Once Again, Megaupload User Asks Court for His Files Back
Three years ago now, EFF’s client Kyle Goodwin, a sports videographer, asked the court to allow him to retrieve the files he stored in an account on the cloud storage site Megaupload. When the...
View ArticleTTB Permits Online for Mac Users: Working Solution
Having TTB upload errors using Microsoft Silverlight on your Mac? Think I may have a solution for you. If you can, try OSX Yosemite 10.10.4 and Firefox version 39, a combination I am currently...
View Article“The Cobbler” Launches Suit Against Users of Popcorn Time in Oregon
As reported by Torrent Freak, the producers of The Cobbler have found a new angle on their nationwide copyright infringement litigation campaign, targeting 11 alleged users of the film-streaming site...
View ArticleWoWftVoE
Brian Eno has a few pithy words to say about the dangers of being too driven by your fans. As we drive farther into patronage models of supporting artists I think his warning will become more relevant.
View ArticleLondon Calling - for scholars of Lego and the CJEU
Two new seminars are coming up for those of you who can make it to London - firstly a fascinating look at the world of Lego hosted by the City University, and then BLACA hosts Sir John Mummery looking...
View ArticleFour years after Fukushima, Japan returns to nuclear power generation
Near the middle of August, a nuclear power plant operated by Kyushu Electric Power in the Japanese city of Sendai restarted its reactors to produce electricity once more for the country’s electrical...
View ArticleComputer and Internet Updates for 2015-08-21
Ashley Madison hack: National lawsuit filed against parent company | CBCNews.ca Mobile http://t.co/Y7pN5976W6 -> Key copyright ruling in Russia http://t.co/yuz8Ek9hqR -> Computer and Internet...
View ArticleCanadian company receives U.S. Patent on gas inflatable space elevator
According to the Summary of the Invention, the disclosed space elevator is a self supporting tower for the delivery of payloads to a platform above the surface of the Earth. The patent explains that...
View ArticleAt long last, Prenda mastermind hit with state bar complaint
The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) has filed a complaint against John Steele, one of two lawyers believed to be the masterminds behind the Prenda Law...
View ArticleKeyword Ad Lawsuit Isn’t Covered By California’s Anti-SLAPP Law
The plaintiff, Los Angeles Yellow Cab, and defendants compete in the taxi industry. The defendants bought keyword ads at the search engines, such as the following triggered by the search “Yellow Cab...
View ArticleCopyright Office Posts Responses to Visual Arts Notice of Inquiry
From the Illustrators Partnership (posted with permission): The Copyright Office has posted the responses to its Visual Arts Notice of Inquiry: http://copyright.gov/policy/visualworks/comments/ They...
View ArticleAshley Madison hackers leave footprints that may help investigators
The people who leaked more than 200,000 e-mails from the Ashley Madison dating service for cheaters left behind footprints that will almost certainly be of interest to police and company officials. The...
View ArticleLobbying for ED Texas?
The ED Texas Bar Association has hired a lobbyist, Gaylord Hughey.See post on TheHill Texas lawyers lobby up in patent fight From a different post (from March 2015 in the Texas Tribune):WASHINGTON –...
View ArticleLetter from AmeriKat: Samsung sets sights on Apple Supreme Court fight,...
The AmeriKat, yesterday,facing down the West and North windsThe winds are here. Every year, about this time, they come. First gently, cooling the brows of perspiring commuters. Then, by late August,...
View ArticleBIO IP & Diagnostics Symposium
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its third annual IP & Diagnostics Symposium from 8:15 am to 2:30 pm on September 18, 2015 at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town Hotel in...
View ArticleWebinar on IP Agreements
Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "IP Agreements: Structuring Indemnification and Limitation of Liability Provisions to Allocate Infringement Risk" on September 1, 2015 from...
View ArticleAIPLA Webinar on Patent Reform
The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering a webinar on "Patent Reform in the US Congress: An Overview of Current Legislation" on September 2, 2015 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm...
View ArticleWeb Conference on PTAB Proposed Rule Changes
Foley & Lardner will be offering a web conference entitled "PTAB Proposed Rule Changes: What's In and What's Out?" on August 27, 2015 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (Eastern). Stephen Maebius and Paul...
View ArticleIPO Webinar on Amgen v. Sandoz
The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Amgen v. Sandoz: What Now?" on September 2, 2015 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET). Krista Carver of Covington &...
View ArticleEmergency Call Analysis Patent Claims Invalid Under Alice
Patent claims directed to an “emergency call analysis system” were held patent ineligible, and a motion to dismiss for failure to claim patent-eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101 granted, in...
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