Policy & Law Archive

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  FTC: using FRAND patents to block iPhone and Xbox would cause 'substantial harm'

  By Nilay Patel on June 7, 2012 04:47 pm + 73 comments

  It was just last week that FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said he was "enormously concerned" about Continue reading…

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  Judge cancels Apple v. Motorola trial scheduled for next week (update)

  By Matt Macari on June 7, 2012 03:39 pm + 12 comments

  Bloomberg is reporting that Federal Judge Richard A. Posner has canceled the Apple v. Motorola Continue reading…

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  Ultrabooks beware: Apple receives broad patent on MacBook Air wedge design

  By Matt Macari on June 7, 2012 01:00 pm + 956 comments

  It's been pretty easy to look at recent Apple design patents and see that they haven't carried with Continue reading…

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  Megaupload: while FBI defends seizure overseas, MPAA is 'sympathetic' to users who uploaded legal files

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 7, 2012 10:38 am + 11 comments

  The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) says that it is "sympathetic" to users that stored Continue reading…

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  Samsung will prove the Galaxy S III is 'innovative and distinctive' in fighting off Apple ban request

  By Vlad Savov on June 7, 2012 06:11 am + 311 comments

  Apple's reflexive request to have the latest leading Android smartphone banned from the US market Continue reading…

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  IE 10 must let users decide whether to turn Do Not Track on or not, says latest DNT draft spec

  By Vlad Savov on June 7, 2012 04:57 am + 61 comments

  Microsoft's plans to enable Do Not Track flags in Internet Explorer 10 by default have taken a Continue reading…

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  Apple asks judge for ban on Galaxy S III before US launch

  By Dante D'Orazio on June 6, 2012 05:29 pm + 509 comments

  Samsung may have pulled off an incredible feat by getting five major US carriers to pick up Continue reading…

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  Apple pushes for ban of HTC's Android devices in the US, wants them taken off store shelves (update: HTC responds)

  By T.C. Sottek on June 6, 2012 11:55 am + 287 comments

  In a complaint filed today with the US International Trade Commission, Apple has requested for HTC Continue reading…

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  NYCLU's Stop & Frisk Watch app lets you rapidly report police misconduct

  By Joshua Kopstein on June 6, 2012 11:23 am + 13 comments

  Following a significant resurgence in opposition to the NYPD's controversial "Stop-and-Frisk" Continue reading…

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  Qualcomm urges FCC not to require interoperability on 700MHz phones, citing new chip

  By Adi Robertson on June 5, 2012 07:03 pm + 24 comments

  According to FCC filings, Qualcomm is developing a chip that could resolve interoperability problems Continue reading…