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I Own the Internet and I’ll Charge What I Want!

March 12th, 2009

Only one state has officially codified net neutrality and the FCC has only recently weighed in on the issue. Inherent to this argument is a discussion on whether the internet can be regulated at all-by telecom companies or the government. The battle over net neutrality raises other fundamental questions, such as: Has equal access to the internet become a fundamental right? Do telecom companies have a duty to provide equal access over an infrastructure massively invested in and from which a profit should be expected?



LEGO Blocks Get EU Court Copyright Block

December 4th, 2008

Written by: Eric Blaine
Researched by: Jeff Hinman
Edited by: Jeff W. Richards
Managing Editor: Brady Iandiorio
LEGO Group, the Danish manufacturer of the beloved building toy, has been riding high lately.  Where other toy companies seemed to be falling victim to age compression (the idea that children are not spending their time playing with toys as much as [...]



As American as Mom’s . . . Orgies?

October 2nd, 2008

Written by: Brady Iandiorio
Researched by: Tracy Frazier
Edited by: Jeff Hinman and Dean Micknal
Managing Editor: Mary Anne Nash
Apparently life in these United States has changed dramatically; orgies are more popular than apple pie. At least that’s what the defense attempted to show in a recent Florida trial. Using “Google Trends,” which shows the popularity of individual [...]



The FDA and Four Out of Five Mechanics Recommend this Toothpaste

June 18th, 2008

Written by: John Deininger
Researched by: Nick Caleb
Edited by: Jeff Hinman and Lauren E. Trent
The city of Los Angeles is cracking down on drugs. It filed criminal charges against officials of two companies allegedly importing and distributing poisonous toothpaste. As it so happens, the poisonous chemical diethylene glycol, is better suited for cooling engines than [...]



I’m a EULA. I’m a Contract. Apple Fumbles, Exposes EULA Dangers

April 30th, 2008

Written by: Jeff Hinman
Researched by: Darci G. Van Duzer and Tom Borton
Edited by: Eric Wasik

Last month, a writer for an Italian website revealed that the end user license agreement (EULA) for the Windows version of Apple’s web browser, Safari, prohibited installation of the software on a PC. Much to the embarrassment of Apple, the attorneys [...]