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10 Oct 2008, 8:28 pm
"I'm not a fan of their IP licensing program," said Michael Masnick, CEO of Techdirt, a consulting company that also has an eponymous blog covering technology, innovation and the law. [read post]
4 May 2016, 5:21 am by David Canton
This Techdirt article is a good summary of that study. [read post]
6 Sep 2018, 9:43 am by Jon Brodkin
Last week, telco lobby group USTelecom accidentally emailed internal documents containing draft talking points to Techdirt founder Mike Masnick. [read post]
22 Jul 2014, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
Cop caught on camera stealing dying motorist’s $3700 and gold crucifix “walked out of courtroom with big smile on face” [Bridgeport; Connecticut Post] Durham, N.C. police officer testifies department would illegally gain access to homes for purposes of search by lying about getting 911 calls [IndyWeek] “California Highway Patrol Seizes Medical Records Of Woman An Officer Was Caught On Tape Beating” [Tim Cushing, TechDirt] Drivers routinely expected to… [read post]
2 Dec 2019, 3:03 am by Walter Olson
Public.Resource.Org, earlier here and here] Update: federal judge Kaplan imposes sanctions on alleged “copyright troll” Richard Liebowitz, further complications ensue [Eugene Volokh, more, ABA Journal, earlier] How Coca-Cola responds to flavor suggestions from fans on Twitter [Mike Masnick] “California Man Gets Sued After Trying To Trademark Bully A Theme Park’ [Timothy Geigner, TechDirt] “Like Righthaven before it, the Higbee firm has been taking… [read post]
30 Sep 2016, 3:00 am by Walter Olson
-based Daily Mail is filed in Maryland, also names obscure blogger from that state [Mike Masnick, TechDirt] Tale of ginned-up out-of-state defamation lawsuit meant to aid in “reputation management” takedowns gets even weirder [Paul Alan Levy, earlier] University of Tennessee, a public institution, cites First Amendment in dropping probe of Prof. [read post]
28 Dec 2019, 8:59 am by Walter Olson
” [Mike Masnick, Techdirt] “These were never good jobs,” claims the measure’s sponsor, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), but lots of freelancers have made clear they disagree [Billy Binion] “Mainstream politicians and pundits love to cite ‘unintended consequences’ when their preferred policies cause harm in the exact ways libertarians said they would. [read post]
19 Jan 2016, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
Clinton, there is so much wrong with your contemplated business exit tax [Ira Stoll, New York Sun] Metallica vs. cover band cease/desist spat gets patched up quickly [Rockfeed, followup] Alas, RICO suits harassing Colorado legal-pot business appear to be prospering [Jacob Sullum/Reason, my Cato take] Judge tosses $21.5 million award in that colorful Holland America case we’ve covered [Seattle Times, earlier] Labor-rights case from Colombia causing further difficulty for Terry… [read post]
3 May 2012, 9:06 pm by Walter Olson
Failure to accommodate employee’s religious belief forbidding hair-cutting results in $27K payout by Taco Bell operator [EEOC, North Carolina] There’s a reason they call it Government Motors: nonunion GM assembly workers get shaft [Fountain] Mayor Bloomberg refreshingly sane on “living wage,” though not alas rent control [Heather Mac Donald, Secular Right] “The cost of labor isn’t the main problem, it’s the rigidities,” says French CEO… [read post]
13 Jun 2008, 8:00 am
  You can read mainstream media coverage (Globe, National Post, Toronto Star, Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Sun, CBC), wire services coverage (UPI, Reuters, CEP), online media coverage (Ars Technica, Techdirt), newspaper editorials (Toronto Star supports the introduction), and commentary pieces (mine, Terence Corcoran's in the National Post). [read post]
16 Jan 2019, 2:58 am by Walter Olson
tales of the gun buyback, local adoption of Daubert, and more in my latest Maryland policy roundup [Free State Notes; plus redistricting updates] “Despite Losing Its Copyright Case, The State Of Georgia Still Trying To Stop Carl Malamud From Posting Its Laws” [Mike Masnick, TechDirt, earlier] Tags: Baltimore, copyright, Daubert, free trade, Georgia, lawyers, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Stan Chesley, technology [read post]
19 Apr 2016, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
HBO back with “Confirmation” docudrama on the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill episode and Stuart Taylor, Jr. not greatly impressed [Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist] Another rogue Eastern District of Texas patent outcome falls, this time it’s Google for $85 million [Joe Mullin, ArsTechnica] “New Bill Designed To Stop Egregious Venue Shopping By Patent Trolls” [Nathan Leamer and Zach Graves, TechDirt] “Life in California — A Tax on a Tax”… [read post]
26 Feb 2010, 3:16 pm by Cord Blomquist
For more on the USTR’s Special 301 watchlist, check out this post by Mike Masnick at TechDirt. [read post]
1 Oct 2014, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
.: “Jury finds CBS infringes podcasting patent, awards $1.3 million” [ArsTechnica] “Premier League Uses Copyright To Pull Down YouTube Video Of Professor Advocating For Stronger Copyright For Premier League” [Mike Masnick, Techdirt] A new leaf? [read post]
27 Apr 2011, 6:13 pm by Stewart Baker
  That’s what my memo to USTR said.I still think we were right, and apparently so do outlets like Techcrunch Techdirt. [read post]
3 Dec 2009, 4:41 pm by Paul Levy
  The affidavit was submitted to try to stave off summary judgment in a case where Jenzabar is suing documentary film-makers Long Bow Group claiming trademark infringement because Jenzabar’s name is in the meta tags for a page about the later life of Ling Chai, who founded Jenzabar but was a leading character in a Long Bow documentary.Drawing in part on useful responses to my post by commenters on Techdirt and Dave Farber’s Interesting People, we have submitted a brief… [read post]