by sqi | Jan 25, 2012 | Commentary
Back in September last year, Facebook was sued by Timelines.com for allegedly infringing the latter’s trademark right over the word “Timeline” in introducing the Facebook Timeline feature. Timelines.com is a website that allows users to record and share events,...
by Andrew Samuels | Jan 25, 2012 | Commentary
The campaign for Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has sued the anonymous creators of a controversial video that was attributed to the campaign, claiming false designation of origin, false advertising, and defamation. The video, which has tallied over 300,000...
by zhangsy | Jan 25, 2012 | Commentary
SINA WEIBO is the most widely used micro-blog in China, which has more than 300 million users by the end of 2011. WEIBO is like the Chinese version of Twitter. On December 16th, 2011, “Beijing Micro-blog Development Management Rules” were released by Beijing...
by josephcl | Jan 25, 2012 | Commentary
For online poker aficionados, April 15, 2011, the so-called “Black Friday” is a date that lives in infamy. For those who are unfamiliar with the event, on Black Friday the owners of the three largest poker sites in the United States (PokerStars, Absolute Poker, and...
by nsehic | Jan 25, 2012 | Commentary, Technology
This past Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard lively oral arguments in FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. (No. 10-1293) addressing the constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) authority to regulate “indecency” on broadcast television. ...
by lkoskey | Jan 25, 2012 | Commentary
While the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) lumbers its way through the American legislature, a remarkably similar act has found its way into legitimate law on the other side of the pond. Just in case no little chickens have been by to tell you that the internet’s...
