Twitter Sued for Patent Infringement

Twitter has been the subject of controversy as of late, primarily regarding the content of “tweets,” Twitter’s user-sent messages.  Some of this controversy has turned into legal action.  While the highest-profile controversies involve celebrities,...

Webcaster Settlement Act: Can it Really Save Internet Radio?

by: Adam Denhoff, Associate Editor, MTTLRImage this is podcasting by Thomas Kamann. Used under a Creative Commons BY 2.0 license.Internet radio broadcasters were given renewed hope of long-term stability when President Bush signed the Webcaster Settlement Act in...

State-Funded Stem Cell Research and Benefit Sharing

by: Hilary J. Libka, Associate Editor, MTTLRStem Cell Petri Dish by Hilary Libka.Individual US states have been setting their own policies regarding human embryonic stem (hES) cell research – due to both the increased application of private and state money to...

The PRO-IP Act

by Holly Lance, MTTLR Associate EditorIt may be time to quit that nasty BitTorrent habit. On October 13th, President Bush signed into law the PRO-IP Act (Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008), which greatly increases the power...