The Chapel Hill Town Council made historylast week by becoming the first jurisdiction in the nation topass a measurecreating a blanket ban on all cell phone use while driving. Limitations on permissible uses of cell phones behind the wheel are commonplace. In fact, North Carolina (where Chapel Hill is located) has had a statewide ban on text
Blog Archive 2012
Internet Service Providers Forced to Hand Over Customer Names in Porn File-Sharing Lawsuit
The past week did not finish with a happy ending for internet service customers involved in the illegal use of pornographic videos. In the U.S., District Court Judge Mary A.
Is the label “China Free” on vitamins disparaging to China?
Border Searches and the First Amendment
Returning from a vacation in Mexico, Davis House was questioned and briefly detained at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. House’s bags were searched and Custom Agents ordered House to turn over all of his electronics, including his laptop. House was also ordered to give up his passwords and encryption keys, which he refused. After refusing, House was taken to a detention room where he was questioned about his association with Bradley Manning. Manning, a WikiLeaks suspect
In-Depth Look: Is Altering the Best Mode Requirement the “Best” Decision?
In 2011, President Obama signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act into law. The most striking change this law brings to the patent system is the change from a first-to-invent to a first-to-file system. While this change has certainly receives the most attention, it might not have the greatest impact. The American Invents Act also eliminates the best mode requirement as a defense in patent litigation. This has many potential impacts.
The FTC Releases Report Calling for Less Consumer Tracking and More Transparency
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a new report titled, “Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: Recommendations for Business and Policymakers.”
Facebook Purchases 750 Patents from IBM
Upon learning that facebook has reached a deal to purchase 750 patents from IBM, I initially rolled my eyes and assumed this is just another bit of facebook trivia – after all, I am sure most of us are still eagerly waiting for that facebook phone. Then, I started asking questions. Is it common for internet companies to do this? What do other company’s patents do for a company, not to mention 750 of them?
FBI Back to the Old-fashioned Way
Late last year, the Supreme Court heard arguments concerning U.S. v.
Occupy Twitter
By now, the Occupy Wall Street movement has become well known and widespread throughout in the United States. Claiming, “We Are the 99%,” this resistance movement seeks to “empower real people to create real change” in order to build a better society free of the “greed and corruption of the 1%.” They have also expanded outside of New York to cities throughout the country.
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