Making an example
California sues Delta for failing to put privacy policy on mobile app
Attorney general is seeking to enforce state's Online Privacy Protection Act.
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Fighting back
Court gives Dotcom green light to sue NZ spy agency for January raid
Megaupload founder to receive access to classified intelligence information.
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Rising star
Staffer axed by Republican group over retracted copyright-reform memo
Big Content doesn't like the GOP advocating for copyright changes.
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Man charges porn trolling firm Prenda Law with identity theft
Says firm listed him as the CEO of a shell corporation without permission.
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There's an app for that
DC City Council passes law legitimizing Uber car service
City carves out new "digital dispatch" category for smartphone car services.
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Peek-a-boo ITU
US fails to shield Google, Facebook from ITU process
Debate over the future of 'Net governance pits US against authoritarian regimes.
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"Sender-pays" rule doesn't necessarily increase telecom investment
Study casts doubt on ITU proposal; says regulatory reforms, not cash, spark growth.
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Appeals court upholds FCC's wireless data roaming rules
Verizon Wireless had sued to block their implementation.
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Biological property
Supreme Court to rule on patentability of human genes
Lower court ruled that genes can be patented once isolated from the body.
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Porn trolling case thrown out for "attempted fraud on the court"
Firm for Sunlust Pictures so sleazy it can't find a lawyer to represent them.
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Feature Story
How 4 Microsoft engineers proved that the “darknet” would defeat DRM
And how they nearly got fired for it.
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Immigration politics
Technology visa proposal foiled by partisan politics
Obama opposes GOP proposal to increase skilled immigration, cut unskilled.
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Saving face
UK TV Shack admin won't face trial in US on copyright charges
Richard O'Dwyer will travel to US to pay fine, accept "deferred prosecution."
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The end of an era
Software patent booster to step down as head of patent office
David Kappos overhauled the USPTO to deal with patent backlog.
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Long arm of the law
Feds seize 101 domains for counterfeiting in “Cyber Monday” operation
Buffalo man arrested for selling counterfeit Microsoft software on Craigslist.
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Smile for the camera
SCOTUS leaves in place ruling that protects right to record police
Illinois law banning recording of police officers violates First Amendment.
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max lols
“Internet troll” who exploited AT&T security flaw faces 5 years in jail
Convicted of identity fraud and hacking for scraping iPad user e-mail addresses.
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I think ICANN
Google rallies opposition to UN takeover of Internet governance
Critics say shifting Internet governance to the ITU would make it less open.
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US patent chief to software patent critics: "Give it a rest already"
Says explosion of smartphone patent litigation is "natural and reasonable."
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Moot court
4chan founder sics lawyers on startup for using the name "moot"
Lawyer says Christopher Poole's nickname "functions as a famous trademark."
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Open sesame
Judge orders sex harassment plaintiffs to produce Facebook passwords
Court will inspect online accounts and provide relevant material to opponents.
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Influential GOP group releases, pulls shockingly sensible copyright memo
Reversal suggests a generation gap within the GOP.
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Verizon called hypocritical for equating net neutrality to censorship
Telecom only claims responsibility for content when it's convenient.
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What are you looking at?
Rapiscan accused of faking privacy tests for airport scanners
Firm struggles to write software to blur passengers' naughty bits.
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Katy Perry, Rihanna sign ad attacking Pandora for copyright proposal
Industry-funded ad urges Congress not to "gut" royalties for music streaming.