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Samsung’s Potential Preemptive Strike to Avoid iPad Infringement

by aveglia | Nov 27, 2011 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology

Apple’s litigious business strategy has been the source of discussion in the past, and the company seems to be continuing that trend in the iPad context. Android-based devices appear to be the biggest threat to Apple’s market share dominance, and new competitors...

Cybersquatting: Lady Gaga and the UDRP

by cjschlos | Nov 17, 2011 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations

In August, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta – professionally known as Lady Gaga – looked toward the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) to obtain control of the domain name <ladygaga.org>.  The domain name had been registered in June 2008 by “oranges arecool XD”,...

FTC and Facebook Close to Privacy Settlement

by rogerlee | Nov 13, 2011 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology

The Wall Street Journal, which first reported  the impending settlement, is reporting that Facebook and the Federal Trade Commission are close to a settlement over alleged deceptive practices with respect to several Facebook features, including its privacy settings....

Supreme Court Hears Argument on Police Use of GPS Technology

by jmorga | Nov 13, 2011 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in U.S. v. Jones, where the Court considered whether tracking a vehicle on public streets with an affixed GPS device and without a warrant violates the vehicle owner’s Fourth Amendment rights. This question has...

New study finds parents ignore age-restrictions on social media sites

by robinska | Nov 7, 2011 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations, Technology | 1 comment

Most everyone you know has an account with social media sites such as Facebook. This includes your friends, your employer, the people sitting near you at Starbucks, and, even, your 10-year-old cousin. But unlike the rest, your cousin isn’t supposed to, according to...

Supreme Court Will Not Review Public School’s Punishment for Student’s Off-Campus Blog Post

by alyssaca | Nov 7, 2011 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News

On Monday, October 31, 2011, the Supreme Court denied the first of three petitions this Term – Doninger v. Niehoff, et al (11-113) – requesting the court to rule on the whether public school officials may discipline students for online comments or postings made on...
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