by fqin | Oct 31, 2010 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations |
In the past year, there has been an increase in the number of hack attacks on U.S. companies. In one particularly worrisome case, the attacks were targeted against Google and 33 other companies, including financial institutions and defense contractors. In light of...
by jacobbal | Oct 11, 2010 | Legal/Tech News, Technology |
A premise of our patent system lies in striking a bargain with the public. A monopoly of limited duration is granted in return for an invention’s disclosure. The hope is that patent publication will “promote the progress of science and the useful arts” by publicizing...
by rgspence | Sep 30, 2010 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
The recently published Malcolm Gladwell article dismissing those who claim social media is both a technological and social revolution, “Small Change,” has been generating buzz all across the Internet. Gladwell’s main contention: The kind of activism associated with...
by wellerbe | Sep 30, 2010 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations |
The horrifying natural gas explosion in San Bruno, California on September 9th ripped across headlines the nation over. As of September 29th, eight people had died from injuries sustained directly from the explosion. According to a San Francisco Chronicle report of...
by ghans | Jul 28, 2010 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
The recent controversy over Wikilinks’ online posting of internal war documents (aka the Afghan War Diary) pertaining to the Afghan War have reminded some commentators of the similar debate surrounding Daniel Ellsberg’s leaking of the Pentagon Papers. Last...
by Nick Misek | Apr 26, 2010 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the FCC was not authorized to prohibit Comcast from interfering with P2P networking applications, erecting what appears to be a large roadblock on the FCC’s path to net neutrality. The court held that the...
