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Feds Tighten Up Child Privacy Protection Rules December 19, 2012 
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced final amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Rule, which governs the online collection of personal information under the age of 13. This is the culmination of a review that began in 2010 to ensure that the COPPA Rule keeps pace with changes in technology and the way kids use and access the Internet.
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Apple Scores With ITC but It May Be a Lose-Lose Game December 19, 2012 
The International Trade Commission on Tuesday ruled that Apple has not violated Google's Motorola Mobility patent for a touchscreen sensor. ITC judge Thomas Pender said the patent was invalid. The touchscreen sensor patent came before Pender this summer, when Google asserted three other Motorola patents against Apple.
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EU Sets January Deadline for Google's Antitrust Response December 19, 2012 
The European Union gave Google a January deadline to devise detailed proposals to resolve a two-year antitrust investigation into whether Google used its market dominance to thwart rivals. The Union's antitrust chief, Joaquin Almunia, issued the deadline Tuesday in Brussels to Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt.
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Samsung Shows Signs of Softening in Smartphone Tug of War December 18, 2012 
Samsung said Tuesday that it will drop its pursuit of injunctions against the sale of some Apple products in Europe. Samsung wants to compete "fairly in the marketplace, rather than in the court," according to its official statement, but the move is an odd twist in the ongoing legal saga between the two consumer electronics giants.
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Judge Boxes Ears of Both Parties in Apple-Samsung Lawsuit December 18, 2012 
Both Apple and Samsung, which have been locked in lawsuits in the United States and abroad, won a little and lost a little in their hearing before Judge Lucy H. Koh in San Jose, Calif. On Monday, the judge denied Samsung's request for a retrial seeking to reduce the $1.05 billion in damages a jury had awarded Apple in August for infringement of some of its patents.
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Google in Talks to Resolve Antitrust Issues in Europe December 18, 2012 
While Google is poised to agree to changes in the way it displays search
results and skirt an antitrust investigation in the U.S., things are still unresolved with the European Commission. Google is reportedly still negotiating with European Commission antitrust chief Joaquin Almunia.
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Google's Antitrust War With Feds May Be Over Before It Began December 17, 2012 
A two-year FTC probe into Google could be coming to an end. The Federal Trade Commission may close its investigation into the search giant as early as this week, and it appears that Google will avoid a consent decree, according to reports. This would mean Google would not have to agree to any formal FTC settlement or specific terms. However, it does seem likely that Google will make some voluntary changes.
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MobileMedia Patent Loss Unlikely to Ding Apple Much December 14, 2012 
Apple has lost a patent infringement case that was brought by MobileMedia Ideas. The company alleged that Apple misappropriated its technology for mobile devices -- and the federal jury that heard the case agreed. MobileMedia Ideas -- a patent licensing firm owned by Nokia, Sony and MPEG LA -- has a portfolio of hundreds of patents.
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US Leads Internet Freedom Fighters in Treaty Resistance December 14, 2012 
The United States, the United Kingdom and Canada are among the countries refusing to sign a United Nations treaty on telecommunications and the Internet. Trouble at the World Conference on International Telecommunications began earlier this week when many participants took issue with the way a proposal to encourage governments to expand Internet access was put to vote and then approved.
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Apple, E-Book Publishers Bow to EC in Pricing Flap December 14, 2012 
Apple and four international publishers will be scrapping some controversial agency agreements and excluding some dubious clauses in future agreements over the next five years, under a decision adopted Thursday by the European Commission. The publishers have also agreed to give retailers conditional freedom to discount e-books.
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Dish Network Gets Down to Earth December 13, 2012 
The Federal Communications Commission approved a proposal from the Dish Network that would allow it to convert spectrum currently allocated for satellite service into airwaves that could support a land-based wireless network. Dish did not lay out specific plans for its next step with the spectrum, saying only that it would "consider its strategic options and the optimal approach" to putting it to use.
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Unified European Patent System Could Goose Innovation December 12, 2012 
In an attempt to harmonize the various patent systems used throughout the European Union's 27 nations, the European Parliament adopted a uniform patent system Tuesday.
The unified system, which is expected to come into effect in early 2014, could be a boon for innovation. Following the Parliament's 484-164 vote in favor of the new patent system, each EU nation will deliberate the measure in February.
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Taxing Authorities' Internet Cat-and-Mouse Game December 12, 2012 
The fact that the Internet has no boundaries of time or geography has changed the way businesses operate forever. One feature of the Internet is that it has allowed creative businesses to avoid, or at least minimize their tax liabilities. In particular, Google's business success means that it has to manage its operations if it wants to minimize its tax burden.
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Apple Cozies Up to Google for Kodak Patent Deal December 12, 2012 
In what may seem like an unlikely partnership, Apple and Google -- fierce rivals that have gone head-to-head in patent battles -- might be teaming up to buy Kodak's patents and help it avoid bankruptcy. Apple and Google reportedly are offering the camera company more than $500 million for 1,100 patents.
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Brit Music Industry to Haul Pirate Party to Court December 11, 2012 
Britain's music industry body is preparing to take the Pirate Party UK to court for offering access to The Pirate Bay, which has been blocked in the UK. The British Pirate Party has set up a proxy service that allows users to circumvent the UK's ban on The Pirate Bay,
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FTC: Mobile Apps Haven't Come Clean on Use of Kids' Data December 11, 2012 
The Federal Trade Commission leaves no doubt about its view of the mobile app industry's efforts to protect children online with its latest report: "Mobile Apps for Kids -- Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade." The report reveals the results of a follow-up survey to a February report that found disclosures were lacking in mobile apps aimed at children.
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USPTO Strikes Blow to Apple's Prized Multitouch Patent December 10, 2012 
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has preliminarily invalidated 20 of the claims in the so-called "Steve Jobs" patent, the second such blow dealt to Apple's IP portfolio in recent months. The Jobs moniker refers to the Apple founder's listing as the chief inventor. The patent protects the technology used in the touchscreen interface on Apple's iOS devices.
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Apple Maps' 43-Mile Mistake Could Strand Travelers in Outback December 10, 2012 
Apple's new map system on iOS 6, which replaced Google Maps, has drawn plenty of criticism from pundits. Now, it's the subject of a warning by Australian police. Officers in Mildura are warning drivers to be wary of Apple's new maps system, which shows their fair town as being in the middle of Murray Sunset National Park.
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Samsung vs. Apple: Why Samsung Wins a Pyrrhic Victory December 10, 2012 
Last week was defined largely by two interesting stories. One had Apple bringing some manufacturing back to the U.S., and the other revolved around the outcome of the latest trial between Apple and Samsung. It shows you how hard it is to read a judge, though. I thought Judge Lucy Koh would likely raise the award from $1.05
Samsung and Apple appear to be in a dance to the death.
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Sex, Lies and Twitter December 08, 2012 
Last month, the BBC erroneously linked a prominent politician to a sexual abuse scandal. The network didn't name the politician -- but thousands of people on Twitter did. This prompted the politician, Alistair McAlpine, to vow legal action against those who tweeted or retweeted about the allegations. McAlpine has identified about 20 high-profile Tweeters.
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