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Category: Politics & Law

SCOTUS: adding “with a computer” doesn’t make a new patentable invention
Politics & Law

SCOTUS: adding “with a computer” doesn’t make a new patentable invention

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Michael Sauers

In a stunning verdict, the Supreme Court has tossed out a patent because it is a software patent, ruling that “merely requiring generic computer implementation…

Internet

Former FCC Commissioner: “We Should Be Ashamed Of Ourselves” For State of Broadband In The U.S.

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Copps, however, was anything but retrospective when he stood to speak. “I’m not here to celebrate,” he began, “I’m here to advocate.” And the landscape…

This is why we shoudln’t ask permission so much when it comes to copyright
Politics & Law

This is why we shoudln’t ask permission so much when it comes to copyright

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Michael Sauers

I’ve participated in several online discussion recently over some copyright questions. Almost every time, the question involves something generally innocuous, but the person isn’t all…

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO): Net Neutrality
Politics & Law

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO): Net Neutrality

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Contains adult language.

Politics & Law

Friday Video: Brian Williams Interviews Edward Snowden

Posted on May 30, 2014May 29, 2014 by Michael Sauers

More @ NBCNews.com

Politics & Law

Friday Video: Be it resolved state surveillance is a legitimate defence of our freedoms…

Posted on May 9, 2014May 8, 2014 by Michael Sauers

The Munk Debates: State Surveillance Note: The debate starts at about 0:24:00. More detials @ http://www.munkdebates.com/debates/state-surveillance

Justice Stevens: The five extra words that can fix the Second Amendment
Politics & Law

Justice Stevens: The five extra words that can fix the Second Amendment

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Michael Sauers

For more than 200 years following the adoption of that amendment, federal judges uniformly understood that the right protected by that text was limited in…

Fun

A simple explanation of the first ammendment

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Michael Sauers
Libraries

Friday Video: 404 Day

Posted on April 11, 2014April 11, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Recorded live on 4 April 2014 More details @ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/04/its-404-day.

Politics & Law

Should Copyright Law Also Cover Hyperlinks?

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Michael Sauers

 Uh… NO! The U.S. Copyright Office recently proposed a seemingly small addition to copyright law that bears some huge implications. It wants to enable copyright…

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