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Prenda Gets Some Tiny Bit Of Good News, As It May Get Out Of Two Critical Cases -
It's been a busy day for Prenda news, with some trouble in Minnesota and central California. However, it may have some slightly better news in two other key cases where judges had suddenly taken a deeper interest in what exactly was going on with Prenda.TechDirt 9 hours ago:
Ridiculous Timing: Obama Administration Responds To Spying On AP By Pushing Journalist Shield Law That Wouldn't Matter -
There was one odd side note in all of the attention last week to the DOJ spying on the AP under questionable circumstances.TechDirt 12 hours ago:
DailyDirt: Weapons In The Sky -
Completely autonomous drones that can decide who or what to strike are still many years away from becoming a reality, but the military has already developed various unmanned aircraft that it's been using primarily for gathering intelligence (rather than for attacking targets).TechDirt 13 hours ago:
Bad Day For Prenda Continues: Judge Rejects Stay, Adds $1k Per Day For Each Day They Don't Pay Up -
Prenda's not having a very good day (or month, for that matter). We noted yesterday that Paul Hansmeier had asked the appeals court to put a stay on the attorney's fees awarded by Judge Otis Wright in California.TechDirt 14 hours ago:
Angry Judge Tells Prenda To Stop Falsifying Alan Cooper's Signature; Calls It Fraud -
Looks like Prenda continues to have problems in court. In the lawsuit in Minnesota that Alan Cooper brought against Prenda and John Steele for fraudulent use of his name, it appears that Judge Ann Alton made fairly quick work of getting the whole thing off of her docket.TechDirt 15 hours ago:
More Details Emerge On Key Legal Fight Over DMCA Abuse -
We recently wrote about a key legal fight over DMCA abuse and whether or not you can expect punishment for bogus DMCA takedowns under 512(f).TechDirt 16 hours ago:
NYC Says Renting Out Your Place Via Airbnb Is Running An Illegal Hotel -
We've seen this over and over again: new and innovative startups enter a market in a creative and compelling way, and a combination of incumbents and regulators get in the way of something cool happening.TechDirt 17 hours ago:
If You Think You Should Actually Own Products You Bought, Now Would Be A Good Time To Call Congress -
We recently wrote about a bill being introduced in Congress that would help fix the DMCA by making a very minor, but important, set of changes to the anti-circumvention clauses of the DMCA.TechDirt 18 hours ago:
Makers Of Nutella Force Fan Who Created World Nutella Day To Shut It Down [Updated] -
Update: As of today, there are reports that Ferrero has been in contact with Sarah Russo and has worked out an arrangement by which Nutella Day will be reinstated with the company's blessing.
TechDirt 18 hours ago:
