The stupidest patents of 2017
"Nazer believes none of these patents should have been granted in the first place, having failed to overcome the basic legal requirements of being both ori…
"Nazer believes none of these patents should have been granted in the first place, having failed to overcome the basic legal requirements of being both ori…
"“This is a green light for the broadband industry to figure out how to suck as much money from the internet economy as possible,” said Ryan Singel, media…
"“They were so creative and brought something totally different to activism,” said Marvin Ammori, the general counsel for Hyperloop One, a high-speed trans…
"Maybe that makes sense from the perspective of pure logic. But Ryan Calo, an expert in robotics and cyber law at the University of Washington in Seattle,…
"“The reputational issues … really matter when a consumer is faced with trusting a machine with her safety and getting from point A to Point B without fear…
""We're launching a series of pilot projects in states around the country over the course of five years," said Ryan Harkins, director of stat…
"The impact on digital marketing from the elimination of net neutrality will be “profound.” That’s according to Ryan Singel, a fellow at Stanford Law Scho…
"“There is substantial confusion in public debates about this issue,” says Brett Frischmann, professor of law, business, and economics at Villanova Univers…
"Townsend-Gard dreams of a world where librarians and researchers and students don’t have to waste time on copyright determinations. “I really believe that…
"Few people have looked at these issues as closely as Harlan Yu at Upturn, a nonprofit based in Washington DC, who studies technology’s impact on civil rig…
"“A lot of what we’re getting at in the Carpenter case,” said Woodrow Hartzog, professor of law and computer science at Northeastern, “is a growing sense o…
"Net neutrality advocates have also expressed concern that ISPs could block certain sites outright. Barbara van Schewick, a net neutrality expert at Stanfo…