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FTC ends first case against a “patent troll” with a slap on the wrist
""While we are encouraged by the FTC’s work, this is one (long-awaited) action against a single troll," wrote Daniel Nazer at the Electronic Fron…
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Lohan, Noriega video game lawsuits are a troubling sign for the arts
Former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega and actress Lindsay Lohan have at least one thing in common: Both recently filed high-profile lawsuits against video…
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REMINDER: We Robot abstracts due Nov. 3
Hope to see you! CFP-2.pdf…
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Free as in Open Access and Wikipedia
Cross-posted from EFF. Between October 20 and 26, EFF is celebrating Open Access Week alongside dozens of organizations from around the world. This is a week t…
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Pro Hackers Petition White House For DMCA And Computer Crime Law Reform
"Andrea Matwyshyn, the law professor and former FTC senior policy advisor who put the petition together, says the application of DMCA has upset “the balanc…
Piracy Fuels the Fashion Industry
When, in 2011, Oprah Winfrey asked Ralph Lauren how he “keeps reinventing,” Mr. Lauren answered: “You copy. Forty-five years of copying; that’s why I’m here.” M…
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U.S. Trade Secrets Law, Panasonic: Intellectual Property
A closed-door briefing was held in Washington yesterday for staff on the Senate Judiciary Committee to review draft laws to create a new private right of action…
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Adam Carolla settles with podcasting patent troll, agrees to ‘quiet period’
""If suing him makes no economic sense, then it makes no sense to sue any podcaster," notes Nazer. "We hope that Personal Audio’s public sta…
Trade Secrets and Climate Change: Uncovering Secret Solutions to the Problem of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Climate change is a significant and complex problem facing the world today. To solve the problem will require the coordinated efforts of both the public and pri…
Techno Sapiens: The End of Serendipity Edition
Cross posted from Slate. Welcome to Techno Sapiens, a biweekly series of six podcasts hosted by Future Tense fellows Christine Rosen, senior editor of the New…
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Patent Overhaul Effort Stalls
""We're looking down the road," said Daniel Nazer, an attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which supports patent reform. "Whe…
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Monkey selfie ignites a copyright dispute
""Let's say that that the monkey had eaten a bunch of bananas and had piled the banana peels on the jungle floor," said Bridges. "If a p…