July 2008
Google Gets Green Light for U.K. Street View
Jul 31, 2008 | Google's Street View mapping tool, which has been in use in the U.S. for over a year, may soon make Read More
Scrabulous Loses First Round to Hasbro? (Updated)
Jul 29, 2008 | It appears to be game over for Scrabulous. The free online game that has been among the most popular applications Read More
British ISPs Agree To Landmark Copyright Enforcement Deal
Jul 24, 2008 | Following negotiations brokered by the United Kingdom's Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), six major Internet service providers Read More
Qualcomm and Nokia Call Truce In Patent Battle
Jul 24, 2008 | Wireless communications leaders Qualcomm and Nokia have announced that they're burying the hatchet in their long-standing, trans-Atlantic patent dispute. The Read More
President Signs E-911 Bill Into Law
Jul 24, 2008 | President Bush signed the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 yesterday, enacting into law several measures designed Read More
Public Interest Groups File Opposition to MPAA Petition
Jul 23, 2008 | As we wrote about last month, members of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) are interested in making high Read More
Appeals Court Rules COPA Is Unconstitutional
Jul 22, 2008 | The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's ruling today, affirming that the Child Online Protection Act Read More
EU Extends Copyright Terms; Introduces New IP Report
Jul 18, 2008 | The European Commission adopted two important copyright measures yesterday. The first is a controversial proposal to extend the copyright protections Read More
TPS '08 Follow-up: PolyFuel Readies Prototype
Jul 17, 2008 | If you attended Tech Policy Summit '08 in Hollywood earlier this year, hopefully you had a chance to hear PolyFuel Read More
Blizzard's WoW Copyright Case
Jul 16, 2008 | Videogame publisher Blizzard Entertainment, maker of the popular World of Warcraft franchise, won a legal victory yesterday. Though the outcome Read More
Google/Yahoo and Microsoft Face Off in Senate Judiciary Hearing
Jul 15, 2008 | The Senate Judiciary's subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights is holding a hearing this morning to learn more Read More
eBay's Legal Victory May Help Other Sites
Jul 15, 2008 | After losing a similar trademark battle in France only two weeks ago, eBay had reason to celebrate yesterday when U.S. Read More
Verizon Wireless Pays $21M To Settle ETF Case
Jul 10, 2008 | According to the Associated Press, Verizon Wireless has agreed to pay $21 million to settle a California lawsuit brought by Read More
EU Parliament's Telecom Reform Raises "Three-Strikes" Concerns
Jul 8, 2008 | According to BBC News, members of the European Parliament voted yesterday in favor of advancing new telecom reform legislation known Read More
Sciencedebate's 14 Questions on Innovation
Jul 7, 2008 | Sciencedebate 2008 hasn't been able to convince Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) to face-off in Read More
Preempting Patent Trolls?
Jul 7, 2008 | In case you missed it, Wall Street Journal reporter Amol Sharma wrote an interesting intellectual property article last week that Read More
eBay: Counterfeit Case Is Anti-Competitive
Jul 7, 2008 | Courts in the Europe and the U.S. have been trying to decide who is responsible when counterfeit goods are sold Read More
Google, CNET Employees' Data Stolen
Jul 7, 2008 | Last Thursday, News.com reported that someone broke into an HR outsourcing company and stole several computers containing unencrypted data that Read More
