patent troll

Cyberculture roundup: Twitter’s Innovator Patent Agreement… Googe abandoning Open Standards for Instant Messaging

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Twitter builds internal guidelines for handling legal battles over patents Twitter officially patented its ?pull-to-refresh? technology for streaming on its mobile app today, The Verge reports. But Twitter also has an original, internal approach to patent applications.     Twitter Launches Innovator?s Patent Agreement With patent trolls and patent wars creating a massive drag on … Read more

Cyberculture roundup: CISPA is back, Vote for the Netizen of the Year, Effects of a Patent Troll….

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CISPA is Back: FAQ on What it is and Why it’s Still Dangerous from EFF.org Updates by Mark M. Jaycox and Kurt Opsahl The privacy-invasive bill known as CISPA?the so-called ?cybersecurity? bill?was reintroduced in February 2013. Just like last year, the bill has stirred a tremendous amount of grassroots activism because it carves a loophole … Read more

Cyberculture roundup: “The FBI file of Steven Paul Jobs”; Path controversy;

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The FBI file of Steven Paul Jobs from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin   Path Controversy Renews Social Media Privacy Debate from Mashable! by Peter Pachal Still No Pardon for Alan Turing; Watch the Film Breaking the Code from Open Culture by Mike Springer This week the British Government once again refused to pardon Alan … Read more