intellectual property
How Google Renewed Its Fight Against Patent Trolls
Google bought 28 percent of all “relevant” patents from “thousands” of submissions to an experimental patent buying program.
North Carolina's Ag-Gag Law Might Be the Worst in the Nation
Critics of the law say it could prevent whistleblowers from reporting abuse in nursing home facilities or health and safety violations in the agricultural sector.
Why a Law Firm Is Baiting Cops With a Tor Server
This Tor operator is not worried about the feds—or other lawyers.
'Clone Zone' Is an Easy Tool for Building Fake Websites
A new tool just made every website on the internet instantly and totally customizable. Now what?
How Satellite Companies Patent Their Orbits
Intellectual property is complicated enough—then put it in space!
A Movie Company Spent Big on Both Sides of Australian Politics
Village Roadshow donated more than $500,000 to both political parties in the hope someone will help them stop you stealing TV shows.
What Italian Opera and Napoleon Tell Us About Copyrights and Creativity
Researchers found that the number of new operas being made rose when Napoleon brought French copyright law to Italy.
Who Owns The Monkey Selfie? A Lawyer Weighs In
In 2011, a crested black macaque grabbed photographer David Slater's camera and snapped a #selfie. Slater wants copyright ownership of the picture, but should he get it?
King Missile's John S. Hall Is a Sensitive Artist (Who Works at a Law Firm)
John S. Hall’s Twitter bio says that he “Had a band for a while—King Missile.” That band created the briefly popular song, "Detachable Penis," which made Hall briefly popular. But those days are over, and Hall now spends his days working as an...
UK Police Are Gunning for Pirate Sites' Advertising Revenue
Advertisers will have access to a blacklist of copyright infringing sites so they can hit them where it hurts.