26 Monday Dec 2011
Stories from the Week that Was – 12/18-12/24/11
Dear Internet: It’s No Longer OK to Not Know How Congress Works
In the eyes of the law, are we all public figures on Facebook?
“The intellectual property situation is bad and getting worse. To be a programmer, it requires that you understand as much law as you do technology.” – Eric Allman
20 Tuesday Dec 2011
Posted in Federal Initiatives, Intellectual Property, Just for Fun, Patent, Trademark
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The USPTO has a slick new website. Screenshots below. Check it out now at www.uspto.gov
The business side? Same as before.
18 Sunday Dec 2011
Stories from the Week that Was – 12/11-12/17/11
Zeitgeist 2011: Year In Review – YouTube
Info no go: Wikipedia threatens strike over US piracy bill
Retrospective Video by Anonymous Includes Ominous Warning
SOPA, the NDAA, and Patent-Trolling: Why Americans Need a Civil Liberties Caucus
02 Friday Dec 2011
Posted in Federal Initiatives, Intellectual Property, Legislation
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office has released its annual Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2011. Full text below.
27 Sunday Nov 2011
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Stories from the Week that Was – 11/20-11/26/11
Fighting The Pseudonym Cyberwar
The Facebook Parents’ Dilemma: COPPA and my daughter turn 13
Google Now Censors The Pirate Bay, isoHunt, 4Shared and More
Copyright and the First Amendment: The Unexplored, Unbroken Historical Practice
Feds Seize 130+ Domain Names in Mass Crackdown
Rogues Falsely Claim Copyright on YouTube Videos to Hijack Ad Dollars
“I am sorry to say that there is too much point to the wisecrack that life is extinct on other planets because their scientists were more advanced than ours.” John F. Kennedy
