by mxliu | Dec 5, 2013 | Commentary |
On November 15, 2013, self-described “hacktivist” Jeremey Hammond was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for obtaining and publishing confidential information from private defense firm Strategic Forecasting (Stratfor). [1] At the urging of the U.S. Department of...
by mxliu | Mar 10, 2013 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
In an interesting twist to the ongoing saga between Apple and Samsung, Judge Lucy Koh cut the damage award to Apple by over four hundred million dollars, reducing total recovery from 1.05 billion to 599 million. As a quick background, Apple sued Samsung for patent...
by mxliu | Nov 12, 2012 | Commentary |
While the internet may have developed uses beyond its singular purpose described in Avenue Q, using it to fund new ideas and start-up companies remains a difficult process. With the recent passage of the Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups (JOBS) Act in April, obtaining...