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  1. In App Store vs. Appstore court clash, Apple runs into a skeptical judge

    Cupertino, we have a problem.

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  2. Google loses “Melbourne Crime” defamation case, man feels “vindicated”

    Milorad Trkulja had his image and name linked with Australian organized crime.

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  3. Government: “Innocent” Megaupload user uploaded pirated music

    But EFF chastises the feds for snooping through Kyle Goodwin's private files.

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  4. Patent troll claims it invented the Windows 8 and Windows Phone “tiles”

    Never shipped a product, only started describing its tech as "tiles" in 2011.

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  5. “Six strikes” group answers charges of IP industry bias with changes

    Former RIAA lobbying firm won't be the only agency to evaluate pending scheme.

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  6. Police allowed to install cameras on private property without warrant

    Court: Fourth Amendment allows 24/7 camera surveillance of "open fields."

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  7. Disney owns Lucasfilm: Will it have room for Star Wars fan movies?

    Lucasfilm belatedly embraced fan fic; Disney brought us 95-year copyright.

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  8. French president backs publishers, says Google should pay for snippets

    French media want to get paid for searches; Google would rather cut them off.

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  9. Supreme Court seeks a way around “perpetual copyright” on foreign goods

    Court shows concern for libraries, museums—but little for Kirtsaeng himself.

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  10. Facebook tries cloaking probe into data leak involving 1 million accounts

    Blogger who bought e-mail addresses for $5 told to keep discussions private.

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  11. How a Supreme Court ruling may stop you from reselling just about anything

    Wiley v. Kirtsaeng may be the IP case of the decade—affecting all from eBay to libraries.

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  12. Feds arrest New York entrepreneur who sued Facebook for half ownership

    Paul Ceglia sued Facebook in 2010, now US attorney is charging him with fraud.

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  1. Uber under fire from regulators and competitors in Chicago

    Critics charge Uber assesses a mandatory 20 percent "tip," then keeps a cut.

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  2. US: Slow legal proceedings are Megaupload’s fault, don’t unfreeze assets

    Asset freeze makes a mockery of "innocent until proven guilty."

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  3. Apple complies with UK ruling, proclaims Samsung’s design “not as cool”

    Apple certainly followed the letter of the law, if not the intended spirit.

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  4. DRM be damned: How to protect your Amazon e-books from being deleted

    Amazon recently erased all of one Kindle users' e-books. Ars shows how to stop it.

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  5. Jailbreaking now legal under DMCA for smartphones, but not tablets

    Arbitrary rulings illustrate fundamental brokenness of the DMCA.

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  6. Pirate Party falling out of favor across Germany

    Bizarre personal behavior, focusing on small procedural tasks likely the cause.

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  7. Samsung loses another big patent case to Apple, this time at ITC

    Ruling could result in some Samsung phones being banned from US market in 2013.

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  8. The Michigan fight song and four other reasons to avoid Internet voting

    Op-ed: Conducting elections online would be a security and privacy nightmare.

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  9. French anti-P2P agency’s funding to fall by 23 percent in 2013

    Despite cuts, Hadopi warnings to reach two per minute next year.

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  10. Samsung, like Google, now under DOJ scrutiny over standards-based patents

    Probe revealed in document filed by Apple with International Trade Commission.

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  11. Huawei: worried about cyber-espionage backdoors? You can look at our code

    Company's Australian chief pushes for an independent cyber evaluation center

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  12. EU to Microsoft: IE browser selection error violated antitrust deal

    Microsoft could face a fine of up to $7 billion—although it's very unlikely.

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  1. Innocent Megaupload user asks court to release secret raid documents

    EFF argues he needs the documents to vindicate his Fourth Amendment rights.

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  2. Judge: Sony didn’t promise “perfect security,” isn’t liable for PSN hack

    PSN users had info exposed and services down for 1 mo.; can resubmit complaints.

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  3. Apple “rubber band” patent invalidated by previous Apple patent

    Samsung hopes non-final decision will help it avoid injunctions, more damages.

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  4. Paper prophets: Why e-voting is on the decline in the United States

    States see the virtue of paper ballots, but some lack funds to ditch e-voting.

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  5. Apple blasts Samsung’s post-trial “attack on the jury” as weak, unfounded

    Jury foreman wasn't dishonest; Samsung's attack is too little, too late.

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  6. Web tracking firm settles charges it collected passwords, financial data

    Company agrees to purge sensitive data, stop sending it over Internet in cleartext.

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  7. Brazilian press to Google News: pay up or leave our content alone

    Google says being told to pay is like, "taxing a taxi driver for taking tourists to eat."

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  8. Accused student prevails in first “three strikes” copyright case

    Was the account-holder in shared New Zealand apartment.

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  9. French media to Google: pay us for news searches

    Search giant tells government it would rather cut off French media sites.

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  10. TSA removes X-ray body scanners from major airports

    Desire to speed up checkpoints, not safety, driving scanner switch.

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  11. Kim Dotcom plans new cyberlocker service that feds can’t reach

    Material to be distributed across servers worldwide.

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  12. Heirs of Superman artist can’t reclaim their copyright, judge rules

    Man of Steel doesn't meet termination requirements, remains a DC Comics property.

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