By Emily Poole The European Union (“EU”) is in the process of strengthening its online data privacy laws, the far-reaching effects of which will be felt by any U.S. company or organization operating in the EU. The latest move toward… Continue Reading
By Brandon Wiebe GoldieBlox, a toy company that generated buzz this week when its recent online ad went viral, has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking a declaratory judgment that its parody of the Beastie Boys’ song “Girls” constitutes fair use.… Continue Reading
By Emily Poole Encrypted email provider Lavabit, founded by Ladar Levison, closed shop last August after being ordered to give the U.S. government the SSL keys to the entire Lavabit website. With the keys, the government—appearing to only be after… Continue Reading
By Emily Poole Aereo, a start-up that offers subscribers access to live or time-shifted broadcast television on Internet-connected devices for a monthly fee, is in the middle of legal battle that spans the nation. Rather than paying the broadcasters for… Continue Reading
By Emily Poole At the same time Twitter announced that it will raise its IPO price range to $20-25 per share, it revealed the contents of a letter received from IBM. In the letter, IBM claims that Twitter is infringing… Continue Reading
By Emily Poole A group of tech giants—Apple, Microsoft, Blackberry, Ericcson and Sony—have teamed up to file suit against Google over alleged smart phone patent infringements. The group, operating as Rockstar Consortium, spend $4.5 billion buying thousands of patents from… Continue Reading
By Emily Poole The D.C. Circuit is poised to strike down the law upholding net neutrality—which could mean a major shift in the way the Internet operates. Net Neutrality centers around the belief that the Internet is for the public,… Continue Reading
