Lawyers who use copyright law to extort porn downloaders may find their days are numbered. An appeals court this week rubbed out an important part of their business model. Read more »
Sound, fury and legal bills — after three trials, the patent battle between Apple and Samsung has changed nothing. It’s time for the companies to declare a peace. Read more »
Judge Richard Posner tried to put a stop to silly patent lawsuits over smartphones. Unfortunately, the country’s patent court — which has helped to create many patent problems in the first… Read more »
Europe’s highest court resolved a seemingly obvious question about the right to use links on websites. This week’s court decision will hopefully put an end to a long-running discussion. Read more »
Twitter lets people use famous names and icons so long as — in the eyes of Twitter — they’re not harming the original brand. A new lawsuit over James Dean will… Read more »
Boston University reached a license deal with Apple, Amazon and others over a 17-year-old patent. A closer look at the deal raises questions about the school’s use of legal tactics that… Read more »
Works like Narnia and Atlas Shrugged will remain off limits to the public for a long time to come due to America’s broken copyright system. Duke University offers an annual reminder… Read more »
Facebook puts your profile picture in advertisements. Google is about to do the same and other sites like Twitter will likely follow one day. How exactly is this legal? Do we… Read more »
Boston University claims that Microsoft, BlackBerry and many other technology companies are violating the same patent it used to sue Apple earlier this summer. Read more »
Martin Luther King Jr. wanted to keep control over his famous speech through copyright. Should his wishes be respected no matter what his family does? Read more »