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18 Aug 2008, 9:14 am
We've discussed non-competes often here in the past; Techdirt made much the same point a year and a half back.And then there is from Networkworld, Non-compete pacts called bad for tech innovation:Some instead seek employment in large companies that can defend them against litigation related to non-compete agreements, said Lee Fleming, an associate professor at Harvard who is conducting a research project into the subject. [read post]
19 Apr 2010, 5:40 am
"IPBiz notes that -- significant amount of creativity -- sounds a bit different than the TechDirt view of software writing. [read post]
24 Mar 2022, 10:29 am
Thanks to Mike Masnick (Techdirt) for the pointer. [read post]
6 Sep 2011, 10:10 pm
.: “Chronic fatigue syndrome researchers face death threats from militants” [Guardian] Nanotechnologists are target of Unabomber copycat [Chronicle of Higher Education] Blogger (and frequent Overlawyered commenter) Amy Alkon criticizes intrusive TSA agent by name, agent threatens $500K libel suit [Mike Masnick/TechDirt, Mark Bennett] NYT fans “pill mill” hysteria, heedless of the costs [Sullum] Patent litigant “pursued baseless infringement allegations in… [read post]
11 Dec 2010, 4:47 am
"Brightkite Kills Its Check-In Functionality To Focus On Group Texting" http://j.mp/ffdJEv techdirt on "How The Press Misleads About Wikileaks" http://j.mp/fpV1Fu a new study asks "Why Do Politicians Tweet? [read post]
5 Jul 2015, 9:05 pm
Kittle, Wisconsin Watchdog] Rare instance where pro-speech, anti-harass groups agree: ICANN shouldn’t zap site-owner privacy [Online Abuse Prevention Initiative via @sarahjeong] “Researcher Headed To Australian Supreme Court In Attempt To Hold Google Responsible For Posts At Ripoff Reports” [Tim Cushing, TechDirt] When you vigorously deny an accusation, do you defame the accuser as a liar? [read post]
26 Jul 2010, 4:01 am
[Kravets, Wired, Ron Coleman, TechDirt, PoL] Five NYC hospitals to use “health courts” to seek agreements before medical malpractice cases go to trial [WSJ] Serpentine asbestos politics behind “California state rock” fracas [Cal Civil Justice, more, PoL, Bailey, earlier here and here] From Andrew Grossman: “Feinberg: ‘priests, mayors or even sheriffs could vouch for [BP trust fund] claims of local businesses. [read post]
24 Jun 2019, 2:55 am
Brannon, Congressional Research Service] “A social media campaign from the French government has been blocked by Twitter – because of the government’s own anti-fake-news law” [BBC via Elizabeth Nolan Brown] European authorities misidentify many pages on Internet Archive as “terrorist,” demand takedown [Mike Masnick, Techdirt] Armslist case is one in which Section 230 protected Second Amendment rights (that’s not a misprint for First) [John… [read post]
29 Aug 2016, 9:06 am
You can read more about this trademark dispute here at Techdirt — calling it another example of trademark bullying. [read post]
29 Jul 2019, 2:58 am
It comes with a body count [Mike Masnick, Techdirt; related, Violet Blue, Engadget] If they’re farming, don’t you be filming: John Stossel on ag-gag laws [Reason video and story, earlier] Tags: agriculture and farming, campaign regulation, Facebook, First Amendment, free speech, social media, Twitter [read post]
28 Apr 2020, 8:58 am
” At Techdirt, Mike Masnick has a post titled “Supreme Court Says Georgia’s ‘Official Code’ Is Public Domain — Including Annotations. [read post]
20 May 2020, 3:30 am
[Cathy Gellis, TechDirt; earlier; Visual Artists Rights Act violation found after building owner permitted graffiti installations, later painted them over] “Led Zeppelin wins ‘Stairway to Heaven’ copyright case” [Jonathan Stempel, Reuters] Tags: art and artists, Indian tribes, music and musicians, sanctions [read post]
10 Jan 2018, 3:05 am
Yes, that Stanton Glantz [Allison Aubrey/NPR, Vaping Post April, our earlier coverage] “Five Below, Trendy Retailer, Sues 10 Below, Ice Cream Seller, For Trademark Infringement” [Timothy Geigner, Techdirt] Tags: cosmetics, housing discrimination, Maryland, obesity, redistricting reform, trademarks January 10 roundup is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system [read post]
15 Nov 2008, 12:09 am
Hot nod: Techdirt. [read post]
10 Mar 2012, 3:11 pm
” [@Popehat on Gawker item] “Key Techdirt SOPA/PIPA Post Censored By Bogus DMCA Takedown Notice” [Mike Masnick] Overly aggressive trademark lawyers? [read post]
20 Mar 2017, 9:05 pm
” [Jessica Pishko, Slate; Tim Cushing, TechDirt (list is of cops considered highly impeachable in court testimony)] Just catching up with this still-relevant Joshua Muravchik critique of Black Lives Matter [Commentary] Feds indict seven members of elite Baltimore police gun trace task force on racketeering charges; underlying predicates include robbery, swearing out false search warrants, false overtime claims (“one hour can be eight hours. [read post]
30 Dec 2011, 9:00 am
According to DailyChanges (via TechDirt), the combined domain transfers in and new registrations outstripped transfers out by a large margin. [read post]
5 Feb 2010, 9:09 pm
TechDirt’s indefatigable Mike Masnick reminds us of this with a tweet today about hiccups in Google Calendar that may have prevented him getting on a conference call. [read post]
7 Nov 2018, 2:56 am
Main reasons: 1) Small states get rounded up or down; 2) demographics change in existing districts over 10-year Census cycle especially where new housing is being built [Hristina Byrnes, 24/7 Wall Street, I’m quoted] “‘Outrageously excessive’ requests for attorney fees can be altogether denied, 3rd Circuit says” [ABA Journal] Prenda copyright troll Paul Hansmeier, who also did mass ADA filings, pleads guilty to fraud and money laundering charges [Dan Browning,… [read post]
22 Oct 2009, 11:04 am
An example of litigation being used for, apparently, nothing but intimidation is pointed out by techdirt: The Medill Innocence Project at Northwestern University “gives undergraduate students firsthand experience in investigating wrongful convictions. [read post]
