Intellectual Property

Singer Slaps Spotify With $150M Class Action

David Lowery, singer for groups Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker, has filed a class action lawsuit against streaming music service […]

Appeals Court Reverses Cisco’s $64M Patent Case

Cisco is off the hook for nearly $64 million in damages after an appeals court this week found the company […]

Sock Puppet Does “Who’s On First?”

Heirs of the Abbott & Costello claimed infringement when part of the comedians’ classic routine showed up in…

Pandora Settles In Royalty Case

In a move that will end a protracted legal battle, streaming music service Pandora has settled with the two largest […]

New Zealand Will Extradite Prolific Hacker

A New Zealand judge has ruled that Kim Dotcom, founder of Megaupload, may be extradited to the U.S., where he […]

Hacker Charged With Stealing Celeb Pics, Scripts

A 23 year-old man has been charged with felony criminal copyright infringement and identity theft after he was caught attempting […]

USPTO Can’t Reject Offensive Trademarks

A nearly 70-year old provision in federal law has been struck down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]

Hollywood Exec Linked To Leaked Movies

An advanced copy of Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” that was leaked this week has been identified as that sent […]

Critics Slam IP Rules In Pacific Trade Pact

In negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), intellectual property provisions are proving to be a major bone of contention. A […]

2016 Trends In Consumer Tech

The  Consumer Technology Association, a trade group with more than 2000 members, including Google, Apple and Microsoft, has published “5 […]

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