Intellectual Property articles

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  Should US companies be allowed to hack China in revenge? New report says yes

  By Carl Franzen on May 22, 2013 04:46 pm + 27 comments

  It's no secret that major US companies have been victims of a growing number of hacks from overseas Continue reading…

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  'Free speech doesn't mean free stuff': Congress begins copyright reform with a plea for civility

  By Adi Robertson on May 17, 2013 03:07 pm + 151 comments

  For the first time in over a decade, Congress is looking at a major copyright overhaul. But before Continue reading…

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  Internet advocates say the TPP is the biggest threat yet to open web

  By Russell Brandom on May 14, 2013 12:00 pm + 61 comments

  Tomorrow in Lima, representatives from 11 countries are gathering to hammer out something called the Continue reading…

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  Supreme Court rules in favor of Monsanto, says farmer violated seed patents

  By Carl Franzen on May 13, 2013 11:51 am + 134 comments

  The US Supreme Court just ruled today that it is infringement for a farmer to make new copies of Continue reading…

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  Defense Distributed claims to have created the world's first fully 3D-printed gun

  By Carl Franzen on May 3, 2013 10:23 am + 286 comments

  The world's first gun made up almost entirely of 3D-printed components has been created, Forbes Continue reading…

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  Nyan Cat and Keyboard Cat creators sue 'Scribblenauts' studio for using their memes

  By Adi Robertson on May 2, 2013 01:30 pm + 48 comments

  The owners of two of the internet's best-known cat memes are striking back at Scribblenauts for Continue reading…

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  A legal victory for 'appropriation art' expands when artists can remix each others' work

  By Adi Robertson on April 29, 2013 05:30 pm + 45 comments

  Does painting blots over the eyes of a photograph turn it into something new? That's one of the Continue reading…

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  Google asks FTC and Department of Justice to investigate 'patent privateering'

  By Adi Robertson on April 5, 2013 04:16 pm + 58 comments

  In the latest of several swipes against patent trolls, Google has taken aim at the companies who Continue reading…

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  US government agencies are advertising on accused pirate sites

  By Greg Sandoval on March 27, 2013 07:48 pm + 27 comments

  The US president and vice president have come out against the theft of intellectual property; dozens Continue reading…

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  GoPro accused of suppressing camera review with a DMCA takedown request

  By Adi Robertson on March 20, 2013 06:35 pm + 46 comments

  Few legal notices are as publicly maligned — or misused — as the DMCA takedown request. For Continue reading…