http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130407/09244422618/french-intelligence-agency-forces-wikipedia-volunteer-to-delete-article-re-instated-it-becomes-most-read-page-french-wikipedia.shtml#c320 Mon, 8 Apr 2013 07:23:06 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130407/09244422618/french-intelligence-agency-forces-wikipedia-volunteer-to-delete-article-re-instated-it-becomes-most-read-page-french-wikipedia.shtml#c320
In other news, Barbra Streisand is reported missing during her recent trip to France.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130107/09171321594/irish-newspapers-budge-slightly-now-say-links-dont-require-payment-snippets.shtml#c31 Wed, 9 Jan 2013 15:44:20 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130107/09171321594/irish-newspapers-budge-slightly-now-say-links-dont-require-payment-snippets.shtml#c31
Now that corporations are people it looks like they have also figured out how to commit suicide......]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120127/17433217576/senator-ron-wydens-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c1134 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:54:53 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120127/17433217576/senator-ron-wydens-favorite-techdirt-posts-week.shtml#c1134
With one post you have provided me with more information concerning these issues than my own Senators and Rep here in Ohio.

Sherrod Brown responded with doublespeak
Rob Portman never responded
Steve Austria never responded]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120122/23425117506/public-petitions-white-house-to-investigate-chris-dodd-mpaa-possible-bribery.shtml#c924 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:33:03 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120122/23425117506/public-petitions-white-house-to-investigate-chris-dodd-mpaa-possible-bribery.shtml#c924
--sent from my iPad]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120120/14472117492/mpaa-directly-publicly-threatens-politicians-who-arent-corrupt-enough-to-stay-bought.shtml#c3493 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:58:37 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120120/14472117492/mpaa-directly-publicly-threatens-politicians-who-arent-corrupt-enough-to-stay-bought.shtml#c3493 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111006/11532316235/astrolabe-claims-it-holds-copyright-timezone-data-sues-maintainers-public-timezone-database.shtml#c307 Thu, 6 Oct 2011 17:45:22 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111006/11532316235/astrolabe-claims-it-holds-copyright-timezone-data-sues-maintainers-public-timezone-database.shtml#c307
astrolabe
astrolube

I do agree that astrolabe will need lots of astrolube when this is done!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110924/00494216082/funniestmost-insightful-comments-week-techdirt.shtml#c113 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:27:22 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110924/00494216082/funniestmost-insightful-comments-week-techdirt.shtml#c113 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110812/23525115512/police-try-to-bring-wiretapping-charges-against-woman-who-filmed-them-beating-man.shtml#c230 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:45:52 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110812/23525115512/police-try-to-bring-wiretapping-charges-against-woman-who-filmed-them-beating-man.shtml#c230
So instead they try to use the law to intimidate you.
"Stay out of this or I'll charge you with illegal wiretapping"]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110805/15010015410/mattels-lawsuit-to-claim-ownership-bratz-comes-back-to-bite-big-time-told-to-pay-309-million.shtml#c105 Fri, 5 Aug 2011 18:35:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110805/15010015410/mattels-lawsuit-to-claim-ownership-bratz-comes-back-to-bite-big-time-told-to-pay-309-million.shtml#c105
Seems the only people who won were the lawyers......]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110804/15270615396/google-microsoft-patents-how-to-dupe-press-with-out-context-statements.shtml#c519 Fri, 5 Aug 2011 06:52:52 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110804/15270615396/google-microsoft-patents-how-to-dupe-press-with-out-context-statements.shtml#c519 But Motorola/HTC/etc could not use them to counter sue Microsoft or Apple if they also own the same patent.

Apple, Microsoft, etc would simply sue Motorola/HTC using other patents.

The only way the patents help Android is if Google/Motorola/HTC/etc can use them against Apple, Microsoft, Oracle.

Maybe if it spelled out you will get it.

Mutually Assured Destruction works like this:
If Google solely owned the patents:
MS to Moto: We will sue you for patent A
Moto to MS: We will counter sue you for B that Google licensed to us
MS and Moto agree not to bother one another.

If Google/MS both own the patents:
MS to Moto: We will sue you for patent A
Moto to MS: We will counter sue you for B that Google licensed to us
MS to Moto: We also own patent B, sorry but we own you!
Moto to MS: How much to license patent A?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110804/15270615396/google-microsoft-patents-how-to-dupe-press-with-out-context-statements.shtml#c158 Thu, 4 Aug 2011 17:01:09 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110804/15270615396/google-microsoft-patents-how-to-dupe-press-with-out-context-statements.shtml#c158
Only if Google has the sole rights to those patents can Google ensure they are not used to harm Android.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110729/16573515324/appeals-court-says-genes-are-patentable-because-theyre-separate-your-dna.shtml#c481 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 09:05:11 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110729/16573515324/appeals-court-says-genes-are-patentable-because-theyre-separate-your-dna.shtml#c481
Your parents were able to do so because their work (you) was transformative.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110729/15581015323/tsa-may-announce-new-behavior-screening-plans-soon.shtml#c32 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:20:10 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110729/15581015323/tsa-may-announce-new-behavior-screening-plans-soon.shtml#c32
The terrorist would be unlikely to act that way as s/he would not want to draw attention.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110728/17452215308/anti-piracy-lawyer-john-steele-caught-copying-content-other-anti-piracy-lawyer.shtml#c289 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:24:52 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110728/17452215308/anti-piracy-lawyer-john-steele-caught-copying-content-other-anti-piracy-lawyer.shtml#c289 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110725/17531915250/guy-who-claims-to-have-come-up-with-kung-fu-panda-loses-court.shtml#c334 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:56:05 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110725/17531915250/guy-who-claims-to-have-come-up-with-kung-fu-panda-loses-court.shtml#c334
Fail to do that and there is only one person to blame, yourself.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110722/02383515203/comcast-hijacks-mac-firefox-users-homepage-offers-blame-game-faux-apology-return.shtml#c500 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:56:40 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110722/02383515203/comcast-hijacks-mac-firefox-users-homepage-offers-blame-game-faux-apology-return.shtml#c500
When they insist on installing crap on my machine I inform them I use linux, suddenly the software is not needed.

Fun when I call tech support too, their scripts are useless so they send a tech out and the squirrel chewed cable line gets fixed much faster.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110722/13125515214/lodsys-strikes-again-sues-rovio-patent-infringement-over-angry-birds.shtml#c179 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:37:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110722/13125515214/lodsys-strikes-again-sues-rovio-patent-infringement-over-angry-birds.shtml#c179
I wonder if the fact they are suing so many companies could be used against them to get the patent invalidated.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110722/13125515214/lodsys-strikes-again-sues-rovio-patent-infringement-over-angry-birds.shtml#c163 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:33:21 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110722/13125515214/lodsys-strikes-again-sues-rovio-patent-infringement-over-angry-birds.shtml#c163 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110722/02351315202/how-cisco-justice-department-conspired-to-try-to-destroy-one-mans-life-daring-to-sue-cisco.shtml#c395 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:17:53 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110722/02351315202/how-cisco-justice-department-conspired-to-try-to-destroy-one-mans-life-daring-to-sue-cisco.shtml#c395
So you can even make redundant routers/firewalls with automatic failover using open source.

I have replaced all of my Cisco border routers with off the shelf hardware and openBSD.
I use openBGPD too, works great!

Hardware is cheaper, performance is better, configuration is easier and everything is more reliable.

I am very happy without Cisco gear!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110720/15211715177/tsa-agrees-to-take-naked-out-naked-scanners.shtml#c92 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:00:49 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110720/15211715177/tsa-agrees-to-take-naked-out-naked-scanners.shtml#c92