Policy & Law Archive

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  Apple and Samsung fail to find common ground in mediation talks, says Korea Times

  By Chris Welch on May 23, 2012 12:18 pm + 101 comments

  A court-ordered mediation session between the CEOs of Apple and Samsung appears to have gone for Continue reading…

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  US Supreme Court takes on broad software and method patents, sort of

  By Matt Macari on May 23, 2012 11:29 am + 21 comments

  What does it take to transform an abstract idea into patentable subject matter? How much do you have Continue reading…

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  Seagate to buy LaCie for $186m as hard drive industry continues shrinking

  By Nilay Patel on May 23, 2012 10:34 am + 38 comments

  The hard drive industry continues to contract: today Seagate announced that it will acquire boutique Continue reading…

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  NSA to offer cyber-ops training at select universities

  By Amar Toor on May 23, 2012 07:11 am + 8 comments

  As part of its ongoing efforts to combat cybercrime, the NSA has developed new cyber-ops training Continue reading…

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  BitTorrent suing someone else over IP infringement

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 23, 2012 02:51 am + 14 comments

  In an amusing turn of events, BitTorrent Inc. — the company behind the BitTorrent file sharing Continue reading…

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  New York state lawmakers challenge anonymous online speech with proposed bill

  By T.C. Sottek on May 22, 2012 10:07 pm + 41 comments

  New York state lawmakers Dean Murray (R) and Thomas O'Mara (R) have proposed bills that would either Continue reading…

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  Supreme Court will consider challenge to warrantless wiretapping law

  By Adi Robertson on May 22, 2012 07:57 pm + 2 comments

  The American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights associations will be taking their case Continue reading…

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  Oracle vs. Google jury struggles with patent claims as deliberations enter second week

  By Bryan Bishop on May 22, 2012 04:19 pm + 25 comments

  It took the Oracle vs. Google jury a week to reach its partial verdict on the copyright claims in Continue reading…

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  FCC chairman supports 'experimentation' with tiered broadband plans

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 22, 2012 12:36 pm + 33 comments

  FCC chairman Julius Genachowski came out in support of tiered broadband plans and data caps in a Continue reading…

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  California Senate passes safety requirements for self-driving cars

  By Amar Toor on May 22, 2012 01:54 am + 24 comments

  The California State Senate this week passed new legislation that would establish safety standards Continue reading…