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LA Supreme Court will be first to stream oral arguments

In Washington, the Supreme Court is just putting its toe in the Internet waters by sometimes releasing same-day audio of oral arguments. In the supposed backwaters of Louisiana, the state supreme court is a little more adverturous. Starting next week, oral arguments at Louisianas highest court will be webcast...

Tags: Government technology, Courts, Web, oral argument

Blog posts 2007-01-12

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News to know: Salesforce.com; Microsoft; Apple tablet; Google

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Salesforce.com delivers mixed fiscal year outlook: Earnings up, revenue light Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Pop quiz - Which would you choose (Mac vs. PC)? ...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Tablets, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-05-22

Judge: Possible 'manifest error of law' in Thomas case

In a huge break in the Capitol v. Thomas case â€" in which Jammie Thomas right was hit with a $220,000-plus verdict for copyright infringement â€" the judge in the case said he may have made a "manifest error of law" in his instructions to the jury. ...

Tags: Distribution, Internet, Judge, Peer To Peer (P2P), RIAA, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Wikileaks case emphasizes rule against prior restraint

Paul Alan Levy of Public Citizen has a Google Comment up on the whole Wikileaks fiasco. Now that Julius Baer has moved for dismissal, We are confident that judges in such future cases will have learned the lesson taught by the proceedings in federal...

Tags: Bank, Restraint, Alan Levy, Financial Services, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-03-06

Supremes dubious of challenge to child porn law

Is a law designed to stop online child pornography so broad that it infringes on the First Amendment? That's the argument the Supreme Court heard today. The appellant is one Michael Williams, who was busted for offering to trade kiddie images with a federal agent. ...

Tags: Child Pornography, Law, Appellant, Williams, ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-10-30

Supreme Court hears patent case

The Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear arguments in a case in which Taiwanese manufacturers - led by Quanta Computer - have accused their South Korean rival of using its patents to "shake down the entire computer industry for several billion dollars in duplicative licensing fees," the Associated Press reports....

Tags: Patent, LG Electronics Inc., U.S. Supreme Court, ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-09-25

Rhetoric and Composition Quick Study Guide - FREE basic writing chapters chapters in the trial (Mobile)

Boost Your grades with this comprehensive Quick Study Guide. You will use it from high school to college and beyond. FREE basic writing chapters in the trial version.AudienceIntended for everyone interested in improving their writing and presentation skills, particularly high school and college students.Features An essentialguide for students struggling to...

Tags: Mobile, Comma, Keyword, Handhelds, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-06-05

CIOs under pressure to produce

CIOs under pressure to producePressure?The pressure hasn't changed; the liability has. Information Technology needs to focus more on 'informing' and the non-byte aspects of technology. CIOs need to fill the shoes they've been wearing for some time. They need to diversify their staff intellectually rather than culturally, and better understand...

Tags: capitalist, tangent

Discussion threads 2007-04-03

Not thy commenter's keeper

Based on the reactions of many of those who attended oral argument before the California Supreme Court in Barrett v. Rosenthal, indications are strong that the Court will come down on the side of protecting those who provide a platform for, but do not author or edit, third party comments...

Tags: Section 230

Blog posts 2006-09-09

Fair use, Xbox hacking, and how far will Linux users go to get a cheap PC?

Fair use, Xbox hacking, and how far will Linux users go to get a cheap PC?You need to be better informedWow, some real doozies in your article.---The thing with fair use is that there's a huge gray area between legitimate fair use (say, copying a CD for use in a...

Tags: Game players, X-Box, Microsoft Xbox, fair use, Microsoft Corp., Linux, IS IT, business model, hacking

Discussion threads 2006-06-22

Nathan Myhrvold: Invention capitalist

Former head of Microsoft Research and now head of patent foundry Intellectual Ventures Nathan Myhrvold doesn't mind being called a patent troll video here and here. He wants to be the first "invention capitalist." His company is built around monetizing inventions and patents (Intellectual Ventures Myhrvold has 18 patents to...

Tags: patent system, Nathan Myhrvold

Blog posts 2006-04-19

States, artists urge top court to hear P2P case

States, artists urge top court to hear P2P caseEFF Brief against Certiorari is good...The brief that the EFF filed against Certiorari is quite a read: http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/MGM_v_Grokster/20041108_Final_Brief.pdfWhile the SCOTUS might take the case anyway, the brief nicely and substansively attacks the Petitioners' position without creating politics. In fact, the brief...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), P2P, Petitioners, SCOTUS, RIAA, Sony Betamax, Electronic Frontier Foundation

Discussion threads 2004-11-08

Sharman to challenge court order

Sharman to challenge court orderREALITY CATCHING UP TO THE PIRATESThey can run and they can hide, but there is no escaping from prosecution for conspiracy to steal copyright protected materials. The walls are crashing down on the Pirates everyday, and reality is gonna be a very unpleasant experience for those...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Digital media, pay service, wall, recording industry, RIAA, Aria, Sharman Networks Ltd.

Discussion threads 2004-02-09