Policy & Law Archive

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  Uber wins battle against price-fixing legislation in Washington, DC

  By Amar Toor on July 11, 2012 03:59 am + 3 comments

  Uber won a major victory in Washington, DC this week, when the City Council passed an amendment that Continue reading…

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  Motorola and Microsoft put lawsuits on pause while they wait for FRAND verdict

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 11, 2012 03:16 am + 23 comments

  Motorola and Microsoft are jointly filing to stay some patent-related litigation in the US in order Continue reading…

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  Senate Committee to debate ending sales bans stemming from essential patents

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 11, 2012 02:05 am + 23 comments

  Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to determine the antitrust implications Continue reading…

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  Obama clarifies plan to keep the internet running during emergencies in executive order

  By Adi Robertson on July 10, 2012 05:29 pm + 46 comments

  President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that changes the way the US deals with Continue reading…

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  Sprint Galaxy S III reportedly has universal search removed in OTA update

  By Bryan Bishop on July 10, 2012 05:13 pm + 106 comments

  In the wake of the Galaxy Nexus legal battle with Apple, Google and Samsung have been working Continue reading…

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  San Francisco government to stop buying Apple products after company drops 'green' certification (update)

  By Adi Robertson on July 10, 2012 03:51 pm + 90 comments

  Apple's decision to pull its products from the EPEAT 'green' certification registry is having Continue reading…

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  The 'broken patent system': how we got here and how to fix it

  By Nilay Patel on July 10, 2012 02:59 pm + 692 comments

  This piece was originally published on August 11, 2011 on This is my next, before The Verge Continue reading…

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  Google facing FTC's largest fine ever for circumventing Safari's cookie blocker, says WSJ

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 10, 2012 05:52 am + 111 comments

  Five months after the first news that Google circumvented users’ cookie settings in Apple’s Continue reading…

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  Coby and Aluratek become latest Android manufacturers to license patents from Microsoft

  By Dieter Bohn on July 10, 2012 04:02 am + 33 comments

  The number of Android manufacturers who don't license patents from Microsoft is rapidly dwindling Continue reading…

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  WikiLeaks publishes 2.4 million emails from Syrian government and business, Anonymous claims responsibility

  By Evan Rodgers on July 10, 2012 03:30 am + 22 comments

  The beginning of Anonymous' quest to hack the Syrian government began back in February, and last Continue reading…