EFF: We found 100+ license plate readers wide open on the Internet
This story originally appeared on Electronic Frontier Foundation's website and is republished with EFF's permission. Law enforcement agencies around the country have been all too eager to adopt mass...
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Orwell Estate Sends Copyright Takedown Over the Number “1984” – TorrentFreak https://t.co/eKgwHmhXmf — TrademarkBlog (@TrademarkBlog) October 27, 2015 Or do we? It’s like something out of 1984! Where...
View ArticlePrime Now drivers sue Amazon, say they were cheated on wages and breaks
An employee loads a truck at an Amazon.com Inc. distribution center in Phoenix, Arizona in 2012. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit: Getty Images) Four ex-delivery...
View ArticleFRCP discovery amendment seminars
Had a completely disproportionate amount of fun this morning presenting my paper on the upcoming FRCP rule amendments on the new proportionality language in Rule 26 at the State Bar Advanced Civil...
View Article13 million plaintext passwords belonging to webhost users leaked online
Enlarge (credit: Troy Hunt) A security researcher has discovered a trove of more than 13 million plaintext passwords that appear to belong to users of 000Webhost, a service that says it provides...
View ArticleWith Victory Over MTM, Amazon Can Still Use Brand Name Searches
When shopping for watches on Amazon.com, you might be surprised to find that a search for the luxury military-style watch “mtm special ops” brings you to a list of watches designed by competitors of...
View ArticleMBBP Client Unshrinkit on Shark Tank
MBBP Client Unshrinkit has announced that its pitch to the Shark Tank will air on ABC Network on Friday, November 13. Unshrinkit Co-founders Nate Barbera and Desiree Stolar will be featured on a...
View Article‘Happy Birthday To You’ Now In the Public Domain
For as long as I can remember, whenever we celebrated a birthday, we inevitably would gather around the birthday boy or girl and sing “Happy Birthday To You.” But now that the copyright is in question,...
View Article‘Happy Birthday To You’ Now In the Public Domain
For as long as I can remember, whenever we celebrated a birthday, we inevitably would gather around the birthday boy or girl and sing “Happy Birthday To You.” But now that the copyright is in question,...
View ArticleMBBP Attorneys Daniele Levy and Scott Connolly Mentor Tech Entrepreneurs at...
MBBP attorneys Scott Connolly and Daniele Levy recently served as volunteer mentors at Patriot Boot Camp, presented by Techstars, over three days in Detroit, Michigan. Daniele and Scott mentored a...
View ArticleIRS tells Senate: We only use our stingrays with court orders
(credit: Morning Calm Weekly) The head of the Internal Revenue Service told a Senate committee on Tuesday that its stingrays are "only used in criminal investigations." The remarks came just one day...
View ArticleOptions for Recovering Infringement Damages
Zach Frailey recently reported his frustrations when dealing with an infringement. Because he had not registered the copyright for his photograph, Zach assumed that he couldn’t recover for this...
View ArticleSupport Ai Weiwei: Drop Off Your Lego’s Here
According to Ai Weiwei’s Instagram feed, The Brooklyn Museum will be the collection point in New York for LEGO donations. Starting 10/29, drop-in deliveries will be accepted in a BMW vehicle located in...
View ArticleNosal Update: Ninth Circuit Hears Oral Arguments on Password Sharing and...
On October 20, 2015, a Ninth Circuit panel consisting of Chief Judge Sidney Thomas and Judges M. Margaret McKeown and Stephen Reinhardt heard oral argument from the U.S. Department of Justice and...
View ArticleLiability Hammer Comes Down on Google, But Hits Users
Yesterday an Australian court found Google liable for defaming someone simply by returning a search result about her. The plaintiff in that case, Janice Duffy, complained that a search for her name...
View ArticleWeinstein Co. Must Face Bankrupt DVD Distributor's Fraud Claim
A judge allows a trimmed-down lawsuit to move forward.read more
View ArticleWarner Bros. Can Sue Tolkien Estate For Breaching 'Hobbit' Contract
Appeals court makes a ruling, which will unpause a case that has been in limbo for more than two years.read more
View ArticleTupac Biopic Producer Brings $10M Lawsuit Over Secret Star Casting
Emmett/Furla Oasis claims Morgan Creek broke the companies' co-producing agreement for the long-delayed film by hiring an actor and setting a production schedule without the required consulting and...
View ArticleNews of Note for the Internet-Minded – 10/29/15
Stories of interest this week include discussions of “melt your brain” VR at YouTube; the resurrecting of deceased loved ones via social media history; transforming that key fob or piece of jewelry...
View ArticleCable TV Subscribers Win Landmark Antitrust Verdict
A jury decides to punish Cox Communications for tying premium cable services with the rental of expensive boxes.read more
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