8 posts and columns on courts

Unpaid Huffington Post Bloggers Remain Unpaid

in Media on March 30 at 1:43 pm PT

AOL and Arianna Huffington can breathe easy. About this ridiculous class action suit, at least.
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Searching for Details Online, Lawyers Facebook the Jury

in News on February 22, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

Facebook is increasingly being used in courts to decide who is–and who isn’t–suitable to serve on a jury, the latest way in which the social-networking site is altering the U.S. court system.

Who Isn't Rambus Suing at the ITC?

in Enterprise on December 30, 2010 at 9:27 am PT

The chip interface designer known best for its epic court battles is taking a virtual who’s-who among tech companies to the International Trade Commission.

No One Is Happy With the FCC Chairman's Speech, Except Broadband Investors

in Enterprise on December 1, 2010 at 12:52 pm PT

Everyone has something to say about today’s speech by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski on the subject of net neutrality. Having been blocked in the courts from imposing sanctions on Comcast for throttling users of BitTorrent, the commission has been spinning its wheels trying to find a way to nudge the broadband industry in a direction toward treating all Internet content fairly.

NoTube: Supreme Court Blocks YouTube From California’s Prop 8 Trial

in Media on January 11, 2010 at 1:11 pm PT

Here’s a historic first you won’t be seeing today: Coverage of a federal trial via YouTube. The Supreme Court has put a halt, at least temporarily, on plans let Google’s video site stream coverage of the “Proposition 8″ trial, which kicked off today in a San Francisco courtroom.
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Skype: A $1.9 Billion Legal Nightmare

in News on September 16, 2009 at 2:20 pm PT

EBay’s plan to sell a 65 percent stake in Skype to a group of private investors is going to be a bit more difficult to pull off than expected. This afternoon, Joltid, a company owned by Skype’s founders, filed a copyright suit against eBay and the consortium of investors that just paid $1.9 billion for a majority interest in it.

The Charge? Assault With a Deadly Web Site.

in News on May 5, 2009 at 12:02 pm PT

If it weren’t so laughably unconstitutional, the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act would truly be cause for concern, criminalizing as it does such a broad spectrum of speech protected by the First Amendment. Proposed by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), the law would essentially make it a felony to hurt someone’s feelings online.
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