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Skillz Says Real-Money Betting in Mobile Games Is Paying Off

Eric Johnson in Commerce on May 14 at 1:16 pm PT

Good news from real-money gaming advocates, just not the ones you’ve thought about before now.

Marissa’s Million-Dollar Bonus, YouTube’s Money Woes and Cellphone Unlocking: The AllThingsD Week in Review 3/03/13 — 3/09/13

Eric Johnson in News on March 9 at 12:00 pm PT

The Top 10 stories of the week, in one convenient serving.

Google, Government Reps Warn Against Internet Regulation Summit

Eric Johnson in News on November 28, 2012 at 7:30 am PT

Internet regulation is dangerous. Really, really dangerous. At least for those who like the Internet as-is.

CSA of the Day: Posting Legal Jargon to Facebook Does Not Protect You From Facebook

Mike Isaac in Social on November 26, 2012 at 10:08 am PT

Next time, Snopes that rumor fast.

Modria Wants You to Settle Your Workplace Problems (and Even Patent Disputes) Online

Eric Johnson in Enterprise on November 24, 2012 at 9:00 am PT

And, thanks to the Supreme Court, they’re likely to get their wish.

Predatory Lawsuits

This also falsely insinuates that craigslist broadly serves humanity as a “free” service, a grossly misleading characterization given craigslist’s accumulation of enormous and largely undisclosed profits, a pattern and practice of predatory lawsuits (such as this one) aimed at obstructing innovation.

– From a claim filed Monday against Craigslist by data company 3Taps, accusing Craigslist of perpetuating a monopoly. Craigslist filed a copyright complaint against 3Taps this summer.

Wall Street Reacts to Apple’s Legal Win Over Samsung: Maybe, Let’s Not Kill All the Lawyers!

Kara Swisher in News on August 24, 2012 at 5:36 pm PT

Apple stock up even more on patent infringement win.

Fenwick VC Survey: Q2 Funding Valuations Shoot the Moon

Kara Swisher in News on August 23, 2012 at 7:00 am PT

According to the law firm’s latest Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey, fundings in the second quarter of this year showed the highest valuation increases in more than five years.

Invocation

DH: I invoke.
PM: Is that because of the phalanx of attorneys present here today?
Court Stenographer: I’m sorry, the what of attorneys?
PM: Phalanx … the phalanx of attorneys.
DH: As to the phalanx of attorneys, I invoke.

– David House, invoking the Fifth Amendment for every question except his name and date of birth in his testimony front of a grand jury about his alleged association with Bradley Manning

News Byte

In Latest Internet Policy Win, ACTA Rejected by European Parliament

Liz Gannes in News on July 4, 2012 at 12:02 pm PT

As expected, the European Parliament today rejected far-reaching copyright law ACTA, on a decisive vote of 478-39, with 165 abstentions. The international treaty still has support elsewhere in the world, including the U.S., but it hasn’t been ratified anywhere yet.