Technically Legal

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Google WebM v. H.264, Twitter Subpoena, and MySpace Authentication

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Google WebM, Royalty Free, but Patent Suit Free?

Google’s WebM video format might not be so free after all, says MPEG-LA
The first in-depth technical analysis of VP8

PA Atty. Gen. Sends Twitter a Subpoena

Pennsylvania Attorney General Tries to Unmask Twitter Critics
Pennsylvania AG Dropping Twitter Subpoena

MySpace Authentication Evidence

Opinions

Comments Off Posted in: Podcast on May 25, 2010

The iPhone Search Warrant, Google Goofs with WiFi Data, and LimeWire held liable for Copyright infringement.

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iPhone Search Warrant

iPhone Investigation Documents Ordered Unsealed (Update1)
Roommate’s Tip Led Cops to iPhone Finder
The Warrant Application

Google Goofs with WiFi Data Privacy

Google Says It Collected Private Data by Mistake
WiFi data collection: An update

LimeWire held liable for Copyright Infringement

LimeWire Likely To Shut Down Soon
CopyWrong! Kimba Wood Squeezes the Juice Out of Limewire
The Opinion

Comments Off Posted in: Podcast on May 17, 2010

The FCC takes another stab at net neutrality and gives content companies control over your outputs.   Adobe brings up a new theory for Apple’s anti-competitive activity.

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FCC Takes Another Stab at Net Neutrality
FCC to claim some broadband regulatory power
FCC Statement

FCC To Content Owners: All Your Customers Televisions Are Belong to You
FCC Gives Hollywood The Right To Break Your TV/DVR… Just ‘Cause
FCC Opinion

DOJ and FTC Investigate Apple for Antitrust Violations
DOJ and/or FTC may launch antitrust inquiry against Apple for developer policies

3 Comments Posted in: Podcast on May 10, 2010

SCOTUS to consider legality of CA restrictions of video game sales to minors, Sony Class Action over disabling Linux on PS3s, and statutory damages for record sales.

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SCOTUS considers CA Video Game Law

Supreme Court Will Hear California Video Game Statute Appeal
9th Circuit Opinion

Sony Class Action

PS3 Linux class action lawsuit coming at ya
The Complaint

1 Statutory Damage Award Per Record

Record Album Only Supports One Statutory Damages Award–Bryant v. Media Right
The Opinion
April 2009 Quick Links

2 Comments Posted in: Podcast on May 3, 2010

Gizmodo and iPod Scandal, Downfall DMCA Takedowns, Sarah Palin E-Mail Hacker Trial

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Gizmodo iPhone Leak

Gizmodo paid for iPhone 4G: so are they receivers of stolen goods?
For Apple, Lost iPhone Is a Big Deal

DMCA TakeDownfall

Hitler, as “Downfall” producer, orders a DMCA takedown
Hitler tries a DMCA takedown

Sarah Palin E-Mail Hacker

The Indictment
Meaning of ID theft is key to Palin e-mail hacking case
FBI: Evidence points to Kernell destroying proof of Palin e-mail snoop
Sarah Palin email hack

Comments Off Posted in: Podcast on April 26, 2010

Activision Scuffle, Adobe Squares Off with Apple, Are Tweets Copyrightable

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Activision Scuffle

Activision: West, Zampella wanted to steal Infinity Ward
The Ides of Harsh

Apple v. Adobe

Adobe vs. Apple is going to get uglier

Are Tweets Copyrightable

You Cannot Copyright a Tweet
Are Tweets Copyright-Protected?
Copyright Protection Not Available for Names,
Titles, or Short Phrases

1 Comment Posted in: Podcast on April 19, 2010

FCC v. Comcast, e-mail privacy, and DMCA constitutionality.

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FCC v. Comcast

11th Circuit on E-mail Privacy

DMCA v. Free Speech

Comments Off Posted in: Podcast on April 12, 2010

Gene Patents, eBay v. Tiffany’s, and a new round of RIAA style litigation.

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Judge Invalidates Some Gene Patents

Judge: Gene Patents Are Invalid
Myriad Loses Ruling Over Breast Cancer-Gene Patents
The Opinion

Appeals Court Backs eBay

eBay Mostly Beats Tiffany in the Second Circuit, but False Advertising Claims Remanded
The Opinion

Indie Movie Producers Send 20,000 demand letters

Extortion-Like Mass Automated Copyright Lawsuits Come To The US: 20,000 Filed, 30,000 More On The Way

Comments Off Posted in: Podcast on April 5, 2010

Is ACTA Constitutionality, Google v. China, and Fluff Busting

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Is ACTA Constitutional?

Full ACTA Leak Online
Is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Unconstitutional?

Google v. China

Google Stops its Chinese Censorship
China issues media rules for stories on Google
Google Faces Fallout as China Reacts to Site Shift
Google China Status Board

Fluff Busting

Facebook Threatens Greasemonkey Script Writer
Fluff Busting Purity News

1 Comment Posted in: Podcast on March 29, 2010

Just two stories this week: Summary Judgment motions in Viacom v. YouTube, and Netflix shuts down it’s second challenge.

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Motion Filed in Viacom v. YouTube

Read The Just-Unsealed Documents From The YouTube/Viacom Case Here
Broadcast Yourself

Netflix Cancels Second Challenge

FTC’s Privacy Worries Prompt Netflix to Cancel Contest

Comments Off Posted in: Podcast on March 22, 2010