U.S. regulators today announced new exemptions to a provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that will make it possible for nerds to tinker with cars and gadgets without breaking copyright laws. The ruling reined in the controversial 1201 provision of the DMCA, which prohibits the circumvention of Digital…
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Internet giant buys 28% of the patents offered during its patent-purchase experiment Google’s Patent Purchase Promotion, which the company says received “thousands” of submissions during a three-week window, may prompt similar experiments in keeping patents out of the hands of what it considers the bad…
Read MoreXiaomi is also working on 3D Touch technology similar to the Apple iPhone 6s, at least if one were to go by reports in the Chinese media. After Apple and Huawei, Xiaomi is also working on 3D Touch technology, at least if one were to…
Read MoreLOS ANGELES, Calif. – Streaming music company Pandora has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a lawsuit brought by major record labels over its use of recordings released before 1972. The labels, including divisions of Sony, Warner and Universal, had argued that songs such…
Read MoreWe have all been in that situation when you drop your phone and watch helplessly as it falls. As it crashes to the ground, panic usually sets in as you wonder how bad that screen is going to look. You pick it up and you…
Read MoreHedge funds have found a new way to make money: challenge a pharma company’s patent on a specific drug and then make a killing as they short the stock and the share price goes weak in the knees. But the long-term prognosis for this investing…
Read MoreSAN DIEGO – San Diego’s most famous dog, Chopper the Biker Dog, now has an attorney and is actively looking to trademark his good name. The six-year-old Boston terrier regularly visits with seniors, sick children and wounded warriors. “Because he’s so well-known, people are trying…
Read MoreMadison – Pengadilan distrik Wisconsin mewajibkan Apple untuk membayar denda sebesar US$234 juta atau sekitar Rp3,15 triliun kepada University of Wisconsin-Madison, AS, karena terbukti bersalah atas kasus pelanggaran hak paten. Reuters melaporkan, denda ini masih jauh di bawah jumlah maksimal yang bisa dikenakan, yaitu US$862…
Read MoreAs a veteran of the global smart phone wars, Apple is used to courtroom battles with fierce competitors such as Samsung and Nokia. This week, however, a federal jury returned a verdict against Apple in a lawsuit brought by a different kind of adversary: a…
Read MoreThe University of Wisconsin successfully claimed that Apple used its microchip technology without permission in some iPhones and iPads. The patent, filed in 1998, is said to improve the power efficiency of microchips. The case relates to use of the technology in the iPhone 5s,…
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