The Facebook-related firings have begun: A teacher’s aide in Michigan was let go from her job after a school administrator demanded that she turn over her Facebook password and she refused. The aide, Kimberly Hester, is preparing for a legal showdown with the school system.
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Facebook Asks Court to Throw Out ‘Fraudulent’ Paul Ceglia Lawsuit
Social networking giant Facebook hopes to finally put an end to a bizarre lawsuit filed by an upstate New York former wood-pellet salesman who claims he owns half of the tech phenom.
Apple Fights for iPad Rights in Chinese Trademark Dispute
Apple’s escalating trademark dispute with a Chinese company over the rights to the term “iPad” reached a courtroom on Wednesday — and the result was a contentious four-hour hearing that was long on theatrics but short on …
Apple Threatened with iPad Shipment Ban in China Trademark Fight
Apple’s trademark dispute with a Chinese firm over the term “iPad” is getting knottier by the day for the U.S. technology giant. Proview Technology, which says it owns the trademark for “iPad” in China, plans to ask Chinese customs authorities to ban all imports and exports of Apple’s wildly popular computer tablet, according …
Should the Fifth Amendment Cover Your Encrypted Data?
You may have the right to remain silent, but if the ruling of a federal judge in a recent Colorado case is anything to go by, your computer doesn’t get any such protection — even if the hard drive is encrypted to prevent people …
Senators Ask FTC to Investigate Google Just Two Months After Last Investigation
The Federal Trade Commission’s year-long investigation into Google’s user privacy practices only finished a few months ago, but two U.S. senators have decided that two months is too long, and have called for the FTC to look into …
British Telecom Sues Google for Patent Infringement on Android, AdWords, Gmail and More
Google is facing another lawsuit over whether or not its Android mobile OS infringes on existing patents and intellectual property, with British Telecom having filed a suit in Delaware that claims ownership of six patents …
YouTube Apparently Gives Universal Music Group Direct Access to Videos for Easy Removal [Update]
The legal battle between Megaupload and Universal Music Group continues to unfold in the most unexpected ways, with yesterday’s revelation from UMG creating a whole host of new questions about what’s going on over at YouTube. …
Megaupload Sues Universal Music Group over Illegal Takedown
YouTube has removed a video supporting online storage site Megaupload that features artists like Kanye West, Alicia Keys and Macy Gray at the request of Universal Music Group, who claimed that it infringed on their copyright. The …
Oregon Court Rules Blogging Isn’t Journalism
Finally, all of my fears about the legitimacy of my chosen career have paid off with the news that a federal judge in Portland, Oregon–the very city in which I live!–has ruled that blogging does not, in fact, equal journalism, …
Judge Denies Apple Request for U.S. Ban on Samsung Devices
Samsung has just won one crucial victory in its legal battle with Apple. It’ll get to keep its products on retailers’ shelves this Christmas. On Friday, a judge denied Apple an injunction that would have allowed the electronics …
