Policy & Law Archive

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  Password Protection Act to prohibit employers from gaining access to Facebook accounts

  By Scott Lowe on May 10, 2012 12:24 am + 24 comments

  New legislation introduced to Congress today seeks to prohibit employers from requiring employees to Continue reading…

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  Andy Rubin finishes patent testimony as former Sun VP challenges Jonathan Schwartz claims

  By Bryan Bishop on May 9, 2012 09:47 pm + 73 comments

  While it may not have had the immediate implications of Judge Alsup rejecting Oracle's request for a Continue reading…

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  Oracle's request for fair use ruling denied, Google down to one count of infringement

  By Bryan Bishop on May 9, 2012 06:43 pm + 87 comments

  Following the jury's inability to decide on the issue of fair use in the Oracle vs. Google trial, Continue reading…

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  Netherlands passes net neutrality law, first among EU nations

  By Vlad Savov on May 9, 2012 08:18 am + 45 comments

  People in the Netherlands have reason to celebrate today, following the expected passing into law of Continue reading…

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  Requiring a warrant to use cell tower location data would 'cripple' criminal investigations, says the DOJ

  By Jamie Keene on May 9, 2012 07:56 am + 9 comments

  Requiring law enforcement officers to get a warrant to use the location data created in the everyday Continue reading…

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  Apple and Samsung eyeing July trial in US, trying to streamline case

  By Matt Macari on May 9, 2012 03:09 am + 14 comments

  In response to US federal judge Lucy Koh's promise that a jury trial wouldn't happen this summer Continue reading…

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  California judge dismisses Proview's iPad trademark case

  By Sam Byford on May 9, 2012 12:28 am + 7 comments

  Proview Electronics took its suit against Apple over the iPad trademark to the US courts back in Continue reading…

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  Microsoft promises carbon neutrality from July 1st onward

  By Sam Byford on May 8, 2012 11:38 pm + 37 comments

  Microsoft has pledged to make all its direct operations carbon neutral from July 1st, marking the Continue reading…

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  Oracle vs. Google hits the patent phase: the opening statements

  By Bryan Bishop on May 8, 2012 10:50 pm + 21 comments

  The first phase of the Oracle vs. Google trial came to an end yesterday, as unsatisfying and Continue reading…

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  Select slides from Oracle's patent case opening statement

  on May 8, 2012 10:44 pm

  Select slides from Oracle's opening statement in the patent phase of its infringement case against Continue reading…