http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/taxonomy/term/499/feed The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/5352 <p>Anyone still in doubt whether user data is valuable? Take a look at the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/14/technology/14deal.html">news</a> and learn: User data is worth the double of what Google paid for YouTube –– Google just bought DoubleClick for USD 3.1 bn.</p> <p><a href="http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/5352">read more</a></p> http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/5352#comment privacy Baseline privacy law DoubleClick FTC Google Microsoft Xanga Yahoo Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:58:02 -0700 Christian Laux 5352 at http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/5339 <p><a href="http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/04/02itunes.html">Apple</a> has announced it would offer <span class="caps">DRM</span>-free music through iTunes. The offer is limited to the music catalog of one of the Major Labels, <span class="caps">EMI.</span></p> <p>Customers still can get the <span class="caps">DRM</span>-protected songs at the old price. The <span class="caps">DRM</span>-free songs are available for an extra price of 30%. In exchange, the consumer (also) gets better file quality.</p> <p><a href="http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/5339">read more</a></p> http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/5339#comment intellectual property apple drm Microsoft Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:47:23 -0700 Christian Laux 5339 at http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/5154 <p>This is the most important thing that has happened on the intellectual property front lately. Former Soviet president Gorbachev asks Microsoft's Bill Gates not to pursue IP litigation against a high school teacher in Perm who used pirated software in classroom because:</p> <p>- he is poor<br /> - he has dedicated his life to teaching</p> <p><a href="http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/5154">read more</a></p> http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/5154#comment intellectual property court cases detention camp Gorbachev IP Microsoft piracy Russia Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:24:06 -0800 Balazs Bodo 5154 at http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu