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<title>New bill seeks cellphone unlocking legalization in DMCA amendment</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/10/unlocking.technology.act.of.2013.to.allow.drm.circumvention/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362000484_capitalhill-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) has come under attack by a newly-proposed legislation. The Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 seeks to legalize the unlocking of cellphones, as well as clarifying that the DMCA should only apply in cases where circumventing digital rights management or other copyright systems will aid in copyright infringement itself....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple wins challenge to 'iBooks' trademark in court battle</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/09/small.press.had.use.ibooks.for.imprint.never.registered.trademark/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1368150565_BlackTower-Apple-iBooks-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Of the many contentious and complex legal battles Apple has had to fight, some are easier to sort out than others. In a New York courtroom on Wednesday, Judge Denise Cote -- who is also handling the complicated battle between Apple and the Department of Justice over e-book pricing -- made short work of a trademark dispute between Apple and a small-press publisher of sci-fi and horror novels. At is...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Samsung's ITC judgment against Apple pushed to May 31</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/03/13/initial.ruling.found.apple.not.guilty.of.infringement.likely.to.be.upheld/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1363225576_legal-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has once again delayed a full-panel ruling on Samsung's complaint that Apple violated patents related to the iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad. The preliminary ruling in September by a single judge held Apple blameless of any violation, with the full ITC judgement being the final word on the subject. The ruling is now expected on May 31, barring any further d...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>SHIELD act unveiled; bill proposes patent suit reform</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/27/new.act.proposes.patent.trolls.pay.legal.costs.if.suit.lost/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362000484_capitalhill-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The second bill intended to quash "patent trolls" has been introduced by the sponsors of the original failed bill. Representatives Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Peter DeFazio (D-OR) are sponsoring the SHIELD act of 2013, which intends to create a "loser pays" system where certain patent holders will be forced to pay the defendant's legal bills in entirety if the holder loses the suit. Debate on the bi...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cablevision sues Viacom over broadcast package bundling</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/26/suit.sets.the.table.for.an.industry.wide.discussion.about.cable.practices/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1103/cablevision_hq_gallery.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Cablevision Systems has filed an antitrust lawsuit with the US District Court in the Southern District of New York, accusing Viacom of mandating that it pay for more than a dozen poorly-viewed cable networks as a prerequisite to access more popular channels. The lawsuit could possibly affect the status quo between content owners and operators of selling bundles of cable channels, as opposed to an ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FTC filings: Google defies FTC ruling, maintains SEP suits</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/25/both.apple.and.microsoft.claim.google.not.following.ftc.decree/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1103/lawkeybd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has published submissions it received regarding the standards-essential patent abuse case against Google. Of note, both Apple and Microsoft claim that Google still has not retracted all of Motorola Mobile's complaints it inherited against the pair, despite the search engine saying it would -- as well as the agreement with the FTC mandating it would do so. Besides...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 03:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fox sues Dish again over Hopper with Sling rebroadcasting</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/22/broadcaster.believes.product.violates.licensing.copyright/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1361560389_hopperwithsling-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[After being blocked in its first attempt to legally enjoin Dish Network's Hopper DVR pre-trial, Fox Broadcasting has asked a federal judge to stop customers from "place shifting" video content to smartphones and computers with the new Hopper with Sling. The suit, filed in Los Angeles, demands Dish disable the "rebroadcasting" of all content from the set top box before a trial which has yet to be s...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Petition to legalize smartphone unlocking hits 100,000 names</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/21/white.house.to.respond.to.petition.in.near.future/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/obamaatdeskthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A petition demanding the legalization of phone unlocking has reached its threshold for a response from the White House. The 100,000-signature goal on We The People has been met with two days left to run, forcing the Obama administration to address the issue of unlocking being removed from the exceptions to the DMCA....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/21/white.house.to.respond.to.petition.in.near.future/</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple sued for iPad 'planned obsolescence' in Brazil</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/21/governmental.consumer.advocacy.groups.brings.suit/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1361478593_ipad4-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[MacMagazine.com.br has reported that the Brazilian Institute of Politics and Law Software (IBDI) has sued Apple, claiming that the company has introduced "planned obsolescence" and implements unfair business practices in regards to the fourth-generation iPad. According to the suit, Apple could have implemented all of the features of the iPad 4 in the third-generation iPad, and willfully chose not ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Canadian court: accused require Internet for lawyer search</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/20/ruling.requires.police.stations.to.provide.accused.more.than.phone/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/news/1203/gavel-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A recent ruling by an Alberta, Canada judge has set precedent with his pronouncement that police must provide an accused with Internet access in order to properly exercise right to counsel. Christoper McKay, 19, was accused of driving under the influence of alcohol, and told police he wanted a lawyer. He was told that there was a toll-free number to contact a lawyer, but was unable to find assista...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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