Stories from the Week that Was – 1/29/12-2/4/12

04 Saturday Feb 2012

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Stories from the Week that Was – 1/29/12-2/4/12

I’m sure there was plenty going on this week but I was pre-disposed with the Super Bowl in Indianapolis.

NLRB Acting General Counsel releases new memo on social media cases

Facebook and Twitter: Key moments in social media law [Infographic]

Facebook’s Registration Statement on Form S-1

5 Ways Twitter Is Changing Media Law

Hate to admit it but Indianapolis has been best Super Bowl site ever

“It is not enough that you should understand about applied science in order that your work may increase man’s blessings. Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors, concern fo the great unsolved problems of organization of labor and the distribution of goods — in order that the creations of our mind shall be a blessing and not a curse to mankind. Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations.” Albert Einstein, in an address at Cal Tech, 1931.

Stories from the Week that Was – 1/22/12-1/28/12

28 Saturday Jan 2012

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Stories from the Week that Was – 1/22/12-1/28/12

Apple Will Own Your Work With iBooks Author

How to Designate a DMCA Agent – YouTube

If You Thought SOPA Was Bad, Just Wait Until You Meet ACTA

Super Bowl gets social-media command center

Google to merge user data across its services

SOPA and PIPA Spur Lobbying Spike

Twitter can now censor tweets by country

Megaupload customers who lost their files banding together to sue FBI

Anonymous swoop on Mexico govt. sites in copyright law protest

“Technology was developed to prevent exhausting labor. It is now dedicated to trivial conveniences.” – B.F. Skinner

 

 

Indiana Copyright Litigation Update – Lioness Vizions v. Rhasha Hoosier

25 Wednesday Jan 2012

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Lioness Vizions, LLC et al v. Rhasha Hoosier et al

Court Case Number: 1:12-cv-00109-TWP-TAB
File Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Plaintiff: Lioness Vizions, LLC, Angenita Childs, Delina Hill-Brooker
Plaintiff Counsel: Trezanay Michelle Atkins of The Brand Infringement Firm
Defendant: Rhasha Hoosier, Mikel Hoosier, Reign Media Group, Romantic Reign Group
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Wrongful Dissolution, Right of Publicity Infringement, Breach of Operating Agreement, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Civil Theft, Tortious Interference, Common Law Unfair Competition
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker

Stories from the Week that Was – 1/15/12-1/21/12

23 Monday Jan 2012

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Stories from the Week that Was – 1/15/12-1/21/12

The internet stood up and crushed SOPA/PIPA this week (at least temporarily). It was a pretty amazing day as Wikipedia went dark and citizens across the land let their voices be heard. It’s not over yet and there’s news that a new bill, ACTA, is even worse than SOPA. Stay tuned.

I hope SOPA passes.

Anonymous Attacks Justice Dept as FBI Shuts Down File-Sharing Site

Super Bowl XLVI Gets a Social Media Command Center

The Week That Killed SOPA: A Timeline

“I personally think intellectual property is an oxymoron. Physical objects have a completely different natural economy than intellectual goods. It’s a tricky thing to try to own something that remains in your possession even after you give it to many others.” – John Perry Barlow