Google knows what I’m doing 88% of the time. I’ve voluntarily given Facebook details of many aspects about my personal, work and school lives. These two companies probably know more…
Month: August 2009
Australian Fast Track IP Litigation
Recently the Federal Court of Australia introduced a fast track IP litigation procedure which makes copyright and trademark litigation faster and more cost effective. Studying the Australian fast track procedure…
Wal-Mart: Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?
Oh Wal-Mart. I can’t live with you and I can’t live without you. You are that big bad department store having driven one too many mom and pop shops out…
MIT: Encouraging Entrepreneurship and Emphasizing a Mutually Beneficial Relationship between the Institution and Graduates
In a recent presentation delivered at MIT, Professor Edward Roberts and Charles Eesley discussed the findings of a report that they co-authored on the role of universities in the level…
Google’s Open Source Strategy and the U.S. Patent Reform Act of 2009
Brian Prentice of the Gartner Blog Network raises an interesting possibility in his post about Google’s long-term business strategy. He speculates that Google’s advocacy for the Patent Reform Act of 2009 coupled with…
RealDVD case affirms anti-piracy legislation, but where are my personal use rights?
On 11 August 2009, a U.S. District Court in California ruled that RealDVD, RealNetwork’s software that enables users to copy DVDs for personal storage on hard drives, was in violation…