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Judge: Apple, Google using courts as "business strategy" to "mop up mess"

Judge: Apple, Google using courts as "business strategy" to "mop up mess"
  • Posted April 11, 2013, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing
  • Displeased with a lengthy, ongoing patent dispute between Apple and Motorola Mobility (i.e. Google), a Florida-based federal judge has accused both companies of misusing the court system as just another business strategy. Bloomberg published the original scoop yesterday.  …

Newegg defeats patent troll who claims it invented the shopping cart

Newegg defeats patent troll who claims it invented the shopping cart
  • Posted January 28, 2013, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Presenting CompuServe's ancient online "mall" as an example of Precambian prior art, Newegg successfully defeated Soverain Software's supposed patent claim to what is essentially the modern day shopping cart. If Soverain had won the verdict, there's a good chance nearly…

Federal court: If users don't click, your terms of service is invalid

Federal court: If users don
  • Posted November 2, 2012, 9:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • A Federal court in Nevada has ruled that because users weren't forced to click through Zappos' terms of service agreement, the company's terms are invalid. The ruling is the result of a lawsuit regarding an unfortunate security breach at Zappos…

Hulu sued over 24-year old video privacy law

Hulu sued over 24-year old video privacy law
  • Posted August 15, 2012, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • Due to a 1988 video rental privacy law, media streaming outfit Hulu has found itself in a jeopardous position. An anonymous group of individuals are suing Hulu for purported violations of privacy, a charge brought about by sharing users' video watching history…

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