by julzb | Dec 1, 2010 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
As mentioned in Robert Kolick’s post from November 3rd, LimeWire, once the most popular peer-to-peer file-sharing program on the ‘net, was ordered to shut down via an injunction issued by Judge Kimba Wood of the Southern District of New York. Just a few weeks after...
by jhevey | Dec 1, 2010 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
On Black Friday, a day known to be one of the busiest shopping days of the year, the U.S. government seized the Web addresses of over 70 websites involved in alleged counterfeit good sales and copyright infringement. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
by kevanv | Dec 1, 2010 | Commentary |
The Wall Street Journal recently announced that two U.S. companies are once again exploring a technology called “deep packet inspection” (DPI) as a means to specifically target online ads at consumers. The technology, which has come under fire in the past...
by jmorga | Nov 29, 2010 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology |
Last week, Google entered the fashion world with their announcement of Boutiques.com, a fashion e-commerce site. Recognizing that the Web is not as suited to finding and buying soft goods like clothing and accessories as it is to hard goods, Google created a fashion...
by jimhunt | Nov 16, 2010 | Commentary |
The National Labor Relations Act gives employees the right to “engage in … concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.” The rise of social networking is now asking a new question: should employees be allowed...
by emajchrz | Nov 9, 2010 | Cases, Commentary |
Last Friday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) submitted an amicus curiae brief in the Association for Molecular Pathology v. United States Patent and Trademark Office case (the “Myriad genes case”), which is currently before the Federal Circuit. Commentators,...