A Texas Jury Now Deliberating Who, if Anyone, Owns the Web | Threat Level | Wired.com
The defense put on a solid case, but lost a lot of key evidentiary motions, such as the ruling on the V-Plot video; and the jury was never told the true nature of Eolas, a patent-licensing company that wants to get the Web to pay up for its patents.
eolas  lawsuit  patents 
february 2012
Texas Jury Strikes Down Patent Troll's Claim To Own the Interactive Web | Threat Level | Wired.com
However, today’s verdict is likely a setback they can’t overcome. It may well be appealed, but that will be a long process and in the meantime, Eolas won’t be able to go after new targets.
eolas  lawsuit  patent 
february 2012
Real-Life Examples Of How Google's "Search Plus" Pushes Google+ Over Relevancy
Notice how her Google+ page is being suggested to me. Again, other pages could be suggested in the same way — Britney’s own web site, or a Facebook page or her Twitter page. Google’s even done this type of thing before. But Google+ is given this special treatment, and for someone who’s not logged into Google.
google-plus  antitrust 
february 2012
TSA defends cupcake confiscation - CNN.com
Semantics aside, the TSA's bottom line: "You can bring cakes, pies and cupcakes through the security checkpoint, but you should expect that they might get some additional screening, and if something doesn't seem right, there is always the potential you won't be able to take it through."
tsa  absurd  abuse-of-power  usgov  police-state 
february 2012
U.S. lawmakers flip their positions on SOPA, PIPA | Macworld
“Earlier this year, this bill passed the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously and without controversy,” Rubio said in a Facebook post. “Since then, we’ve heard legitimate concerns about the impact the bill could have on access to the Internet and about a potentially unreasonable expansion of the federal government’s power to impact the Internet. Congress should listen and avoid rushing through a bill that could have many unintended consequences.”
sopa  usgov  internet  copyright  censorship  control 
january 2012
Calif. Governor Veto Allows Warrantless Cellphone Searches | Threat Level | Wired.com
Under California statehouse rules, neither Leno nor any other lawmaker may introduce the legislation for at least a year.
privacy  location  usgov  politics  california 
november 2011
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