» Israeli Music Fans Sue Two New Zealanders For Convincing Lorde To Cancel Her Israeli Concert
02/02/18 19:56 from Techdirt
Let's start this post off this way: the whole "BDS" movement and questions about Israel are controversial and people have very, very strong opinions. This post is not about that, and I have no interest in discussing anyone's views on Isr...

» Bar Complaint Filed Against Lawyers Who Participated In Bogus Lawsuits Targeting Fake Defendants
02/02/18 18:40 from Techdirt
The reputation management tactic of filing bogus defamation lawsuits may be slowly coming to an end , but there will be a whole lot of reputational damage to be spread among those involved by the time all is said and done. Richart Ruddie...

» Daily Deal: Paww WaveSound 2.1 Low Latency Bluetooth 4.2 Over Ear Headphones
02/02/18 18:35 from Techdirt
The $70 WaveSound 2.1 headphones give you the freedom to listen to your music when, where, and how you want. The built-in Bluetooth 4.2 is 250% faster and has 10x more bandwidth than Bluetooth 4.0, allowing you to connect to your devices...

» Appeals Court Makes A Mess Of Copyright Law Concerning ISPs And Safe Harbors
02/02/18 17:27 from Techdirt
We've been following the BMG v. Cox lawsuit from the very beginning, through all its very odd twists and turns, including having a judge in the district court, Liam O'Grady, who made it quite clear that he didn't much care about the inte...

» Verizon Folds To Government Pressure To Blacklist Huawei Without A Shred Of Public Evidence
02/02/18 14:26 from Techdirt
Earlier this month, AT&T cancelled a smartphone sales agreement with Huawei just moments before it was to be unveiled at CES. Why? Several members of the Senate and House Intelligence Committees had crafted an unpublished memo claim...

» Ohio Appeals Court Says Speed Trap Town Must Pay Back $3 Million In Unconstitutional Speed Camera Tickets
02/02/18 11:24 from Techdirt
Drivers sent tickets by New Miami, Ohio speed cameras will be getting a refund. The state appeals court has upheld the ruling handed down by the lower court last spring. At stake is $3 million in fines, illegally obtained by the town . T...

» Atari Gets The Settlement It Was Surely Fishing For Over An Homage To 'Breakout' In KitKat Commercial
02/02/18 03:42 from Techdirt
As readers of this site will know, once-venerated gaming giant Atari long ago reduced itself to an intellectual property troll mostly seeking to siphon money away from companies that actually produce things. The fall of one of gamings hi...

» California's Net Neutrality Law Takes Another Step Forward
01/02/18 23:45 from Techdirt
In the wake of the FCC's repeal of federal net neutrality rules, countless states have rushed to create their own protections. Numerous states from Rhode Island to Washington State are considering new net neutrality legislation, while ot...

» Implementing Transparency About Content Moderation
01/02/18 21:38 from Techdirt
On February 2nd, Santa Clara University is hosting a gathering of tech platform companies to discuss how they actually handle content moderation questions . Many of the participants have written short essays about the questions that will...

» Court Dismisses -- For A Second Time -- Lawsuit Seeking To Hold Facebook Responsible For Acts Of Terrorism
01/02/18 20:04 from Techdirt
Back in May of last year, a New York federal court tossed two lawsuits from plaintiffs attempting to hold social media companies responsible for terrorist attacks. Cohen v. Facebook and Force v. Facebook were both booted for failing to s...