The California criminal investigation into the case of the errant Apple G4
iPhone that Gizmodo.com unveiled before legions of curious Internet readers
last week is noteworthy in its potential to make new media law. But it's
also striking for another reason: The raid that San Mateo area cops
conducted last week on the house of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen came at the
behest of a special multi-agency task force that was commissioned to work
with the computer industry to tackle high-tech crimes. And
