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Submission + - Nokia Countersues Qualcomm (lawbean.com)

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on Wednesday June 13, 2007 @02:29PM

Spamicles writes: "Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, has filed a patent infringement countersuit against Qualcomm Monday. Nokia filed the lawsuit in a Texas district court, and it is seeking damages and injunctive relief. Nokia stated that it believes the Qualcomm patents are not valid, as the alleged inventions have been patented or published by other companies before Qualcomm. It also said it does not believe Nokia's products infringe any of the patents."

Submission + - ISPs taking steps to begin charging for email (lawbean.com)

Submitted by Spamicles on Wednesday June 13, 2007 @01:20AM

Spamicles writes: Some of the largest ISPs in the United States have begun to support Goodmail, an email and authentication service that charges money in exchange for guaranteed delivery of email. Goodmail then splits the money with your ISP. Comcast, Cox, Verizon, and Roadrunner join AOL and Yahoo! who are already members of the CertifiedEmail program.

Submission + - Security flaws found in Safari on Windows (lawbean.com)

Submitted by Spamicles on Tuesday June 12, 2007 @04:03PM

Spamicles writes: A whole host of different security vulnerabilities and flaws for Apple 's Safari browser are popping up all over the net. Three different sources are reporting on potential problems with the recently released Safari web browser which is currently in its public beta.

Submission + - Friends involved in lawsuit over Bears tickets (lawbean.com)

Submitted by Spamicles on Tuesday June 12, 2007 @11:07AM

Spamicles writes: Donald Ramsell and Douglas Warlick's friendship had become strained in recent years as they argued over tailgating tactics and who would drive to Chicago Bears games. So when it seemed like Douglas Warlick wouldn't come through with the tickets for this year, Donald Ramsell did what came naturally: he sued.

Submission + - EFF Privacy Advocate Photographed by Google's Stre (lawbean.com)

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on Tuesday June 12, 2007 @01:42AM

Spamicles writes: "From the you've got to see it to believe it department, an Electronic Frontier Foundation attorney has been photographed by Google's Street View. The funniest part is, this isn't the first time this has happened!"

Submission + - States rebel against Real ID Act (lawbean.com)

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on Tuesday June 12, 2007 @01:03AM

Spamicles writes: "Four states have passed laws that reject federal rules regarding a national identification system. This casts serious doubt on the future of the 2005 Real ID Act that goes into effect in December 2009. New Hampshire and Oklahoma joined Montana and Washington state in the passage of statutes that refute guidelines set forth in the Act. However, these actions could eventually lead to drivers licenses issued in these states to not be accepted as official identification when boarding airplanes or accessing federal buildings. In addition to these four states, members of the Idaho legislature intentionally left out money in the budget to comply with the Act."

Submission + - Coming soon: use your National ID to order pizza (lawbean.com)

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on Saturday June 09, 2007 @09:39PM

Spamicles writes: "This video is being used as a dramatization to highlight privacy concerns in the United States. How long will it be before it's really like this? 5 years? 10 years? This video is apparently being used for a member drive at the ACLU."

Submission + - Flickr Censored by the Chinese Government (lawbean.com)

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on Saturday June 09, 2007 @06:52PM

Spamicles writes: "The Chinese government is currently censoring all photos on the site Flickr. A notice has been posted in a Flickr help forum about this, but the service currently doesn't have a fix for this."

Submission + - TorrentSpy Ordered by Judge to Become MPAA Spy (lawbean.com)

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on Saturday June 09, 2007 @05:43PM

Spamicles writes: "A court has ordered TorrentSpy (a popular BitTorrent search engine) to create and keep site logs detailing its users ' activity on the site. TorrentSpy must then turn its logs over to the MPAA. An appeal may be filed before June 12th to challenge the ruling."

Submission + - Court: Cops Can Steal and Lie to Conduct Searches (lawbean.com)

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on Friday June 08, 2007 @05:59PM

Spamicles writes: "Police officers faked a car jacking in order to search a car that was suspected to be used in drug trafficking. They discovered drugs and arrested the owners of the car. A lower court ruled that the warrant-less search and seizure violated the Fourth Amendment and that the drugs could not be used as evidence. This ruling was overturned today."

Submission + - Apple Dodges Bullet: iPhone not affected by ban (lawbean.com)

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on Friday June 08, 2007 @11:23AM

Spamicles writes: "Apple's new iPhone will not be affected by a new cellphone ban that restricts imports of new cellphones made with Qualcomm chips. The International Trade Commission (ITC), a federal agency, has banned imports of any new phones made with Qualcomm chips because they violate a patent held by Broadcom."

Submission + - Research Institute Tries to Patent Life (lawbean.com)

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on Friday June 08, 2007 @12:08AM

Spamicles writes: "The Venter Institute, named after its founder and CEO who spearheaded the private sector race to map the human genome, has applied for patent that would essentially give them ownership of a free living organism that can grow and replicate constructed entirely from synthetic DNA."

Submission + - 10 year sentence for receiving oral sex challenged (lawbean.com)

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on Thursday June 07, 2007 @04:59PM

Spamicles writes: "Genarlow Wilson was sentenced to 10 years in prison for receiving consensual oral sex from a 15 year old girl when he was 17.The sentence Wilson received has been denounced by members of the jury that convicted him. Even the author of the law that put Wilson behind bars disagrees with the punishment. Why is he still in jail?"

Submission + - "Knocked Up" Movie Knocked Around by Lawsu (lawbean.com)

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on Wednesday June 06, 2007 @08:25PM

Spamicles writes: "Knocked Up writer/director Judd Apatow and Universal Studios have been slapped with a copyright infringement lawsuit. The author of "Knocked Up: Confessions of a Hip Mother-to-be" claims that there are too many similarities between her book and the popular movie to just be coincidental."

Submission + - Reporter Arrested for Asking a Question (lawbean.com)

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on Wednesday June 06, 2007 @07:48PM

Spamicles writes: "Manchester, NH — Freelance reporter Matt Lepacek, reporting for Infowars.com, was arrested for asking a question to one of Giuliani's staff members in a press conference. The press secretary identified the New York based reporter as having previously asked Giuliani about his prior knowledge of WTC building collapses and ordered his arrest."

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