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STLR Link Roundup – March 19, 2010

STLR — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:56:26 +0000

The latest on the STLR radar:

The Department of State’s annual Human Rights Report turns the spotlight on internet freedom in China and Iran, from ZDNet Government.

The US District Court in Delaware stays the patent litigations between Apple and Nokia, pending decisions by the International Trade Commission, says The Register.

A California appeals court rules that cyberbullying threats are not protected free speech, reports Wired.

Also from Wired, the Supreme Court agrees to review a Ninth Circuit decision on privacy rights in the context of background checks on government workers.

The FCC announces that it will recommend the sale of 500 megahertz of spectrum to meet the needs of mobile broadband users, from the Washington Post.

Programmers in trouble over financial misdeeds: two programmers who developed code for Madoff are charged with fraud (The New York Times, The Register) and the Securities Exchange Commission files a complaint against a one-man Russian investment company for hacking into online portfolios to “pump and dump” stocks (Switched, Wired).

From E-Commerce Times: TiVo wins its long running patent infringement case against digital video recorder rivals.

Spicy IP reports that Brazil seems set to invoke WTO intellectual property cross-retaliation provisions for the first time, against the US.

The European Parliament threatens to bring a legal challenge against the European Commission if it fails to disclose details of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), writes Outlaw (see our post on the controversial treaty here).

Also from Outlaw: Net Neutrality in the UK: Ofcom to probe broadband providers’ management of web traffic.

STLR Link Roundup – February 12, 2010

STLR — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:33:21 +0000

The latest on the STLR radar:

Wired reports on Max Ray Vision’s thirteen-year sentence for hacking – the longest yet in U.S. legal history.

The District Court for the Western District of Washington dismisses a lawsuit alleging that Microsoft misled its customers by representing anti-piracy code as a critical security update. ComputerWorld reports.

The E-Commerce Times looks into codec licensing issues and what it means for the development of the next generation of HTML.

The Register says Google’s recent take-down of six popular music blogs is further demonstration that the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act is a “ridiculously blunt instrument.”

Out-Law reports on a UK Court of Appeal ruling upholding two convictions for publishing racially inflammatory material, rejecting the defendants’ argument that English law should not apply because the content was hosted on servers located in the U.S.

Patently-O examines the expanding jurisprudence of the Federal Circuit.

The Wall Street Journal Law Blog asks if India is setting the bar too high for patent protection eligibility, especially for pharmaceuticals.

Patent Docs writes a series of posts debating gene patenting.

Law Technology News reviews recent case law for online defamation claims against anonymous defendants.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (which just turned 20 – happy birthday, EFF!) is fighting to suppress evidence gathered by law enforcement from a suspect’s iPhone without a warrant.

The New York State Bar Association warns against the ethical pitfalls of social networking, reports Law Technology News.

Dr. Dre is suing Death Row Records over unpaid royalties and sale of digital copies of “The Chronic” without the proper rights, says Billboard.

The New York Times discusses the outrage over Google Buzz’s consequences for privacy.

Can software licensing agreements prevent people from selling their copies of software? The Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge, and other organizations have filed an amicus brief urging an answer of “no” to this question in a case before the Ninth Circuit.