A patent troll generally is a business whose only asset are a portfolio of patents and who make money principally by suing or threatening lawsuits against alleged infringers. Advertising and marketing companies have been hit with patent claims over the use of QR codes in coupons, promotions distributed in text messages, podcasts and pull-down menus…
We are very excited to announced our 100th episode: SEGMENT 1: THRILLA ON CAP HILLA WITH PMA AND NETCHOICE DEBATE ON INTERNET SALES TAX LEGISLATION SEGMENT 2: POPEHAT DISCUSSES SANCTIONS ON COPYRIGHT TROLL PRENDA LAW TODAY IN HISTORY
NEXT CYBER LAW AND BUSINESS REPORT WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2012 10AM – 11AM PACIFIC ON WEBMASTERRADIO.FM SEGMENT 1: JOHN DU WORS and LEEOR NETA talk about their successful effort to have the California Spam Law declared unconstitutional as preempted by Federal law. Backgrounder SEGMENT 2: JILLIAN YORK, the Director of International Freedom of Expression, Electronic Frontier…
THE 31-DAY OATMEAL-FUNNY JUNK WAR The Oatmeal is a website operated by cartoonist/humorist Matthew Inman. On June 2, after Inman complained that the website FunnyJunk was ripping off his content, FunnyJunk’s lawyer Charles Carreon sent a letter to Inman demanding $20,000 in damages payable by June 12. Carreon’s letter was not well received by…
Featuring Popehat’s Ken White and DigitalLA’s Kevin Winston. NEWS Federal Court Opens ADA Floodgates to Streaming Video Content A Massachusetts federal judge has held that streaming video is subject to Americans with Disabilities Act in rejecting Neftlix motion to dismiss claim by National Association of Deaf that failing to close caption streaming video violates the…
Lawyers Behaving Badly Popehat’s Ken White sheds light on the strangest kerfuffle to hit the internet in some time. Round 1 June 2, 2012 Charles Carreon sends demand letter to Matthew Inman claiming false statement made is copyright infringement and requests $20,000. Round 2 June 11, 2012 Inman responds with challenge that he will raise…
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