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Silicon Valley embraces open source as a moneymaker
""Patents are so incompatible with the open source software philosophy," said Daniel Nazer, a staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundat…
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Library Ruling A Good Sign For Google In Next Book Case
"“The idea that you're going to get an injunction and a finding of infringement based on speculation of security harms without any actual facts to supp…
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Brooklyn entrepreneur says he's receiving death threats for using the pi symbol to brand his clothing line
"“I was wondering if it was evil or stupid,” New York University Law Prof. Christopher Sprigman said. “I realized I didn’t have to decide — it’s both.” No…
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BART's Monster-Sized Trademark Claim: A Tale of Two Logos
"BART's logo is not in the public domain, and even local T-shirt artists who glean BART imagery do so at their own legal peril. But, in claiming it can…
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CrossFit's Sour Sense of Humor
"But CrossFit could face an uphill battle proving that the videos violate their copyright, said Julie Ahrens, director of Copyright and Fair Use at Stanfor…
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The Biggest Filer of Copyright Lawsuits? This Erotica Web Site
"Ben Depoorter, a professor at the University of California, Hastings College of Law, said that there is no U.S. government enforcement agency tasked with…
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How the Government Can Improve Tech: Stop Reinventing Intellectual Property
"You need this for different programs to work together, said Julie Ahrens, director of Copyright and Fair Use at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet…
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Amazon granted patent for taking photos against a white background – seriously
"Amazon hasn't replied to questions from El Reg as to what use this patent could be put to, so we consulted the Electronic Frontier Foundation's st…
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Adam Carolla is Bummed About Patent Trolls Taking All His Money
"“The basic technology that they claim was invented before they filed their patent,” Nazer explains. “This one is a bit complicated because the patent syst…
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Podcasting in peril? Trial showdown in September
"Daniel Nazer, an EFF staff attorney, is working to invalidate PersonalAudio's patent — which Logan described: "system for disseminating media con…
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How The Supreme Court Could Reshape The Tech Patent Landscape
"What's curious about this patent to Daniel Nazer, a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is that it was filed way back in 1996. "…
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Aereo's Legal Battles Rest on the Meaning of 'Public Performance'
"“The problem the court faces is that if they want to say that Aereo is violating the law, they have to explain how it’s different from Cablevision or, mor…