Policy & Law Archive

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  ITC slows down potential import ban on Microsoft's Xbox 360

  By Matt Macari on June 30, 2012 10:11 am + 185 comments

  Motorola successfully convinced an administrative law judge (ALJ) at the ITC back in April to rule Continue reading…

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  FTC reportedly investigating Google over Motorola's use of FRAND patents

  By Dieter Bohn on June 30, 2012 03:48 am + 180 comments

  Motorola's history of using FRAND patents in lawsuits has drawn criticism and attention from the Continue reading…

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  Apple v. Samsung: US judge grants injunction on Galaxy Nexus (update)

  By Matt Macari on June 29, 2012 05:58 pm + 1669 comments

  Apple first asked for a preliminary injunction on US sales of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus devices back in Continue reading…

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  Researcher hijacks aerial drone using GPS spoofing vulnerability

  By Evan Rodgers on June 29, 2012 04:04 pm + 15 comments

  Professor Todd Humphreys and his team at the University of Texas at Austin have successfully taken Continue reading…

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  Hacker sentenced to 3 years in prison for selling cable modem hacking tools

  By Evan Rodgers on June 28, 2012 07:10 pm + 32 comments

  29-year-old Oregon resident Ryan Harris has been sentenced to three years in prison for enabling Continue reading…

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  Rhode Island repeals online lying law amid First Amendment concerns

  By Louis Goddard on June 28, 2012 10:12 am + 3 comments

  The Rhode Island state legislature voted earlier this month to repeal a 23-year-old law Continue reading…

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  ACLU reveals secret FBI letters requesting user info

  By Louis Goddard on June 28, 2012 09:21 am + 2 comments

  The Wall Street Journal published an interesting blog post yesterday on so-called National Security Continue reading…

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  Kim Dotcom search warrants ruled illegal by New Zealand court

  By Sam Byford on June 28, 2012 05:18 am + 59 comments

  The latest twist in the Megaupload saga is here, and it comes courtesy of a New Zealand court. R Continue reading…

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  SEC charges LightSquared's Falcone with securities fraud

  By Jeff Blagdon on June 27, 2012 10:36 pm + 10 comments

  The SEC is going after Philip Falcone, the beleaguered hedge fund manager behind Harbinger Capital Continue reading…

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  Comcast settles with FCC for $800,000 over alleged NBC Universal merger violations

  By T.C. Sottek on June 27, 2012 05:30 pm + 15 comments

  The FCC has announced that Comcast will pay an $800,000 settlement to settle a dispute over its Continue reading…