Popular Internet File-Sharing Service to Shut Down by December 31
12/8/2010 One of the world’s largest file sharing network will be shutting down by the end of 2010. Limewire, whose platform allowed people around the globe to share music and movies over the internet for free, said that it would also be closing its sole office in New York by that time. Two months ago, […]
New Trade Group for Medical Pot Industry Surfaces in Washington
12/8/2010 The Washington Cannabis Association, a new trade organization for the medical pot industry opened for business a couple of weeks ago. It now has around two dozen dues-paying members comprised of individual growers, dispensaries, as well as patient cooperatives. The organization also hired the services of a lobbyist to campaign for changes in the […]
Rambus v. Infineon
12/8/2010 Rambus filed lawsuits against six semiconductor firms for allegedly copying their technology. The multiple suits were filed late Wednesday in a Northern District of California court. The respondents of the lawsuits were Broadcom, Freescale, LSI, MediaTek, NVIDIA, and STMicro. Rambus alleged that the respondents copied its patented technology for DDR and GDDR memory. Rambus […]
Probe Unlikely to Change the Rules Investors Follow When Researching Stocks
12/7/2010 An investigation on insider trading is causing confusion among a number of investors and is also disrupting the “expert network” industry. For their part, securities lawyers, as well as law professors, say that such investigation is unlikely to modify the rules that investors must follow when they are researching stocks. In the financial world, […]
Technology Companies Sued by CalTech Over Patent Infringements
12/7/2010 A California-based research university has filed a lawsuit against technology giants for infringement. The California Institute of Technology (CalTech) claim that LG Electronics, Nokia, Pantech, and a number of other chip manufacturers infringed upon some of its patents. CalTech is also suing the three mobile phone heavyweights, along with a number of South Korean […]
Bill on Human Trafficking Passed by the Ohio State Senate
12/7/2010 A bill that aims to crack down on human trafficking, which have been referred to as modern-day slavery, was passed unanimously by the Ohio Senate. Sen. Teresa Fedor, a Democrat from Toledo, told her colleagues, “It is here . . . Thank you for putting on your glasses.” Human trafficking is defined by the […]
Usage-Based Broadband Pricing Backed by FCC Chief
12/6/2010 The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, has backed a metered-broadband Internet pricing system. This happened Wednesday as he officially made public the rules that will defend against possible traffic interference by Internet providers. Genachowski stated that such rules are necessary to “preserve the freedom and openness of the Internet.” The rules […]
Governor Welcomes The Offer Of Pharmaceutical Industry To Track Pseudoephedrine Sales
12/6/2010 The Governor of Missouri, Jay Nixon, has accepted the offer of the pharmaceutical industry to pay for the system that will track pseudoephedrine sales. The new computerized system, Gov. Nixon stated, will help the fight against methamphetamine labs by stopping illegal sales of decongestants at pharmacy counters. One of the said decongestants directly linked […]
Should Luis Perez Be Given A Chance By Congress To Practice Law?
12/3/2010 Looking at Luis Perez, one would perhaps see an individual who could become an exemplary citizen or a role model in the future. However, Perez is actually a classic example of how broken the American immigration system is. How so? Luis Perez is an “undocumented” immigrant who recently got a law degree from the […]
Better Data To Weigh The Benefits Of A Law Degree Needed By Law Students
12/3/2010 For a long time, law students have always banked on the belief that their 6-figure student loan debt can be compensated by a 6-figure starting salary when they later graduate and have a license. Although great amount of time and cash is invested by these law students just to get a juris doctor degree, […]