Well, it happened. Apple finally got around to enforcing its app rule that if a purchase was made in-app, it had to go through the iTunes store with Apple taking a 30% cut of the purchase. It its original incarnation,…
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The Next Approach to Online Piracy
26
Jul
Did you hear about the latest proposed effort to combat online media piracy? This comes via a proposal from the performing Rights Society (PRS) in the United Kingdom, or the UK’s equivalent of ASCAP and BMI. The central proposition is…
Textbook Rental Comes To The Kindle
18
Jul
The promise of electronic textbooks has been with us for awhile. Anyone remember the competing platforms of Folio on Lexis and Premise on West? Both companies sold electronic versions of their casebooks in the 1990s, though they were heavily drenched…
Computer Privacy In The News
13
Jul
Two stories related to computer privacy caught my attention. One is that law enforcement agencies are increasing the amount of warrants sent to Facebook to gather data on individuals. That law enforcement agents are interested in Facebook user details is…
Google Gets Into The eBook Reader Game
12
Jul
Google has announced a eBook reader that integrates with Google books and the Google Bookstore. It is the iriver Story HD. The HD part refers to its screen resolution of 1024 by 768. The Kindle, in comparison, is 800 by…
ISPs To Get Involved in Copyright Enforcement
07
Jul
Various news outlets are reporting that major content providers have reached a voluntary agreement with major ISPs to police copyrights on their networks. The system takes the form of a six strikes rule where ISPs will send subscribers escalating email…
Justia Offers Daily Case Notifications
28
Jun
Justia announced that it will supply daily opinion summaries for cases from the U.S. Supreme Courts, the Circuit Courts of Appeal, and all 50 state Supreme Courts. Summaries are sent via email and can be customized by jurisdiction and topic….
Google Enhances Desktop Search
14
Jun
Google announced several enhancements to search today at an Inside Search event held in San Francisco. These are summarized at Google’s Inside Search Blog post published earlier this morning. Voice search will now be available from the desktop. There will…
Censor My Camera? We Have The Technology
07
Jun
Apple made a lot of news yesterday with iCloud and other various announcements. One little piece of Apple news that is getting far less attention is word of an Apple patent application published by the Patent & Trademark Office last…
