
Apple: iMessage, FaceTime More Secure Than Cell Phones
rebuttals” by other major tech firms, Apple has released a similar statement denying that the government has unfettered access to its...

UK Court Finds Tweet Libelous Because Of Implied Meaning
In what appears to be the first case of its kind, a UK court has found that the implications of a tweet (against the backdrop of its...

Microsoft, Google To Build New Windows Phone YouTube App Together
The two companies issued a statement today, two days after the deadline that Google had given Microsoft to remove the previous app from...

Europe Finds That Google’s Motorola Unit “Abused Its Dominant Position” In Patent
preliminary determination that Google’s Motorola Mobility unit “abused its dominant position” under EU antitrust rules in seeking to...

Facebook Settles Litigation Over “Timelines” Trademark
reported by InsideFacebook based on an SEC filing: We are also party to various legal proceedings and claims which arise in the ordinary...

Cookie-Stuffing Could Land eBay’s Top Two Affiliates In Jail
in-depth article about the ongoing legal cases that could land eBay’s two biggest affiliates in jail soon on charges of wire fraud. If...

YouTube Beats Viacom In Copyright Suit (Again); Viacom To Appeal (Again)
YouTube beat Viacom again today in the long-running copyright battle the two have waged, and Viacom is again saying that it plans to...

Federal Judge Expresses Anger Toward Apple, Motorola For Using Global Litigation “As A Busines
Let That Be Your Last Battlefield,” two nearly identical aliens, inflamed by mutual hatred, beam down to their decimated planet to...

New Google Antitrust Complaint In Europe Calls Android A “Trojan Horse”
complaint in Europe against Google. The complaint focuses on Android and calls the operating system a “‘Trojan Horse’ to deceive...

FTC: If Your Tweet Is Sponsored You Must Disclose It
this month the FTC updated its online advertising disclosure rules. They’re intended to protect the public from online promotions that...

FTC Updates “.Com Disclosure” Online Ad Guidelines
updated its online advertising disclosure guidelines and requirements. A previous version of these guidelines was issued in 2000. The...

Facebook Says Employee Computers Were Hacked, No Evidence That User Data Was Compromised
In a blog post this afternoon, Facebook says it discovered the hack last month after “a handful of employees” had visited a compromised...

Apple Drops Patent Claim Against Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
According to Reuters yesterday Apple has agreed to drop patent infringement claims against the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini. Despite its...

Report: Plaintiff Willing To Settle Mexican Lawsuit Against Yahoo
recently won a $2.7 billion judgment against Yahoo in a Mexican lawsuit is willing to settle the case for less money. Carlos...

Yahoo To Appeal $2.7B Judgment In Mexican Yellow Pages Contract Lawsuit
announced the judgment and its plan to appeal in a short news release this afternoon. Details about the case are vague. Yahoo’s statement...

GoDaddy DNS Hack That Took Down Millions Of Sites Allegedly Came From Member Of Anonymous
Anonymous” took claim to the outages as his own doing. The Twitter account AnonymousOwn3r has confessed to the alleged attack saying:...

Fighting Legal Threats With Humor & Charity: The Oatmeal Vs. FunnyJunk
What could be worse than a web site apparently using your content without permission? How about getting a legal threat from that same...

Samsung Faces Potential EU Antitrust Wrath For Failure To License Mobile Patents
opened a formal investigation to determine whether the Korean firm breached EU antitrust rules. Did Samsung break its promise to Europe?...

Stunned By SOPA Backlash, Senate Leader Cancels PIPA Vote
massive anti-SOPA protest. In light of that, and reconsideration by several of the bill’s sponsors and high profile supporters in...