Technically Legal

Thesis v. WordPress and the GPL, Massachusetts and the Right to Repair, Facebook and the CFAA.

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Thesis v. WordPress and the GPL

Would WordPress Sue The Maker Of Thesis
Syn-thesis
Why WordPress Themes are Derivative of WordPress
An analysis of GPL’ed code in Thesis
The GPL

Right to Repair

Mass. considers landmark auto-repair legislation

Facebook v. Power.com, and the CFAA

Facebook Doesn’t Violate Competition Laws, Court Rules In Power.com Lawsuit

1 Comment Posted in: Podcast on July 26, 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

Innocent infringement off the table, Apple sues HTC, and is it illegal to poach tickets?

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Innocent infringement off the table

5th Circuit rules innocent infringement defense not supported in Maverick v Harper
The opinion

Apple Sues HTC

Apple sues HTC over iPhone patents
Apple sues HTC–court filings
Apple HTC Complaint U.S. Google & HTC

Poaching Gaga Tickets

Couldn’t Get Those Coveted Gaga Tickets? Here’s Why
Four Charged in Bid To Buy, Resell Tickets

Comments Off Posted in: Podcast on March 9, 2010

Apple files a patent suit, Motorola and Blackberry sued for patent infringement, and database abuse.

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Apple Sues for Patent Infringement

Apple Files Patent Infringement Suit Over ‘Knock-Off’ Power Adapters
Apple Sues To Stop Power Adapter Knock Offs

Motorola and Blackberry Sued for Patent Infringement

Motorola, Research in Motion sued over voicemail
Klausner Technologies

Database Abuse

http://techdirt.com/articles/20091124/0131587064.shtml

1 Comment Posted in: Podcast on December 1, 2009

Safe-harbors under the DMCA, limits on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Outing Anonymous Posters in California, Google’s FCC Filing-Unredacted.

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Safe-Harbors under the DMCA

Veoh Gets Yet Another Terrific 512 Defense Win–UMG v. Veoh
UMG v. Veoh: Big Win for Online Video
Judge: Safe Harbor applies to Veoh; UMG lawsuit eviscerated
The Opinion

Limits on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Ninth Circuit Holds Disloyal Computer Use Is Not A Crime
The Opinion

Outing Anonymous Posters in California

Splitting the Digital Baby: California Court Creates New Procedure for Uncovering Anonymous Commenters
The Opinion

Google’s FCC Filing-Unredacted

Google Releases Complete Google Voice App FCC Response

Comments Off Posted in: Podcast on September 21, 2009