Weekly Links: May 8-14th, 2011 May 16, 2011
Yikes! This was a busy week! These are the stories that have been on our radar.
iOS indie developer getting sued by patent trolls? [via Cult Of Mac]
TwitPic making power grab a exclusive distribution right? [via Technology and Marketing Law Blog]
Boston asks FCC for right to regulate cable distribution rights. [via Ars Technica]
Facebook supposedly hires PR firm to trash Google for not respecting user privacy. [via Engadget]
Google launches digital music locker, and says it doesn’t need licenses. Amazon redux?. [via CNET]
Related: EFF post on “digital lockering services.” [via EFF]
Related: BMI says digital locker services might violate copyright. [via TechDirt]
Could Sony be liable to game developers for PSN outage resulting from data breach? [via Ars Technica]
New “IP protectionist” bill floating around legislators. Doesn’t look good. [via CNET]
Google to pay large fines to allowing advertising from non-pharma companies. [via CNET]
Microsoft agrees to buy Skype for $8B. [via Wall Street Journal]
Senate grills Apple and Google over location-based tracking. [via Ars Technica]
ANOTHER IP-related bill, with “blacklisting.” Is this the new norm? [via Ars Technica]
Did Comcast really help The Pirate Bay this week? [via Slashdot]
“iFixit” website dismantles FBI tracking device. [via iFixit]
U.K. lawyer fined for not protecting client data. [via Ars Technica]
Da, da-da-da, daat, da, what? “Charge” rally music, used at sports arenas, being challenged in court. [via Palm Beach Post]
Belgian Court says Google infringes when it links out to newspaper websites. [via Out-law.com]
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act fails on claims against former employee who visited personal websites while at work. [via Technology and Marketing law blog]
Teen gets arrested for “disorderly conduct” for actions on Facebook. [via TechDirt]
ITC decision issued in favor of Kodak, in Apple patent dispute. [via CNET]
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