Read More »The Evolution of Copyright Law: From Quill to Code

The emergence of tools based on artificial intelligence, particularly in the realm of generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, has already significantly changed the way that we create, consume, and think about content. However, this technological leap forward also raises a number of complex legal questions. My goal with this post… Read More »Copyright in the world of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Social Media Fraud is a serious problem: according to the US Federal Trade Commission reported that losses due to social media scams was US$2.7 billion in 2021 alone and it represents the most significant source of contact for such scams. Last year the Wall Street Journal had a number of articles about “Pig Butchering,” the… Read More »Social Media Fraud: Beware the “Deep Fake”

I suspect that you may have seen a message like this at some point when logging into a website. To me, it is ironic that they typically then make you go through the “forgot my password” method, as if you have done something wrong. The reality is that the most common reason this happens is… Read More »Why sites ask you to “reset your password”

I recently was asked to look at specific findings of other forensic experts related to the “recovery of deleted flies.” Another expert found specific behavior highly suspicious, but after a careful review, I concluded that this was more an artifact of how file systems recycle media. In this post, I will walk through my logic in hopes… Read More »Media Recycling in the FAT File System

Recently I expressed being unsure of what someone meant when they indicated a meeting time relative to “EST.” I explained that EST is not the same as EDT, and since I’m not in either of those time zones, I suspected they said EST when they meant EDT. They accused me of being “pedantic.” They are right: the type of forensic analysis that… Read More »Why Daylight Savings Time Matters