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CrunchGear – Record Industry: Limewire Could Owe $75 Trillion – Judge: “Absurd”

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Justin Yost

The judge has exactly the right idea, absurd indeed.

Tagged with: business, copyright, lawsuit, legal, limewire
Posted in Copyright, Economics, Quick Posts
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PLATO History – Yet another PLATO innovation ignored, this time patented by Google

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Justin Yost

Even Google submits stupid and ridiculous patents, for stuff already “invented”.

Tagged with: business, google, legal, patent
Posted in Copyright, Economics, Quick Posts
Short Link: http://jty.me/hq4ujS

Bloomberg – Apple Sues Amazon.com, Seeks Order to Stop Use of ‘App Store’ Trademark

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Justin Yost

Ughh when does it ever end.

Tagged with: amazon.com, apple, appstore, copyright, google android, lawsuit, legal, mobile, software, trademark
Posted in Copyright, Economics, Quick Posts
Short Link: http://jty.me/h1IQkV

guardian.co.uk – Ebooks: durability is a feature, not a bug

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Justin Yost

As tends to be the case, so on your side Cory Doctorow.

Tagged with: drm, ebooks, HarperCollins, library
Posted in Copyright, Economics, Quick Posts, Technology
Short Link: http://jty.me/g7LKBJ

Electronic Frontier Foundation – Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law That Removes Works from the Public Domain

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Justin Yost

This should be declared unconstitutional, once work goes in the public domain, the work should stay there, perpetual copyright is a bad deal.

Tagged with: conress, copyright, lawsuit, legal, public domain, supreme court, uruguay, usa
Posted in Copyright, Culture, Quick Posts
Short Link: http://jty.me/fpuzdH

Wolfire Games Blog – Counterfeit Lugaru on Apple’s App Store (developing)

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Justin Yost

Wow that’s interesting and a pretty blatant breaking of trademark/copyright.

Tagged with: apple, copyright, mac app store, macosx, trademark
Posted in Copyright, Quick Posts
Short Link: http://jty.me/ed8hAL

BBC News – Microsoft seeks to block Apple ‘App Store’ trademark

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Justin Yost

Right there with you Microsoft.

Tagged with: apple, copyright, microsoft, patent, technlogy, trademark, usa
Posted in Copyright, Quick Posts
Short Link: http://jty.me/ekRblZ