How do I show different webages to my website visitors based on country of origin? [more inside]
posted by yoyo_nyc on Oct 28, 2009 - 3 answers

Who owns the games on Steam?(or any digital download service) [more inside]
posted by MrMulan on Oct 19, 2009 - 7 answers

If someone enters a scientific "Theoretical Challenge" under my name and wins the competition, would that come back to haunt me even though all intellectual property rights would be relinquished to the company running the challenge? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 24, 2009 - 5 answers

What is the lowest priced IP camera with optical zoom for use as webcam to display a mountain to the public? [more inside]
posted by fenwaydirtdog on Sep 16, 2009 - 4 answers

Proxies, VPNs and restrictions, oh my! How can an American dude in South Korea get his Hulu, Steam and Direct2Drive on. More inside. [more inside]
posted by GilloD on Sep 15, 2009 - 6 answers

I have invented a card game and would like to protect it before I start large-scale game testing. I can't find useful information about the laws surrounding protecting this kind of intellectual property. First, what kind of protections should I be seeking for a card game? Second, any recommendations on reputable, ethical lawyers in Seattle who can help me protect my game?
posted by velvetsmog on Sep 4, 2009 - 9 answers

What is the coolest thing you have seen/done using Wordpress. Special relevance to a corporate website. Can I get it to do cool stuff for me like IP filtering and more? [more inside]
posted by london302 on Aug 18, 2009 - 6 answers

[LawFilter]Should I not indicate to employers that I'm interested in Intellectual property? [more inside]
posted by Kifer85 on Aug 9, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm curious about 'trojan' software for tracking a computer after it's been stolen. [more inside]
posted by kaibutsu on Aug 7, 2009 - 9 answers

Can I use a U.S. based web server to gain a U.S. ip address for a computer located outside the U.S.? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 30, 2009 - 7 answers

How accurate is geolocation detection via IP Address? [more inside]
posted by friedbeef on Jun 23, 2009 - 21 answers

There's a website out there that aggregates operational radio transmissions (similar to coastguard radio, police radio, that kind of thing). I'd like to create an iphone app that aggregates the feeds. Am I allowed to use the websites streams? Do they have any legal ownership over the streams despite the fact that they're publicly broadcast and can be picked up on any receiver?
posted by cubedweller on Apr 15, 2009 - 10 answers

I have some personal IP and I don't want the large corporation I'm about to be employed by to own it, what are my options? [more inside]
posted by Quazie on Mar 23, 2009 - 11 answers

How did 192.168 and 10, etc get selected as the private IP address ranges? I know it's in the RFC, but is there a story about why they picked those particular numbers? Who picked them?
posted by empath on Jan 16, 2009 - 9 answers

What sort of addresses do 3G end stations receive? [more inside]
posted by tkolar on Jan 7, 2009 - 10 answers

Sitting in a hotel room using the hotel internet connection and cannot access any Google sites. Any other site seems to come up fine. Doubt it's a problem with the hotel network or router as I'm using OpenDNS. [more inside]
posted by Expat on Dec 26, 2008 - 15 answers

I need to find a lawyer in the NYC area who deals with confidentiality agreements and stock option contracts, specifically in the software industry. How would I go about finding such a lawyer? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 17, 2008 - 3 answers

What's the best way to buy a .com domain from a squatter? Have you used a third-party to anonymously negotiate a domain purchase? I'd be very interested to hear your experiences. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 21, 2008 - 10 answers

Can anybody recommend a good IP surveillance camera that does motion detection internally? [more inside]
posted by monkeybutt on Nov 2, 2008 - 8 answers

when emailing from the gmail web interface then the users local IP is not included in the message source. But when emailing from gmail via SMTP ( smtp.gmail.com ) then the local IP is included in the source. Can I somehow stop that from happening? [more inside]
posted by nolnar on Oct 8, 2008 - 6 answers

My internet security cameras only work on the ISP I subscribe to and not on another ISP. [more inside]
posted by bob749 on Oct 1, 2008 - 5 answers

I've been using my Xbox 360 for almost a year without any networking problems. As of two days ago, it will not log into Xbox Live and the problem has gotten worse. [more inside]
posted by cgomez on Jul 19, 2008 - 4 answers

Plant breeders' rights question - propagation and sale or plants, when in ignorance of the fact that the plant you're propagating and selling is a registered variety. [more inside]
posted by Jimbob on Jul 9, 2008 - 8 answers

If I run an open wireless access point using DHCP, is there a way for anyone to identify which PC or device in the IP range is receiving or sending traffic? If I run a shared connection and someone does something unlawful, is it my problem or theirs? [more inside]
posted by uaudio on Jul 2, 2008 - 18 answers

Intellectual property question. A married couple are both coders who have the same software skills (let's say in coding OCR software). One spouse runs Company A (sole proprietorship, OCR software). The other works for Company B which is now contracting with Company C to work on their OCR code, so that spouse is being required by Company B to sign an NDA (no noncompete) which protects Company C's intellectual property. [more inside]
posted by tinkertown on Jun 30, 2008 - 6 answers

IntellectualPropertyFilter: Who owns the IP on the commercial aspect of my PhD? [more inside]
posted by lottie on Jun 25, 2008 - 15 answers

How do I manage my HOSTS/LMHOSTS file and/or better manage a virtual machine IP that changes? [more inside]
posted by bertrandom on Jun 5, 2008 - 7 answers

Mapping IP addresses... How would I make a map of IP addresses that I have in a list? [more inside]
posted by weaponsgradecarp on May 20, 2008 - 5 answers

This page (a website for public domain scores) tells me that my daily allotment of download page visits (2 per day per IP, I imagine) has been exceeded the first time I go to one of those pages. [more inside]
posted by invitapriore on Apr 21, 2008 - 3 answers

I'm working on a site (it's a personal project) where I basically review movies that I like. Lately, I've been thinking about adding video clips from the movies/series to give visitors a better understanding of what the movies/series are about. How do I do this legally? [more inside]
posted by Foci for Analysis on Apr 16, 2008 - 13 answers

Putting together a course on the history of music as property; I have a lot of the course figured out, but am looking for really well documented and interesting case studies or chronicles of disputes over the ownership of music. [more inside]
posted by fourcheesemac on Apr 13, 2008 - 29 answers

Is there a way to change IP configurations for a Wireless Netword Connection based on the Wireless network I am currently connected using Vista or any third-party software? [more inside]
posted by fcoury on Mar 26, 2008 - 10 answers

Can a blogger tell that I am reading their blog by my IP address? [more inside]
posted by Locative on Mar 11, 2008 - 23 answers

My PC has completely lost interest in automatically obtaining an IP address from any network, by any method. [more inside]
posted by nylon on Nov 28, 2007 - 15 answers

I just picked up an Apple Airport Extreme and am attempting to integrate it into my home network, and my old router is jealous. My intent is to use the Airport to serve IP addresses to all my devices via DHCP, and use its wireless capabilities for my 802.11g computers (looking forward to 802.11n). I've pressed my old Linksys WRT54G into use providing wireless access to my 802.11b devices (2 wifi Internet radios), to isolate them from dragging down the .g devices' wireless access speeds. [more inside]
posted by DandyRandy on Nov 26, 2007 - 9 answers

Someone posted a spam comment on my blog that came from IP address "192.168.0.165". Since that IP address is reserved for private networks, how on earth did they do that? Is this "IP spoofing"? If so, how does it work?
posted by simonw on Oct 19, 2007 - 7 answers

This is for a personal project. Is there a free IP address to country/city list I can download? Thanks for your help.
posted by parttimeninja on Sep 22, 2007 - 2 answers

How do I make services publicly available behind a private network? [more inside]
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Aug 23, 2007 - 12 answers

Please help me set up reverse DNS properly for an XServe connected to a network I manage. [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on Jul 27, 2007 - 10 answers

I only want some specific people to be able to read my family website, so I have a two-pronged website password protection question. [more inside]
posted by freddymungo on Jul 17, 2007 - 10 answers

WindowsAdminFilter - I've got a small, single controller Active Directory domain comprised entirely of Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition boxes. Things are ticking along nicely, bar one aggravating DNS problem. Namely, the boxes all have multiple interfaces, one of which I want to show up in DNS, the rest of which I don't...but for some reason, I get the address I want, plus a couple (but not all) of the other ones. [more inside]
posted by Kreiger on Jun 22, 2007 - 5 answers

Having trouble with resolving internal ip addresses though the external ip address resolves with no problem [more inside]
posted by jmd82 on Jun 12, 2007 - 4 answers

Please share resources for learning about routing protocols, WAN/LAN setup, etc. [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on Apr 27, 2007 - 5 answers

Is hacking just to find out the identity of someone illegal? The short story is I'm being harassed via email, have IP addresses, headers, all that, but not enough stuff that comes off as threatening enough to get anyone in authority to care. I downloaded and tried to use BO2k and realized I'm in over my head. I contacted a few "public" hackers and asked for help, but they claimed they don't do that sort of thing. I just want to know who this person is who knows my name and details about my family. I don't want credit card numbers, passwords, etc. Is what I want illegal? Is it _how_ I want it that's the problem? Public replies or emails welcome: painted_nails_20@yahoo.com
posted by anonymous on Mar 10, 2007 - 16 answers

Is there a Web site or free program I can use to hide my IP address when roaming the Internet? I would like some level of anonymity when visiting some forums. [more inside]
posted by cainiarb on Mar 4, 2007 - 24 answers

New ISP offers static IP addresses. Should I take 1 or 8? What can I use them for? Should I be concerned about the RIPE database? [more inside]
posted by boosh on Mar 1, 2007 - 7 answers

Please tell me everything you know about MIDI over Ethernet or MIDI over IP. [more inside]
posted by loquacious on Feb 11, 2007 - 14 answers

Technology-related legal positions in DC for new attorney that are not patent prosecution? [more inside]
posted by dcjd on Feb 9, 2007 - 5 answers

So, following the advice on a few previous MeFi threads, I bought an old HP Laserjet 5M printer for $80 on eBay that promises to do everything I ever dreamt of (pretty printing, cheap, duplex--there seem to be lots of these around, coming off corporate leases). IF I can figure out how to get the connection to a router and to my Mac G5 to work, that is. [more inside]
posted by agent99 on Feb 7, 2007 - 21 answers

How do I get my wired router network to see my wireless router network? Are they the same thing? [more inside]
posted by edbyford on Jan 24, 2007 - 15 answers