FAA Looking to Update, Expand Drone Registration System
The FAA’s efforts to get its arms around the massive proliferation of drones – which are technically referred to as “unmanned aircraft systems”, or “UAS”, in FAA parlance – continue. Those who have...
View ArticleAppeals court orders Chicago sheriff to stop attacks on Backpage.com escort...
Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart. (credit: Cook County Sheriff's Office) In a sharply worded opinion (PDF), a panel of appeals judges has ordered Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart to stop his campaign...
View ArticleToxic Species
"To be sure, it is well-settled that a narrow species can be non-obvious and patent eligible despite a patent on its genus. An earlier disclosure of a genus does not necessarily prevent patenting a...
View ArticleCJEU declares Commission’s US Safe Harbor Decision Invalid
The decision creates significant uncertainty for organizations who rely on Safe Harbor either for their own, internal data transfers, or because they use a service provider which, in turn, relies on...
View ArticleCJEU declares Commission’s US Safe Harbor Decision Invalid
The decision creates significant uncertainty for organizations who rely on Safe Harbor either for their own, internal data transfers, or because they use a service provider which, in turn, relies on...
View ArticleSeventh Circuit sides with Backpage in free speech suit against sheriff
Backpage is an infamous classified ads website that provides an online forum for users to post ads relating to adult services. The sheriff of Cook County, Illinois (i.e. Chicago) sent letters to the...
View ArticleWebinar on 30(b)(6) depositions – December 8, 2015
It’s not all fun and games, you know. Next week, I’ll be online along with distinguished practitioner Charles H. Allen presenting a Strafford webinar revealing some of the strange and mysterious...
View ArticleToddler loses eyeball after errant drone slices it in half [Updated]
(credit: BBC) A British toddler recently had his right eye sliced in half by a neighbor’s drone, which resulted in the removal of his eyeball. He will eventually be fitted with a prosthetic. According...
View ArticleU.S. Senate To Hold Hearing On Impact of Trade Secret Theft
Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. EST, the United States Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing concerning trade secret theft entitled “Protecting Trade Secrets: The Impact of Trade Secret Theft on...
View ArticleOver 10,000 people were duped by Bitcoin mining startup, feds say
(credit: Internet Archive) On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission sued the founder of a now-shuttered Bitcoin mining company, alleging that it committed $19 million worth of fraud in a...
View ArticleBreitbart wrong on "loser pays" provisions of proposed Innovation Act
A post at Breitbart emphasized the importance of "loser pays" to some patent reformers:“Loser pays” is one of the most critical components of any good reform. This provision will stop patent trolls...
View ArticleNew Look coming for 2016!!!
Great things are happening, everyone! The Legal Intangibles blog is undergoing a site renovation for 2016…we look forward to presenting you a new look and IP content for 2016…so stay tuned!
View ArticleIRS: Don’t worry, we’ve only used our stingray to track 37 phones
(credit: Jhaymesisviphotography) Following revised policies from other federal law enforcement agencies, the Internal Revenue Service now says it will require the use of a warrant when deploying a...
View ArticleGuide to Chromebook Privacy Settings for Students
If your child's school issued them a Chromebook, there are some important settings you can chance to improve their privacy. Be sure to also check out our Guide to Google Account Privacy Settings for...
View ArticleCopyright Office News
Notice of Congressional Hearing on December 2, 2015 On December 2, 2015, at 11:15 a.m. ET, the Committee on House Administration of the United States House of Representatives will hold a hearing at...
View ArticleThe TPP State of Play: How We Defeat the Largest Trade Deal in History
The official release of the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on November 5 not only confirmed our fears about how it would threaten our rights online and over our digital devices, but also...
View ArticleRoseville City School District Embraces Chromebooks, But At What Cost?
A Case Study of a California Father Fighting His Daughter’s School District Over Digital Privacy Katherine W. was seven years old, in the third grade, when her teacher first issued Google Chromebooks...
View ArticleHouse Judiciary Committee Considers Long-Overdue ECPA Reform
Following the Senate’s September hearing, the House Judiciary Committee today held a hearing on reforming the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the federal law that regulates government access to...
View ArticleSheriff’s Threats Against Credit Card Companies Violate the First Amendment
Yesterday, in Backpage.com v. Dart a unanimous panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in a lively opinion ordered Thomas Dart, the sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, to end his “campaign of...
View ArticleUsing Co-Production Deals to Get Your Movie Made by Segun Aluko
The life of a filmmaker is very interesting. In fact the process of transforming that idea into a movie with lots of box office receipt, if the filmmaker is lucky, is far more interesting. While many...
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