double edged sword

We see it time and time again.

Copyright is a double edged sword, and those who sharpen one side often get cut by the other.

When the German politician Siegfried Kauder introduced a two-strikes model to beat online piracy a few days ago, his own actions with regard to copyright were weighed carefully.

Anti-piracy lawyer John Steele is without doubt one of the most active proponents of the pay-up-or-else settlement scheme in the United States.

In less than a year he filed more than 80 mass-lawsuits for his clients, targeting thousands of alleged BitTorrent users.

Nevertheless it appears that Steele himself can be awarded the pirate label, since he’s blatantly ripped of the work of a competitor.

Ford’s tumble on the J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey (IQS) may be further proof that adding technology to cars is a double-edged sword.

Buyers love iPod adapters and Bluetooth, but some owners have trouble getting up to speed on touchscreen displays and on-board navigation.

Rather than read the manual or ask the dealer for help, buyers take it out on the automaker when they’re surveyed.

In the current IQS the most tech-savvy U.S. automaker, Ford, fell from No. 5 to No. 23 out of 32 automakers.

BMW and Audi, arguably the techiest automakers, are below average.

We see it time and time again.

Copyright is a double edged sword, and those who sharpen one side often get cut by the other.

Copyright is a double edged sword, and those who sharpen one side often get cut by the other.

Two weeks ago we reported that the gadget blog Gizmodo was going after bloggers who copied their work without permission, while they were ’stealing’ from photographers themselves.

Social media is a double-edged sword.

Due to its unfiltered nature, it can be a powerful promotional tool. However, it can also publicly expose our problems.

In this new post to his blog Brandon Savage takes a look at multiple inheritance in PHP applications - specifically where it could "kill you" if you're not careful.