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4 Sep 2014, 3:51 am
TechDirt reports that the clip was used by Professor Bently at The Institute for Information Law (IViR) July Information Influx event, which included a panel discussion on "Who Owns the World Cup? [read post]
30 Aug 2014, 8:44 am
The retreat came after Mike Masnick at TechDirt and Joe Mullin at ArsTechnica pointed out some of the reasons the attempt might be problematic, among them that the challenge had been used widely by other charities before it caught on in August in connection with ALS. [read post]
27 Aug 2014, 1:54 am
Note the discussion of the Landmark Technologies/eBay matter at Techdirt in the post Patent Troll Sues eBay For Daring To Ask Patent Office For Patent Re-Exam Here, eBay is using a Texas anti-SLAPP statute to shield it from litigation from Landmark arising from eBay's re-examination request.Note that IPBiz had covered an anti-SLAPP matter in Judge to hear anti-SLAPP arguments in Cha/Flamm matter on Nov. 20 [read post]
21 Aug 2014, 5:16 am
At Techdirt, Mike Masnick notes the fallacy of the “he said/she said” theory of journalism. [read post]
11 Aug 2014, 6:55 pm
As Techdirt’s Tim Cushing (@TimCushing) penned last Friday, technology doesn’t make us less social, it only changes the way we socialize. [read post]
11 Aug 2014, 4:24 am
TechDirt suggests that Shiley's claim is rather unfounded saying "what he does have is the ability to point out where Perlstein relayed the same facts Shirley had previously recounted and a few minor sections which use Shirley's previous work as source material and paraphrase it. [read post]
10 Aug 2014, 5:52 am
My final observation about the reactions this story has provoked is actually eloquently made by Mike Masnick of TechDirt when he writes about “How that monkey selfie reveals the dangerous belief that every bit of culture must be owned. [read post]
10 Aug 2014, 5:10 am
H/T Techdirt Copyright © 2013 Simple Justice NY, LLC This feed is for personal, non-commercial and Newstex use only. [read post]
7 Aug 2014, 11:25 am
" Techdirt's analysis was partly based on this U.S. [read post]
7 Aug 2014, 4:35 am
At Techdirt, Mike Masnick writes about how the ethereal “right to be forgotten” has gummed up the Google works: Google notes that the process is entirely one-sided and they only get information from the person wishing to delete information from search engines: We generally have to rely on the requester for information, without assurance beyond the requester’s own assertions as to its accuracy. [read post]
1 Aug 2014, 2:54 am
TechDirt points to "a telling discussion" when Senator Scott Ludlam asked Brandis "if he had consulted any consumer rights groups or other copyright experts concerning his copyright plans, and Brandis refused to answer, instead getting angry and insisting that Hollywood's interest is the public interest. [read post]
30 Jul 2014, 10:07 am
The problem with the suit, as outlined in a scathing response from Techdirt, is that the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 was specifically written to allow exactly the kind of personal copying that in-car CD-ripping audio units perform. [read post]
27 Jul 2014, 8:46 am
. * Techdirt: Seattle Taxpayer Money Used To Bolster The Online Reputation Of Utility CEO. [read post]
25 Jul 2014, 1:34 am
More on TechDirt. [read post]
24 Jul 2014, 2:08 pm
. * Tom O’Toole: Looking Back at ICANN: NSI’s Courtroom Victories Paved Way for Modern Domain Name Industry * Techdirt: Data Shows Homeland Security Is Lying When It Claims Intellectual Property Seizures Are About Health & Safety * New Yorker: Competition for McDonald’s, and For Ronald. [read post]
24 Jul 2014, 4:29 am
From Tim Cushing at Techdirt: Judges willing to make the government fine tune warrant requests are still a very small minority, however. [read post]
22 Jul 2014, 9:05 pm
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]
21 Jul 2014, 9:05 pm
Facebook fought dragnet-with-gag-order subpoena in NY police/fire disability-fraud case [Mike Masnick, TechDirt] Two lawyers charged in alleged plot to extort millions from wealthy sheik [ABA Journal] Judge declares mistrial, plans new trial date in case of allegedly faulty guardrails [Bloomberg, more, background] Last year Overlawyered made the “Hall of Fame” and from now through Aug. 8 you can nominate other sites for the ABA’s annual Blawg 100 honor; Supreme… [read post]
20 Jul 2014, 9:14 am
Writes Mike Masnick at TechDirt: “we don’t want shipping companies to be liable for what’s in packages, because then they have not just the incentive, but the mandate to snoop through all our packages. [read post]
19 Jul 2014, 5:31 am
Via Mike Masnick at Techdirt: Apparently, FedEx was unwilling to fall on its sword and cough up a similar amount to the US government, so the DEA and DOJ have announced they’ve gotten a grand jury to indict the company for delivering drugs associated with internet pharmacies. [read post]