Featured comment by tw@panda:
"First comes the ban, then comes the lawsuit for damages on the infringing sales. Should be interesting to see what happens." More »
Featured comment by josh.moulder:
"150 terabytes, with the amount of money, power and everything Kim Dotcom has, i don't reckon it will be THAT many, most of these will be server hard d..." More »
Featured comment by snapper.fishes:
"Most of the AirBnB hotels are probably fine, but there are always going to be a few black sheeps. When the shit finally hits the fan - e.g. when a fir..." More »
In a court room in Virginia, Facebook's lawyers are busy arguing that the social network's "Like" feature needs to be recognised with free-speech protection. Yes, just a simple like. Read More >>
Warner Brothers — a company all too keen to leap on anybody infringing its copyright — is being sued for unauthorised use of the Nyan Cat meme. Oops. Read More >>
The UK's Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act has been passed, putting controversial new copyright laws regarding what's known as "orphan works" into place for photos put online. The changes mean that if there's no clear identifying meta data in images, anyone can use and sub-license them and the owners have little recourse to complain. Read More >>
Featured comment by odysseus:
"Outright wrong. You retain all rights to your images uploaded to Facebook or Twitter or Instagram, but you do have to grant them a licence to your ima..." More »
The usually tame Mr Clegg has gone red-faced with fury over the coalition's plan to introduce the so-called Snooper's Charter, using a radio interview to stress that he won't let the Data Communications Bill pass as long as he has a stapler with his name on it inside the government offices. Read More >>
Featured comment by adeyb:
"“The ‘snoopers charter’ isn’t going to happen." says Cleggy.
So, it's going to be law in a couple weeks then?
I've yet to hear anything..." More »
The good 'ole 'Merican law enforcement didn't pull any punches during its manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers, going so far as to lock down an entire metropolis while they searched. Even when officers thought they had the second suspect cornered in Watertown boat, they confirmed their suspicions with a camera that can spot people from up to 10 miles away. Just to be sure. Read More >>
Featured comment by Dr.Galactus:
"The biggest flaw I see in any of these is that they think the government who take 12 years to badly repair a pothole would somehow manage to orchestra..." More »
Apple has agreed to pay out a weighty $53 (£35) million to settle a lawsuit which saw the company accused of not correctly honoring warranties of iPhone and iPod Touches, reports Wired. Read More >>
Featured comment by SteamingPenguin:
"A) This doesn't apply to the 4S. B) They were stupid, because even out of warranty, Apple will only charge £130 to replace the broken handset." More »
A German trial, which is seeing Google and Motorola battle Microsoft, appears to be going badly for the search giant. So badly, in fact, that a German judge has stated that he's "inclined" to ban Google Maps in the country. Read More >>
Fun fact for you: in 2012, 653 people were charged with various offences relating to stuff published on Twitter and Facebook. There's a whole range of laws you can fall foul of when joking about on social media, and some of them can even land you with jail time. Read More >>
Apple has announced that it's to settle a class action lawsuit about in-app purchases — that could have involved more than 23 million App Store users! — by bunging the affected parties free iTune credit. Read More >>
Featured comment by elliottpp:
"While $5 does seem a bit cheap, considering people had received massive bills which I'd assume are more than $5, the nasty bit of me can't help but th..." More »
Ok, so I know that the UK's rich history means we've got a backlog of slightly quirky laws, but most of them (like the infamous "you can shoot a Welshman with a crossbow in the bounds of York") have long-since been revoked. There's a fair few still on the books, though, so some (presumably) students with too much free time and a GoPro took it on themselves to break ten of the most ridiculous. Read More >>
Featured comment by eulenspiegel:
"Adam gave a talk at my University, he clearly said that Apple had people working on fake projects (there was no way to misinterpret what he said)." More »
Facebook's crusade against pseudonyms and nicknames has just won out. After a German court ruled Facebook couldn't force people to use their real, full names, a successful appeal from Facebook in another German court rules it can. The result? You're stuck using your real name on Facebook. Read More >>
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